OET interlinear HEB 3:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

μὴ σκληρύνητε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν

not ˱you_all˲_/may/_harden the hearts ˱of˲_you_all

When someone “hardens their heart,” it means that they become stubborn and refuse to listen or respond to someone else. If you have a figurative or idiomatic way to refer to this behavior, you could use it here. If you do not have a figurative way to refer to this behavior, you could express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: “do not be stubborn” or “do not be headstrong”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὡς ἐν τῷ παραπικρασμῷ, κατὰ τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ πειρασμοῦ, ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ

as in the rebellion in the day ¬the ˱of˲_trial in the desert

While the quotation primarily refers to the story about how the Israelites did not enter the land that God promised them (See: Numbers 14:1–38), there is another story that the author of the quotation may be referring to. In Exodus 17:1–7, the Israelites are thirsty while they are in the wilderness, and they “provoke” and “test” God by complaining. God provides water for them, and Moses names one of the places where they were testing” (See: Exodus 17:7). It is quite possible that the author of the quotation is thinking about this story. If it would be helpful in your language, you could include some extra information or use a footnote to refer to the stories. Alternate translation: “as when the Israelite ancestors provoked God during the day in which they tested him in the wilderness”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν τῷ παραπικρασμῷ

in the rebellion

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of provocation, you could express the idea by using a verb such as “provoke.” Alternate translation: “when God was provoked” or “when they provoked God”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ πειρασμοῦ

the day ¬the ˱of˲_trial

Here the author uses the possessive form to identify a day on which testing occurred. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea without using a possessive form. Alternate translation: “the day when they tested God”