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OET (OET-LV) Whence he_was_ought in all things to_his brothers to_be_likened, in_order_that a_merciful he_may_become and faithful chief_priest in_the things for the god, in_order that to_be_being_made_atonement the sins of_the people.
OET (OET-RV) That’s why he had to be just like his brothers and sisters, so that he could become the merciful and faithful chief priest representing God, in order to pay the price for the people’s sins.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
ὅθεν
whence
Here, the phrase from which introduces an inference or conclusion based on what the author has argued, particularly what he wrote in 2:16. Because Jesus focuses on “the descendants of Abraham,” he is obligated to become like them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces an inference or conclusion. Alternate translation: “so you can see that”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ὤφειλεν
˱he˲_/was/_ought
Here the author does not mean that someone obligated or made Jesus become like his brothers. Rather, he means that “becoming like his brothers” was the correct or necessary way to accomplish the goal of making atonement. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers to a necessity. Alternate translation: “it was necessary for him”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations
τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς
˱to˲_his brothers
Although the word brothers is masculine, the author is using it to refer to all those who believe in Jesus, both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word that applies to both men and women or you could refer to both genders. Alternate translation: “his brothers and sisters”
Note 4 topic: translate-kinship
τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς
˱to˲_his brothers
Here the author refers to believers as brothers of Jesus, which identifies believers as part of God’s family. This is an important idea in Hebrews, so preserve the language of kinship if possible. See how you translated brothers in 2:11–12. Alternate translation: “the people who are like his brothers”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
εἰς τὸ ἱλάσκεσθαι τὰς ἁμαρτίας τοῦ λαοῦ
in_order that /to_be_being/_made_atonement the sins ˱of˲_the people
If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of atonement and sins, you could express the ideas by using verbs such as “atone” and “sin.” Alternate translation: “in order to atone for how the people sinned”
2:10-18 At least four reasons why the Son of God became human are implied in this passage. First, it was only right: It is consistent with what we know of God’s character that he would accomplish salvation in this way (2:10). Second, Jesus had to become human to die (2:14). Third, high priests, as detailed in the Old Testament law, had to come from among God’s people (2:17). Fourth, Jesus became a sympathetic priest, experiencing the suffering and testing we know as humans (2:18).
OET (OET-LV) Whence he_was_ought in all things to_his brothers to_be_likened, in_order_that a_merciful he_may_become and faithful chief_priest in_the things for the god, in_order that to_be_being_made_atonement the sins of_the people.
OET (OET-RV) That’s why he had to be just like his brothers and sisters, so that he could become the merciful and faithful chief priest representing God, in order to pay the price for the people’s sins.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.