OET interlinear HEB 13:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτοῦ

him

The word him refers to Christ. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make whom him refers to explicit. Alternate translation: [Christ]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀναφέρωμεν θυσίαν αἰνέσεως διὰ παντὸς τῷ Θεῷ

˱we˲_˓may_be˒_offering_up ˓the˒_sacrifice ˱of˲_praise (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Διʼ αὐτοῦ οὖν ἀναφέρωμεν θυσίαν αἰνέσεως διά παντός τῷ Θεῷ τοῦτʼ ἐστίν καρπόν χειλέων ὁμολογούντων τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ)

The author speaks of “praising God” as if it were “offering up” a sacrifice. He speaks in this way to indicate that praise is what believers present to God rather than any sacrifice. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a simile or express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: [let us continually praise God, which is like a sacrifice that we offer to him] or [let us continually present praise to God]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

θυσίαν αἰνέσεως

˓the˒_sacrifice ˱of˲_praise

The author uses the possessive form to describe a sacrifice that is praise. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea without using a possessive form. Alternate translation: [a sacrifice, which is praise to God]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

καρπὸν χειλέων

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Διʼ αὐτοῦ οὖν ἀναφέρωμεν θυσίαν αἰνέσεως διά παντός τῷ Θεῷ τοῦτʼ ἐστίν καρπόν χειλέων ὁμολογούντων τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ)

The author speaks as if lips were a plant that could produce fruit. The author speaks in this way to refer to what the lips produce, which are words and sentences. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: [the product of lips] or [the words from lips]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

χειλέων

˱of˲_˓the˒_lips

The word lips refers to the people who are speaking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [of voices] or [of those]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ

¬the ˱to˲_the name ˱of˲_him

The word name refers primarily to the person who has that name, and it focuses especially on who that person is. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [him] or [who he is]