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OET interlinear HEB 3:19

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SR Greek word order

    1. Greek word
    2. Greek lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. Καί
    2. kai
    3. And
    4. So
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y64
    11. 141887
    1. βλέπομεν
    2. blepō
    3. we are seeing
    4. we
    5. 9910
    6. VIPA1··P
    7. ˱we˲ ˓are˒ seeing
    8. ˱we˲ ˓are˒ seeing
    9. -
    10. Y64; R140980
    11. 141888
    1. ὅτι
    2. hoti
    3. that
    4. -
    5. 37540
    6. C·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 141889
    1. οὐκ
    2. ou
    3. not
    4. -
    5. 37560
    6. D·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 141890
    1. ἠδυνήθησαν
    2. dunamai
    3. they were able
    4. they
    5. 14100
    6. VIAP3··P
    7. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ able
    8. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ able
    9. -
    10. Y64; R141886
    11. 141891
    1. εἰσελθεῖν
    2. eiserχomai
    3. to come in
    4. -
    5. 15250
    6. VNAA····
    7. ˓to˒ come_in
    8. ˓to˒ come_in
    9. -
    10. Y64; R141886
    11. 141892
    1. διʼ
    2. dia
    3. because of
    4. because
    5. 12230
    6. P·······
    7. because_of
    8. because_of
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 141893
    1. ἀπιστίαν
    2. apistia
    3. unbelief
    4. unbelief
    5. 5700
    6. N····AFS
    7. unbelief
    8. unbelief
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 141894

OET (OET-LV) And we_are_seeing that not they_were_able to_come_in because_of unbelief.

OET (OET-RV) So we can now see that they weren’t able to enter the promised land because of their unbelief.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:7–19: Warning: Do not reject God’s offer of rest

In the earlier sections of Hebrews the author showed that Jesus was greater than both the angels and Moses. In 2:1–4 he gave a first warning not to refuse the message which Jesus brought. Here in 3:7–19 he gave a second warning not to refuse Jesus’ message, especially the “rest” that God offers through Jesus. The author quoted from Psalm 95, which says that God wanted to give the people of Israel a land where they could have rest from their enemies. When they were slaves in Egypt, he sent Moses to lead them to that land, but they rebelled against God in the wilderness. Then God did not allow them to enter the land of rest.

It is often difficult to decide how to translate “rest” in this section and in chapter 4. Psalm 95 and Hebrews do refer to the time when Moses was alive and God promised to give the people of Israel land. However, King David was already in that land when he wrote the psalm, so the “rest” could not refer to the land. It refers to a different type of “rest.” That rest is a way of trusting God and depending on him for everything. We especially trust him to save us from our sins and give us eternal life. Because of the rest that God gives, we can have peace even when we suffer.

Be careful not to imply that the rest that God promises his people today is a certain place or land. Some scholars believe that the rest refers to heaven. It is true that we will have perfect rest in heaven, but Hebrews indicates that the rest that God provides for us begins on earth when we trust in Jesus.

Some other headings for this section are:

Rest for God’s People

Warning Against Unbelief (NIV)

We Must Continue to Follow/Obey God

Scholars differ about where to end this warning section. Some scholars end the warning at 3:19. Others make the warning section continue to 4:13. In these notes, 3:19 is the end of this second warning section, and the following section is 4:1–13.

Paragraph 3:16–19

In 3:16–18, the author asked his readers three rhetorical questions about the quotation from Psalm 95:8–11 (in 3:8–11). In these questions the people of Israel who rebelled against the Lord are an example for the readers of Hebrews. In 3:19 he stated his conclusion: the Lord did not allow the Israelites to enter the land where he planned to give them rest because they did not trust him.

In these verses the author answered his own rhetorical questions with other rhetorical questions. In some languages it is more natural to translate the answers as statements.

3:19a

So we see that it was

3:19b

because of their unbelief

3:19c

that they were unable to enter.

