OET interlinear HEB 11:8

uW Translation Notes:

In 11:8–12, the author refers to a story about a man named Abraham and his wife “Sarah.” God appeared to Abraham and told him to travel to a different country, a country that God promised to give to him. God also promised to give a child and grandchildren to Abraham and Sarah, even though they were old. Although they had to wait a long time, God did what he promised to do, and Abraham’s descendants were the Israelites. You can read about Abraham in Genesis 12–23. You might want to include this information in a footnote.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

καλούμενος

/being/_called

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 Abraham who was called rather than on the person doing the calling. If you must state who did the action, the author implies that God did it. Alternate translation: [when God called him]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ὑπήκουσεν ἐξελθεῖν

submitted /to/_come_out

Here, the phrase obeyed to go out means that Abraham obeyed God’s command by “going out.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that refers to doing what someone commands. Alternate translation: [obeyed by going out] or [obeyed and went out]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

τόπον

/a/_place

Here the author uses the word place because it is a vague word that refers to a location without giving any more details. He uses a vague word because Abraham did “not fully know where he was going.” If possible, use an indefinite word here as well. Alternate translation: [a locale] or [an area]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἤμελλεν λαμβάνειν εἰς κληρονομίαν

˱he˲_/was/_going /to_be/_receiving for /an/_inheritance

Here the author speaks of the place as if it were property that Abraham was going to receive from a relative. The author speaks in this way to indicate that God was going to give this place to Abraham. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [God was going to give him as his own] or [he was going to receive from God]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

ἔρχεται

˱he˲_/is/_coming

Here the author uses the present tense to refer to the process of going. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that refers to the process of going. Make sure the tense fits with the rest of the verse. Alternate translation: [he was going]