OET interlinear HEB 13:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μνημονεύετε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Μνημονεύετε τῶν ἡγουμένων ὑμῶν οἵτινες ἐλάλησαν ὑμῖν τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ ὧν ἀναθεωροῦντες τήν ἔκβασιν τῆς ἀναστροφῆς μιμεῖσθε τήν πίστιν)

The word Remember implies thinking carefully about or considering someone. It does not mean that the audience have forgotten the leaders. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make it more explicit that the author is referring to carefully thinking about something. Alternate translation: [Bring to mind] or [Think about]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῶν ἡγουμένων ὑμῶν

˱about˲_the_‹ones› leading ˱of˲_you_all

The author implies that leaders he is speaking about have died. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this more explicit. Alternate translation: [your former leaders] or [your leaders who have died]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

οἵτινες

who

The word who introduces a description of the leaders. The author is not distinguishing between leaders who spoke the Word and leaders who did not. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that makes it clear that who introduces a description, not a distinction. Alternate translation: [people who]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Μνημονεύετε τῶν ἡγουμένων ὑμῶν οἵτινες ἐλάλησαν ὑμῖν τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ ὧν ἀναθεωροῦντες τήν ἔκβασιν τῆς ἀναστροφῆς μιμεῖσθε τήν πίστιν)

The author uses the possessive to describe the Word that could: (1) be about God and what he has done. Alternate translation: [the Word about God]; (2) be from God. Alternate translation: [the Word from God]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὸν λόγον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Μνημονεύετε τῶν ἡγουμένων ὑμῶν οἵτινες ἐλάλησαν ὑμῖν τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ ὧν ἀναθεωροῦντες τήν ἔκβασιν τῆς ἀναστροφῆς μιμεῖσθε τήν πίστιν)

The word Word refers to what someone says in words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the Message]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

ὧν ἀναθεωροῦντες τὴν ἔκβασιν τῆς ἀναστροφῆς

˱of˲_whom observing (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Μνημονεύετε τῶν ἡγουμένων ὑμῶν οἵτινες ἐλάλησαν ὑμῖν τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ ὧν ἀναθεωροῦντες τήν ἔκβασιν τῆς ἀναστροφῆς μιμεῖσθε τήν πίστιν)

The phrase of whom identifies to whom the outcome of conduct belongs. If it would be helpful in your language, you could rearrange these words so that it is clear what of whom modifies. Alternate translation: [considering the outcome of their conduct]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὴν ἔκβασιν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Μνημονεύετε τῶν ἡγουμένων ὑμῶν οἵτινες ἐλάλησαν ὑμῖν τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ ὧν ἀναθεωροῦντες τήν ἔκβασιν τῆς ἀναστροφῆς μιμεῖσθε τήν πίστιν)

The author implies that the outcome is good. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [the good outcome] or [the positive outcome]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν πίστιν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Μνημονεύετε τῶν ἡγουμένων ὑμῶν οἵτινες ἐλάλησαν ὑμῖν τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ ὧν ἀναθεωροῦντες τήν ἔκβασιν τῆς ἀναστροφῆς μιμεῖσθε τήν πίστιν)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of faith, you could express the idea by using a verb such as “believe” or “trust.” Alternate translation: [how they believed] or [the way they believed,]