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OET interlinear 2 COR 3:16

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SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

    1. Greek word
    2. Greek lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. ἡνίκα
    2. hēnika
    3. whenever
    4. whenever
    5. 22590
    6. C·······
    7. whenever
    8. whenever
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 121778
    1. Δέ
    2. de
    3. But
    4. 3434\x*but
    5. 11610
    6. C·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. S
    10. Y60
    11. 121779
    1. ἐάν
    2. ean
    3. if
    4. -
    5. 14370
    6. T·······
    7. ¬if
    8. ¬if
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 121780
    1. ἄν
    2. an
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 3020
    6. T·······
    7. ¬wishfully
    8. ¬wishfully
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 121781
    1. ἐπιστρέψῃ
    2. epistrefō
    3. it may turn back
    4. turn
    5. 19940
    6. VSAA3··S
    7. ˱it˲ ˓may˒ turn_back
    8. ˱it˲ ˓may˒ turn_back
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 121782
    1. πρός
    2. pros
    3. to
    4. -
    5. 43140
    6. P·······
    7. to
    8. to
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 121783
    1. Κύριον
    2. kurios
    3. +the master
    4. Yahweh
    5. 29620
    6. N····AMS
    7. ˓the˒ master
    8. ˓the˒ Lord
    9. GN
    10. Y60
    11. 121784
    1. περιαιρεῖται
    2. periaireō
    3. is being taken away
    4. -
    5. 40140
    6. VIPP3··S
    7. ˓is_being˒ taken_away
    8. ˓is_being˒ taken_away
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 121785
    1. τό
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NNS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 121786
    1. κάλυμμα
    2. kalumma
    3. veil
    4. -
    5. 25710
    6. N····NNS
    7. veil
    8. veil
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 121787

OET (OET-LV) But whenever if it_may_turn_back to the_master, is_being_taken_away the veil.

OET (OET-RV) but whenever that heart might turn towards Yahweh, the veil will be removed.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:1–4:6: Confidence in the gospel of Jesus

The false teachers in Corinth were Jews (11:22). In this section, Paul wrote about some of the false teachings of these men. Since they were Jews, Paul referred to people and events in the Old Testament, such as the tablets of stone (3:3), Moses (3:7), and Moses’ veil (3:13). They probably brought letters from other false teachers who said the false teachers in Corinth taught truthfully (3:1–3). The false teachers taught that believers must obey the Jewish laws. But Paul said that believers follow the new covenant with Jesus and not the old covenant with the Jews (3:14). He also spoke against their secret and shameful ways and said that they corrupted God’s word (4:2). Throughout this section Paul also encouraged the believers to follow Jesus.

Other examples of headings for this section are:

The Ministry That Comes From Christ Is Greater Than Moses’ Ministry (GW)

The new covenant is greater than the law of Moses

3:16

But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

turns to the Lord: The word turns is used in a figurative way. The phrase means “begins to believe in God,” since the word Lord refers to God in 3:17. But Paul implied believing in Jesus as the Christ and the new covenant that he began (3:6–15). In some languages a literal translation would not indicate the correct meaning. If that is true in your language, you may want to:

the Lord: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Lord means “the one in authority over (something)” or “master.” It refers to someone greater in status or power. Here, because of the connections to the Old Testament, the Lord probably refers to God. If the word in your language for Lord is too general, you may want to include “God” in the phrase. For example:

the Lord God

the veil is taken away: This clause is passive. Some languages must use an active clause. For example:

he removes the veil

the veil: 3:16 continues with the figurative meaning for the word veil as the dullness of thinking. When the veil is removed a new believer can clearly understand who Christ is. You may want to:

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐπιστρέψῃ πρὸς Κύριον

˱it˲_˓may˒_turn_back (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἡνίκα Δέ ἐάν ἐπιστρέψῃ πρός Κύριον περιαιρεῖται τό κάλυμμα)

Here, the phrase turn to the Lord refers to a how people stop doing whatever they want and instead begin to trust and obey God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: [one begins to serve the Lord] or [one begins to believe in the Lord]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

ἐπιστρέψῃ

˱it˲_˓may˒_turn_back

Here, the word one refers to any person who does the “turning.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers to any person. Alternate translation: [anyone might turn] or [any person might turn]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Κύριον

˓the˒_Lord

Here, the word Lord could refer to: (1) God generally. Alternate translation: [God the Lord] (2) Jesus the Messiah. Alternate translation: [the Lord Christ]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

περιαιρεῖται τὸ κάλυμμα

˓is_being˒_taken_away (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἡνίκα Δέ ἐάν ἐπιστρέψῃ πρός Κύριον περιαιρεῖται τό κάλυμμα)

Here Paul continues to refer to a veil that keeps people from understanding the Scriptures. Express the metaphor as you did in [3:14–15](../03/14.md). Alternate translation: [the lack of understanding that is like a veil is taken away] or [one understands, as if the veil were taken away]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

περιαιρεῖται τὸ κάλυμμα

˓is_being˒_taken_away (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἡνίκα Δέ ἐάν ἐπιστρέψῃ πρός Κύριον περιαιρεῖται τό κάλυμμα)

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you must state who does the action, Paul implies that God does it. Alternate translation: [the veil disappears] or [God takes away the veil]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

3:4-18 The contrast between Paul’s ministry and the others’ ministries leads Paul to contrast the old covenant of written laws (Exod 31:18) with the new covenant written on human hearts (Jer 31:33).

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Greek word
    5. Greek lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. But
    2. 3434\x*but
    3. 11610
    4. S
    5. de
    6. C-·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. S
    10. Y60
    11. 121779
    1. whenever
    2. whenever
    3. 22590
    5. hēnika
    6. C-·······
    7. whenever
    8. whenever
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 121778
    1. if
    2. -
    3. 14370
    5. ean
    6. T-·······
    7. ¬if
    8. ¬if
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 121780
    1. it may turn back
    2. turn
    3. 19940
    5. epistrefō
    6. V-SAA3··S
    7. ˱it˲ ˓may˒ turn_back
    8. ˱it˲ ˓may˒ turn_back
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 121782
    1. to
    2. -
    3. 43140
    5. pros
    6. P-·······
    7. to
    8. to
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 121783
    1. +the master
    2. Yahweh
    3. 29620
    4. GN
    5. kurios
    6. N-····AMS
    7. ˓the˒ master
    8. ˓the˒ Lord
    9. GN
    10. Y60
    11. 121784
    1. is being taken away
    2. -
    3. 40140
    5. periaireō
    6. V-IPP3··S
    7. ˓is_being˒ taken_away
    8. ˓is_being˒ taken_away
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 121785
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NNS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 121786
    1. veil
    2. -
    3. 25710
    5. kalumma
    6. N-····NNS
    7. veil
    8. veil
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 121787

OET (OET-LV) But whenever if it_may_turn_back to the_master, is_being_taken_away the veil.

OET (OET-RV) but whenever that heart might turn towards Yahweh, the veil will be removed.

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

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