OET interlinear HEB 13:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

τίμιος ὁ γάμος ἐν πᾶσιν καὶ ἡ κοίτη ἀμίαντος

honored_‹is› ¬the wedding in all and the bed_‹be› undefiled

In these two clauses, the author does not include any verbs. If your language needs these verbs, you could include verbs of command or exhortation in the first clause (as the ULT does) or in both clauses. Alternate translation: “Let marriage be honorable among all, and let the marriage bed be pure”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

τίμιος ὁ γάμος ἐν πᾶσιν καὶ ἡ κοίτη ἀμίαντος

honored_‹is› ¬the wedding in all and the bed_‹be› undefiled

These two commands are very similar. It is likely that the second command is a more specific version of the first general command. If the repetition might be confusing, you could connect the clauses with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one in a specific way, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “Marriage must be honorable among all; specifically, the marriage bed must be pure”

ἐν πᾶσιν

in all

Here, the phrase translated among all could refer: (1) to all people. Alternate translation: “among all people” (2) to all things or areas. Alternate translation: “in all things” or “in every way”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

ἡ κοίτη

the bed_‹be›

Here, the phrase the marriage bed is a polite way to refer to married people having sex. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable polite expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “the marital rights” or “having marital sex”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

πόρνους & καὶ μοιχοὺς

/the/_sexually_immoral & and adulterers

Here, the words sexually immoral people and adulterers function together to identify people who have improper sex. The phrase sexually immoral people refers generally to anyone who has improper sex. The word adulterers refers particularly to married people who have sex with someone besides their own spouse. If you do not have two words for these categories, you could use a single word or phrase that refers to people who have improper sex. Alternate translation: “those who have improper sex” or “all sexually immoral people”