OET interlinear HEB 12:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸ φανταζόμενον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί οὕτω φοβερόν ἦν τό φανταζόμενον Μωϋσῆς εἶπεν Ἔκφοβος εἰμί καί ἔντρομος)

The phrase the thing being made visible refers to everything that went along with God appearing on Mount Sinai. The author is referring back to everything he described in 12:18–19. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make what these things are more explicit. Alternate translation: [everything I have described being made visible]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

τὸ φανταζόμενον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί οὕτω φοβερόν ἦν τό φανταζόμενον Μωϋσῆς εἶπεν Ἔκφοβος εἰμί καί ἔντρομος)

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 what was made visible rather than on the person making it visible. If you must state who did the action, the author implies that God did it. Alternate translation: [the thing that God made visible]

Note 3 topic: writing-quotations

εἶπεν

said

The author could be referring to Deuteronomy 9:19, where Moses expresses fear when the people make an idol and worship it. On the other hand, the author could be referring to Exodus 3:6, which describes how Moses “trembled” when God appeared to him in a burning bush. Most likely, the author is simply describing Moses’ reaction to what he experienced without quoting directly from any Old Testament passage. Introduce the quotation as words that Moses said, and if it would be helpful to your readers, you could include a footnote that references one or both of the passages that the quotation could refer to. Alternate translation: [spoke]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ἔκφοβός & καὶ ἔντρομος

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί οὕτω φοβερόν ἦν τό φανταζόμενον Μωϋσῆς εἶπεν Ἔκφοβος εἰμί καί ἔντρομος)

The words terrified and trembling function together to show that Moses was very afraid. It is likely that terrified describes how Moses felt, while trembling describes what happened when he felt terrified. 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: [terrified so that I tremble] or [very afraid]