OET interlinear HEB 11:11

uW Translation Notes:

πίστει καὶ αὐτῇ Σάρρᾳ δύναμιν εἰς καταβολὴν σπέρματος ἔλαβεν, καὶ παρὰ καιρὸν ἡλικίας, ἐπεὶ & ἡγήσατο

˱by˲_faith even (Some words not found in SR-GNT: πίστει καὶ αὐτὴ Σάρρᾳ δύναμιν εἰς καταβολὴν σπέρματος ἔλαβεν καὶ παρὰ καιρὸν ἡλικίας ἐπεὶ πιστὸν ἡγήσατο τὸν ἐπαγγειλάμενον)

The subject of this sentence could be: (1) Abraham. The previous and the following verse speak primarily about Abraham, and the phrase ability for the conception of an offspring was used only of males in the author’s culture. Alternate translation: “By faith he received ability for the conception of an offspring also with Sarah, even though he was beyond the time of full age, since he considered” (2) Sarah. She is mentioned right after faith, just like all the others who had faith. Further, the story about Abraham and Sarah focuses more on how Sarah was old than on how Abraham was old. In this case, the phrase ability for the conception of an offspring refers to how Sarah received what Abraham had the ability to do. Alternate translation: “By faith, even Sarah herself received Abraham’s ability for the conception of an offspring, even though she was beyond the time of full age, since she considered”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns

αὐτῇ Σάρρᾳ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: πίστει καὶ αὐτὴ Σάρρᾳ δύναμιν εἰς καταβολὴν σπέρματος ἔλαβεν καὶ παρὰ καιρὸν ἡλικίας ἐπεὶ πιστὸν ἡγήσατο τὸν ἐπαγγειλάμενον)

Here, the word translated herself emphasizes Sarah. Consider using a natural way to emphasize Sarah in your language. Alternate translation: “that very Sarah”

Note 2 topic: translate-textvariants

αὐτῇ Σάρρᾳ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: πίστει καὶ αὐτὴ Σάρρᾳ δύναμιν εἰς καταβολὴν σπέρματος ἔλαβεν καὶ παρὰ καιρὸν ἡλικίας ἐπεὶ πιστὸν ἡγήσατο τὸν ἐπαγγειλάμενον)

Some early manuscripts include the word “barren” to describe Sarah. Consider whether translations that your readers might be familiar with include “barren.” Otherwise, you could use the form that the ULT uses. Alternate translation: “barren Sarah herself” or “Sarah herself, being barren”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

δύναμιν εἰς καταβολὴν σπέρματος ἔλαβεν

power for /the/_conception ˱of˲_seed received

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas behind ability and conception, you could express the ideas by using verbs such as “able” and “conceive.” Alternate translation: “became able to conceive an offspring”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸν ἐπαγγειλάμενον

the_‹one› /having/_promised

Here, the phrase the one having promised refers to God, who made a promise to Abraham and Sarah that they would have offspring together. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make it more explicit that God is the one who promised. Alternate translation: “God, who had promised”