OET interlinear HEB 5:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

πλανωμένοις

/being/_strayed

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. The author uses the passive form here to focus on those who are deceived rather than on the person or thing doing the deceiving. If you must state who did the action, you could use an indefinite subject, since many things deceive people. Alternate translation: [whom others have deceived] or [who believe what is false]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

αὐτὸς

he

Here, just as in 5:1 and in the following verses, the word he refers to the high priest that the author is discussing. In Israelite and Jewish culture, only men could be high priests, so he does refer to a man. However, the author is not emphasizing that the high priest is male, so you can use a word that refers to both men and women if it is clearer. Alternate translation: [the high priest]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

περίκειται ἀσθένειαν

/is_being/_encompassed ˱with˲_weakness

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of weakness, you could express the idea by using an adjective such as “weak.” Alternate translation: [is weak sometimes] or [sometimes fails]