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OET (OET-RV) So, brothers and sisters, we’re not descendants of the slave girl, but of the free woman.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
διό
therefore
The word Therefore is introducing Paul’s conclusion to what he explained immediately prior to this verse. Use a natural form for introducing a concluding statement. Alternate translation: “So then”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations
ἀδελφοί
brothers
See how you translated the word brothers in 1:2 where it is used with the same meaning. Alternate translation: “brothers and sisters”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive
ἐσμὲν
˱we˲_are
When Paul says we, he is including the Galatian believers, so we would be inclusive. Your language may require you to mark these forms.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
τέκνα
children
Paul speaks of spiritual descendants as if they were children. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated the word children in 4:28 where it is also used to mean “spiritual descendants.”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
παιδίσκης & ἀλλὰ τῆς ἐλευθέρας
˱of˲_/the/_servant_girl & but ˱of˲_the free_‹woman›
Paul is using the phrase slave girl to refer to Hagar, who symbolizes the law of Moses (which brings spiritual bondage), and he is using Sarah, the free woman, to symbolize God’s promise that he made to Abraham. If your readers would not understand this you could express the meaning in a non-figurative way. Alternate translation: “of the law of Moses, but of the promises that God made to Abraham”
Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast
ἀλλὰ
but
Here, the word but is introducing a contrast. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a contrast. Alternate translation (as a new sentence): "Instead, we are children"
4:21-31 Paul now returns to arguing from Scripture, using the contrast between Hagar and Sarah and between their children. Paul argues for a similar contrast between those who are slaves under the law and those who are free in Christ.
• Paul’s argument uses the allegorical techniques of rabbinic Judaism (see study note on 4:24). Having been trained as a rabbi (Acts 22:3), Paul could out-argue the Judaizers using their own methods.
OET (OET-RV) So, brothers and sisters, we’re not descendants of the slave girl, but of the free woman.
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 SR-GNT.