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OET (OET-LV) In which more_abundantly wishing the god to_show to_the heirs of_the promise, the unchangeable of_the counsel of_him, guaranteed it by_an_oath,
OET (OET-RV) In order for God to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he guaranteed it with an oath
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
ἐν ᾧ
in which
Here, the word which refers back to how humans “swear” with an oath (See: 6:16). The phrase in which means that what the author speaks about in this verse happens in that same context or way. In other words, God used an oath, just like humans do. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces something that happens according to a previously stated pattern. Alternate translation: “in which same way” or “in which pattern”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure
περισσότερον & ἐπιδεῖξαι
more_abundantly & /to/_show
Here, the phrase even more modifies to show. If it would be helpful in your language, you could rearrange the elements in this sentence to make clearer what even more modifies. Alternate translation: “to show even more”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
τοῖς κληρονόμοις τῆς ἐπαγγελίας
˱to˲_the heirs ˱of˲_the promise
Here the author speaks as if believers were children who would receive property that a parent passes on to their child when the parent dies. He means that believers receive the promise from God, even though God does not die. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “to those who were to receive the promise” or “to the recipients of the promise”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
τῆς ἐπαγγελίας
˱of˲_the promise
Here, the word promise refers to the contents of the promise, or what God has “promised” to give. If it would be helpful in your language, you could clarify that the author is referring to the contents of this promise. Alternate translation: “of the things from the promise” or “of the things that God promised”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
τὸ ἀμετάθετον τῆς βουλῆς αὐτοῦ
the unchangeable ˱of˲_the counsel ˱of˲_him
If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of quality and purpose, you could express the ideas by using verbs or in another natural way. Alternate translation: “that what he purposes is unchangeable” or “how unchangeable is what he plans”
6:13-20 This passage focuses on the reliability of God’s faithfulness to his promises. The theme of God’s oath is developed with an illustration (6:13-15), followed by a general principle (6:16), followed by the main point: God has sworn a significant oath (6:17-18), which gives us hope because it shows that Jesus is our permanent High Priest (6:19-20).
OET (OET-LV) In which more_abundantly wishing the god to_show to_the heirs of_the promise, the unchangeable of_the counsel of_him, guaranteed it by_an_oath,
OET (OET-RV) In order for God to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he guaranteed it with an oath
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.