OET interlinear HEB 10:39

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

ἡμεῖς & οὐκ ἐσμὲν ὑποστολῆς εἰς ἀπώλειαν, ἀλλὰ πίστεως εἰς περιποίησιν ψυχῆς

we & not are ˱of˲_shrinking_back to destruction but ˱of˲_faith to /the/_procuring ˱of˲_/the/_soul

If your language would not put the negative statement before the positive statement, you could reverse them. Alternate translation: “we ourselves are of faith to the preservation of the soul, not of shrinking back to destruction”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns

ἡμεῖς & οὐκ ἐσμὲν

we & not are

Here, the word ourselves emphasizes we. Consider using a natural way to emphasize we in your language. Alternate translation: “as for us, we are not”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ὑποστολῆς & πίστεως

˱of˲_shrinking_back & ˱of˲_faith

Here the author could be using the possessive form to indicate that we ourselves: (1) belong to the group of people that has faith, not to the group of people that “shrink back.” Alternate translation: “among those who who shrink back … among those who have faith” (2) are the kind of people that have faith, not the kind of people that “shrink back.” Alternate translation: “the kind of people who shrink back … the kind of people who have faith”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὑποστολῆς

˱of˲_shrinking_back

Here, translate shrinking back as you translated “shrink back” in 10:38. Alternate translation: “of abandoning faith” or “of ceasing to live by faith”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

εἰς ἀπώλειαν

to destruction

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of destruction, you could express the idea by using a verb such as “destroy.” Alternate translation: “so that we are destroyed”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

πίστεως εἰς περιποίησιν ψυχῆς

˱of˲_faith to /the/_procuring ˱of˲_/the/_soul

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of faith and preservation, you could express the ideas by using verbs such as “believe” and “preserve.” Alternate translation: “of believing so that the soul is preserved” or “we believe so that our souls are preserved”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

ψυχῆς

˱of˲_/the/_soul

Here, the word soul is a way to refer to a person as a whole. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers to the whole person. Alternate translation: “of ourselves”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

ψυχῆς

˱of˲_/the/_soul

Here the author is speaking of “souls” in general, not of one particular soul. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that refers to “souls” in general. Alternate translation: “of the souls” or “each of our souls”