OET interlinear HEB 7:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

on_the_other_hand

Here, the word but introduces the second part of the author’s explanation. Make sure you translate this word so that it works well with how you translated “indeed” in 7:20. Alternate translation: “but on the other hand,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ὁ & μετὰ

the_‹one› & with

The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the end of the previous verse (7:20). Alternate translation: “he became a priest with”

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

ὁ & μετὰ ὁρκωμοσίας διὰ τοῦ λέγοντος πρὸς αὐτόν

the_‹one› & with /an/_oath by the_‹one› saying to him

Here, the words he and him refer to Jesus the Son. The phrase the one saying refers to God the Father. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make explicit that the pronouns refer to Jesus. Alternate translation: “the Son with an oath-taking, through God the Father saying to him”

Note 4 topic: writing-quotations

διὰ τοῦ λέγοντος πρὸς αὐτόν

by the_‹one› saying to him

Here the author quotes from the Old Testament Scriptures. He does not introduce the words as a quotation but instead introduces them as words that God has spoken to Christ. However, the audience would have understood that this was a quotation from the Old Testament, specifically from Psalm 110:4. Since the author introduces the quotation as words that God has said to Christ, you should introduce the quotation as words that someone has said. If your readers would not know that the quotation is from the Old Testament, you could include a footnote or use some other form to identify it. Alternate translation: “through the one speaking these words to him”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

ὤμοσεν Κύριος, καὶ οὐ μεταμεληθήσεται

swore /the/_Lord and not /will_be_being/_regretful

Here, God speaks the quotation, but the Lord in the quotation is God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the first person instead. Alternate translation: “I, the Lord, swore and will not change my mind”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

οὐ μεταμεληθήσεται, σὺ ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα

not /will_be_being/_regretful you_‹are› /a/_priest for the age

If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate the this direct quotation as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: “will not change his mind, swearing that you are a priest forever”

σὺ ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα

you_‹are› /a/_priest for the age

Since the author repeats here the same words that he quoted in 7:17 (although he does not include the phrase “according to the order of Melchizedek”), you should translate these words in exactly the same way as you did in that verse.