OET interlinear HEB 7:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀπάτωρ, ἀμήτωρ, ἀγενεαλόγητος, μήτε ἀρχὴν ἡμερῶν, μήτε ζωῆς τέλος ἔχων

fatherless motherless without_genealogy neither (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀπάτωρ ἀμήτωρ ἀγενεαλόγητος μήτε ἀρχήν ἡμερῶν μήτε ζωῆς τέλος ἔχων ἀφωμοιωμένος δέ τῷ Υἱῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ μένει ἱερεύς εἰς τό διηνεκές)

The author is describing the character “Melchizedek” as he appears in [Genesis 14:18–20](../../gen/14/18.md). The author of that story does not mention anything about Melchizedek’s parents, how old he was, when he was born, or when he died. This is unusual, especially since priests usually needed to be the children of priests. The author of Hebrews probably did not think that Melchizedek was a supernatural being. Instead, he uses the character “Melchizedek” from the Old Testament story to help his audience understand Jesus better. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make it explicit that the author is referring to what the Old Testament tells us about Melchizedek. Alternate translation: [concerning whom there is no record of his father, mother, or genealogy, and no record of the beginning of his days or the end of his life]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

μήτε ἀρχὴν ἡμερῶν, μήτε ζωῆς τέλος ἔχων

neither nor (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀπάτωρ ἀμήτωρ ἀγενεαλόγητος μήτε ἀρχήν ἡμερῶν μήτε ζωῆς τέλος ἔχων ἀφωμοιωμένος δέ τῷ Υἱῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ μένει ἱερεύς εἰς τό διηνεκές)

The phrase beginning of days refers to when a person is born. The phrase end of life refers to when a person dies. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use comparable expressions. Alternate translation: [having neither a day of birth nor a day of death] or [having no birth or death]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἀφωμοιωμένος

˓having_been˒_likened

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 Melchizedek who is made like rather than on the person doing the making. If you must state who did the action, you could refer to Moses, who described Melchizedek in this way in Genesis, or you could refer to God, who inspired Moses to write this way. Alternate translation: [God having made him like] or [Moses having described him like]

Note 4 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

τῷ Υἱῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ

˱to˲_the Son ¬the ˱of˲_God

The phrase Son of God is an important title for Jesus that describes his relationship to God the Father.