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OET (OET-LV) For/Because even ought to_be teachers because_of the time, again need you_all_are_having of_the one to_be_teaching you_all, someone the principles of_the beginning of_the oracles of_ the _god, and you_all_have_become need having of_milk, not of_solid food.
OET (OET-RV) Yes, because you all ought to be teachers by now, yet you still need to have someone teaching you the basics of God’s ways and you’ve become like those who need milk instead of solid food.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
γὰρ
for
The word For introduces an explanation about how the audience has “become dull” in their “hearing” ([5:11](../05/11.md)). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces an explanation, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: [Indeed,]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor
γάλακτος, οὐ στερεᾶς τροφῆς
˱of˲_milk not ˱of˲_solid food
The author begins speaking about milk and solid food, words he uses again in the next two verses (See: [5:13–14](../05/13.md)). The word milk refers to the simple, basic teaching about God (the elementary principles). The phrase solid food refers to more complex teaching about God that mature Christians learn. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Make sure you use words and phrases that you can use in the next two verses. Alternate translation: [to crawl, not to run] or [of simple things, not of complex things]
5:12 Their lack of spiritual vitality was especially shocking since they had been believers so long: They ought to have been spiritual leaders who were teaching others from their wealth of knowledge and Christian experience.
• the basic things: The most rudimentary aspects of the Christian faith (see 6:1-3).
• The imagery of milk and solid food (or meat) was used to distinguish basic from advanced education, and immature from mature students.
OET (OET-LV) For/Because even ought to_be teachers because_of the time, again need you_all_are_having of_the one to_be_teaching you_all, someone the principles of_the beginning of_the oracles of_ the _god, and you_all_have_become need having of_milk, not of_solid food.
OET (OET-RV) Yes, because you all ought to be teachers by now, yet you still need to have someone teaching you the basics of God’s ways and you’ve become like those who need milk instead of solid food.
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 SR-GNT.