OET interlinear HEB 11:38

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

ὧν οὐκ ἦν ἄξιος ὁ κόσμος, ἐπὶ ἐρημίαις πλανώμενοι, καὶ ὄρεσι, καὶ σπηλαίοις, καὶ ταῖς ὀπαῖς τῆς γῆς

˱of˲_whom not was worthy the world (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὧν οὐκ ἦν ἄξιος ὁ κόσμος ἐπί ἐρημίαις πλανώμενοι καί ὄρεσιν καί σπηλαίοις καί ταῖς ὀπαῖς τῆς γῆς)

The author puts the clause of which people the world was not worthy here to contrast with how these same people are “destitute, oppressed, mistreated” (See: [11:37](../11/37.md)). If possible, retain this clause where it stands. If keeping the clause here is not possible, you could move it to the end of the verse. Alternate translation: [being caused to wander about in deserts and mountains and caves and the holes in the ground, of which people the world was not worthy]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἦν & ὁ κόσμος

was & the world

The word world refers primarily to the people who live in the world and the societies that they make up. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers to the people and societies of the world. Alternate translation: [those who live in this world were]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

πλανώμενοι

˓being˒_strayed

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. The author uses the passive form here to focus on those who are caused to wander rather than on the people doing the causing. If you must state who did the action, you could use an indefinite subject. Alternate translation: [having to wander about] or [people causing them to wander about]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

σπηλαίοις, καὶ ταῖς ὀπαῖς τῆς γῆς

caves (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὧν οὐκ ἦν ἄξιος ὁ κόσμος ἐπί ἐρημίαις πλανώμενοι καί ὄρεσιν καί σπηλαίοις καί ταῖς ὀπαῖς τῆς γῆς)

The words caves and holes function together to identify any type of hiding place or shelter in the ground. The word caves refers to openings in the ground or in the side of a cliff or hill that a person can walk into, while holes refers to openings in the ground that a person has to climb or drop down into. If you do not have two words for these categories, you could use a single word or phrase to identify any kind of hiding place or shelter in the ground. Alternate translation: [cavities in the ground] or [shelters in the ground] or [cavities in a rocky place]