OET interlinear GAL 4:20

uW Translation Notes:

δὲ

but

Alternate translation: “and”

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ἤθελον & παρεῖναι πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἄρτι, καὶ ἀλλάξαι τὴν φωνήν μου, ὅτι ἀποροῦμαι ἐν ὑμῖν

˱I˲_/was/_wanting & /to_be/_being_present with you_all now and /to/_change the voice ˱of˲_me because ˱I˲_/am/_perplexing in you_all

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: “because I am perplexed about you, I am desiring to be present with you now and to change my tone”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀλλάξαι τὴν φωνήν μου

/to/_change the voice ˱of˲_me

The phrase change my tone refers to Paul changing the manner of his communication towards the Galatians from sternly rebuking to being more affectionate. Paul loved the Galatian believers. However, because of the serious nature of the false teaching which the Galatians were being tempted to accept, combined with Paul’s physical distance from the Galatians, he felt that he needed to write to them and firmly and sternly correct their false thinking with the hope that they would not believe or follow false teaching. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate explicitly what the phrase change my tone means here. Alternate translation: “to speak in a different manner”