OET interlinear HEB 7:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὐδέν γάρ ἐτελείωσεν ὁ νόμος ἐπεισαγωγή δέ κρείττονος ἐλπίδος διʼ ἧς ἐγγίζομεν τῷ Θεῷ)

The word for introduces support for how the “former commandment” is “weak and useless” (See: [7:18](../07/18.md)). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable word or phrase that introduces support for a claim. Alternate translation: [indeed,] or [that is because]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

οὐδὲν & ἐτελείωσεν ὁ νόμος

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὐδέν γάρ ἐτελείωσεν ὁ νόμος ἐπεισαγωγή δέ κρείττονος ἐλπίδος διʼ ἧς ἐγγίζομεν τῷ Θεῷ)

The author speaks of the law as if it were a person who was ineffective and could “perfect” nothing. He speaks in this way to indicate that the system of laws that God gave through Moses, particularly the laws about priests, did not lead to people or things becoming “perfect.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the law was not something that people could follow to become perfect] or [nothing was perfected through Moses’ law]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὐδέν γάρ ἐτελείωσεν ὁ νόμος ἐπεισαγωγή δέ κρείττονος ἐλπίδος διʼ ἧς ἐγγίζομεν τῷ Θεῷ)

The phrase on the other hand introduces the second part of the author’s explanation. Make sure you translate this phrase so that it works well with how you translated “on the one hand” in [7:18](../07/18.md). Alternate translation: [and second, there]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐπεισαγωγὴ & κρείττονος ἐλπίδος

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὐδέν γάρ ἐτελείωσεν ὁ νόμος ἐπεισαγωγή δέ κρείττονος ἐλπίδος διʼ ἧς ἐγγίζομεν τῷ Θεῷ)

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of introduction and hope, you could express the idea by using verbs such as “introduce” and “hope.” Alternate translation: [God introduces something better for which we hope]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

κρείττονος ἐλπίδος

˱of˲_˓a˒_better hope

The word hope refers to the contents of the hope, or what believers confidently expect. If it would be helpful in your language, you could clarify that the author is referring to the contents of this hope. Alternate translation: [of the better things that we hope for]