OET interlinear GAL 3:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τῷ Δέ Ἀβραάμ ἐρρέθησαν αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι καί τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ Οὒ λέγει Καί τοῖς σπέρμασιν ὡς ἐπί πολλῶν ἀλλʼ ὡς ἐφʼ ἑνός Καί τῷ σπέρματι σοῦ ὅς ἐστίν Χριστός)

Here, the word Now could indicate: (1) that Paul is introducing additional information into his ongoing argument. Alternate translation: [Furthermore] (2) a transition. Alternate translation: [But note that]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ & τοῖς σπέρμασιν & τῷ σπέρματί σου

¬the ˱to˲_the seed ˱of˲_him & ˱to˲_the seeds & ˱to˲_the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τῷ Δέ Ἀβραάμ ἐρρέθησαν αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι καί τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ Οὒ λέγει Καί τοῖς σπέρμασιν ὡς ἐπί πολλῶν ἀλλʼ ὡς ἐφʼ ἑνός Καί τῷ σπέρματι σοῦ ὅς ἐστίν Χριστός)

Here, the term seed means offspring. It is a word picture. Just as plants produce seeds that grow into many more plants, so people can have many offspring. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly.

τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ & τοῖς σπέρμασιν & τῷ σπέρματί σου

¬the ˱to˲_the seed ˱of˲_him & ˱to˲_the seeds & ˱to˲_the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τῷ Δέ Ἀβραάμ ἐρρέθησαν αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι καί τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ Οὒ λέγει Καί τοῖς σπέρμασιν ὡς ἐπί πολλῶν ἀλλʼ ὡς ἐφʼ ἑνός Καί τῷ σπέρματι σοῦ ὅς ἐστίν Χριστός)

In order to correctly communicate Paul’s meaning here it is important to translate both occurrences of the word seed with a singular form and to translate the single occurrence of the word seeds with a plural form that indicates more than one.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οὐ λέγει

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τῷ Δέ Ἀβραάμ ἐρρέθησαν αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι καί τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ Οὒ λέγει Καί τοῖς σπέρμασιν ὡς ἐπί πολλῶν ἀλλʼ ὡς ἐφʼ ἑνός Καί τῷ σπέρματι σοῦ ὅς ἐστίν Χριστός)

Here, the word He could: (1) refer to God speaking to Abraham. By using the phrase and to your seed Paul is referring to multiple passages in the book of Genesis where God made promises to Abraham and his seed. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate explicitly that He refers to the God. Alternate translation: [God does not say] (2) be translated as “It” and be referring to the various passages in Genesis which record that God spoke promises to Abraham. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate explicitly that It refers to Scripture. Alternate translation: [Scripture does not say]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ὡς ἐπὶ πολλῶν, ἀλλ’ ὡς ἐφ’ ἑνός

as as (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τῷ Δέ Ἀβραάμ ἐρρέθησαν αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι καί τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ Οὒ λέγει Καί τοῖς σπέρμασιν ὡς ἐπί πολλῶν ἀλλʼ ὡς ἐφʼ ἑνός Καί τῷ σπέρματι σοῦ ὅς ἐστίν Χριστός)

Paul is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. If your readers might misunderstand this, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translation: [as speaking about many, but as speaking about one] or [as referring to many, but as referring to one]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / you

σου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τῷ Δέ Ἀβραάμ ἐρρέθησαν αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι καί τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ Οὒ λέγει Καί τοῖς σπέρμασιν ὡς ἐπί πολλῶν ἀλλʼ ὡς ἐφʼ ἑνός Καί τῷ σπέρματι σοῦ ὅς ἐστίν Χριστός)

The word your is singular and refers to Abraham.