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OET (OET-LV) for/because he_was_awaiting the the foundations having city, of_which the_craftsman and builder is the god.
OET (OET-RV) because he was waiting for a city with proper foundations—the city with God as its craftsman and builder.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
γὰρ
for
Here, the word for introduces the reason why Abraham did what the author describes in 11:8–9. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason for a certain kind of behavior. Alternate translation: [since]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ἐξεδέχετο
˱he˲_/was/_awaiting
Here, the phrase he was waiting for indicates that Abraham was expecting or looking forward to living in the city having foundations. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make what the author implies more explicit. Alternate translation: [he was waiting to dwell in] or [he was expecting to live in]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
τὴν τοὺς θεμελίους ἔχουσαν πόλιν
the ¬the foundations having city
Here, the word city refers to a place that currently exists in heaven. The author will refer to it again in this and the following two chapters. If it would be helpful in your language, you could clarify that the author is referring to a heavenly city, not any city on earth right now. Alternate translation: [the city in heaven having foundations]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
τοὺς θεμελίους ἔχουσαν
¬the foundations having
Here the author describes the city as having foundations to indicate that it is stable and long-lasting. In other words, this city will never disappear or be destroyed. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea plainly or with a comparable phrase. Alternate translation: [having solid foundations] or [that will last forever]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
ἧς τεχνίτης καὶ δημιουργὸς ὁ Θεός
˱of˲_which /the/_craftsman and builder_‹is› ¬the God
Here, the words architect and builder function together to identify that God is one who created the city. It is possible that architect refers to how God designed or planned the city, while builder refers to how God created the city. If you do not have two words for these categories, you could use a single word or phrase to identify God as the creator of the city. Alternate translation: [whose creator is God] or [which God made]
11:1-40 In presenting readers with a long catalog of faith-filled heroes, ch 11 builds up overwhelming evidence that the life of faith is the only real way to live for God. The writer repeats the phrase by faith to drive this main message into the minds and hearts of his hearers. The examples follow a pattern: (a) the phrase by faith, (b) the name of the person, (c) the event or action which demonstrated faith, and (d) the outcome.
OET (OET-LV) for/because he_was_awaiting the the foundations having city, of_which the_craftsman and builder is the god.
OET (OET-RV) because he was waiting for a city with proper foundations—the city with God as its craftsman and builder.
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.