3:19a–c

So we see that: The phrase So we see that introduces the conclusion of what the author said in 3:7–18. It indicates that the author is about to tell the Hebrews what they should learn and know from what he said in those verses. Some ways to introduce this conclusion are:

So we clearly know that…

From all this we learn that…

Introduce this conclusion in a natural way in your language.

we: The word we includes both the author and his hearers. However, it is used here as a natural way to introduce a conclusion. In some languages it may be more natural to introduce the conclusion without using we. For example:

Thus it is seen here that…

see: Here the verb see is used in a figurative way to mean “understand, know, learn.” Use a natural verb in your language to introduce the conclusion in this context.

it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter: The phrase because of their unbelief tells the reason that the people were unable to enter God’s rest. God did not allow them to enter his rest because they did not believe him. Some other ways to translate the clause are:

19bthey couldn’t receive that rest 19cbecause they did not believe

19the reason they were unable to enter the resting place God had prepared, it was their not believing in himKankanaey back translation on TW.

In some languages it is more natural to put the result of not being able to enter God’s rest before the reason (their unbelief). For example:

19cthey were unable to enter 19bbecause of unbelief (NRSV)

19cthey were not able to enter God’s rest. 19bThat is because they refused to trust God.

they could not enter for lack of faith (NABRE)

Use a natural order in your language.

because of their unbelief: In 3:18 the sin of the Israelites was called disobedience. Here the author called it unbelief. Disobedience and unbelief are very closely connected.

In some languages it may be more natural to use a verb rather than a noun like unbelief. One way to express this meaning as a verb is:

because they did not believe

they were unable to enter: The words unable to enter refer back to the phrase “enter his rest” in 3:18. It is clear from the historical context that “his rest” refers here to Canaan, the country that God promised the Israelites.

In some languages, it may be necessary to say where the people of Israel were unable to enter. If that is true in your language, you should supply a phrase that will agree with how you translated 3:18. For example:

they were not able to enter God’s rest

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

καὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί βλέπομεν ὅτι οὐκ ἠδυνήθησαν εἰσελθεῖν διʼ ἀπιστίαν)

The word And introduces a summary or conclusion for the argument, especially for what the author has said in [3:16–18](../03/16.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a summary or conclusion. Alternate translation: [Therefore,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

βλέπομεν ὅτι οὐκ ἠδυνήθησαν εἰσελθεῖν δι’ ἀπιστίαν

˱we˲_˓are˒_seeing that not ˱they˲_˓were˒_able ˓to˒_come_in because_of unbelief

If your language would naturally put the reason before the result, you could rearrange the sentence. The author puts because of unbelief last in order to emphasize it, so use a form that emphasizes this phrase. Alternate translation: [we see that it was because of unbelief that they were not able to enter]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

βλέπομεν

˱we˲_˓are˒_seeing

The author uses the phrase we see to refer to knowing or understanding something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: [we learn] or [we know]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εἰσελθεῖν

˓to˒_come_in

The author uses the word enter to refer back to the words that the quotation used. Translate enter the same way that you did in [3:11](../03/11.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the reference back to the quotation more explicit. Alternate translation: [to enter into God’s rest]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

δι’ ἀπιστίαν

because_of unbelief

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of unbelief, you could express the idea by using a verbal phrase such as “did not believe” or an adjective such as “unbelieving.” Alternate translation: [because they were unbelieving] or [because they refused to believe]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Greek word
    5. Greek lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. And
    2. So
    3. 25320
    4. S
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y64
    11. 141887
    1. we are seeing
    2. we
    3. 9910
    5. blepō
    6. V-IPA1··P
    7. ˱we˲ ˓are˒ seeing
    8. ˱we˲ ˓are˒ seeing
    9. -
    10. Y64; R140980
    11. 141888
    1. that
    2. -
    3. 37540
    5. hoti
    6. C-·······
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 141889
    1. not
    2. -
    3. 37560
    5. ou
    6. D-·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 141890
    1. they were able
    2. they
    3. 14100
    5. dunamai
    6. V-IAP3··P
    7. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ able
    8. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ able
    9. -
    10. Y64; R141886
    11. 141891
    1. to come in
    2. -
    3. 15250
    5. eiserχomai
    6. V-NAA····
    7. ˓to˒ come_in
    8. ˓to˒ come_in
    9. -
    10. Y64; R141886
    11. 141892
    1. because of
    2. because
    3. 12230
    5. dia
    6. P-·······
    7. because_of
    8. because_of
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 141893
    1. unbelief
    2. unbelief
    3. 5700
    5. apistia
    6. N-····AFS
    7. unbelief
    8. unbelief
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 141894

OET (OET-LV) And we_are_seeing that not they_were_able to_come_in because_of unbelief.

OET (OET-RV) So we can now see that they weren’t able to enter the promised land because of their unbelief.

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

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