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OET (OET-LV) And almost by blood all things is_being_cleansed according_to the law, and apart_from bloodshed, not is_becoming forgiveness.
OET (OET-RV) and almost everything was declared ‘clean’ according to the law, because there couldn’t be forgiveness without blood.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
σχεδὸν & πάντα καθαρίζεται
almost & all_‹things› /is_being/_cleansed
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 what is cleansed rather than on the one who does the cleansing. If you must state who did the action, the author implies that the priests did it. Alternate translation: “the priests cleanse almost everything”
χωρὶς αἱματεκχυσίας, οὐ γίνεται ἄφεσις
apart_from bloodshed not /is/_becoming forgiveness
Here the author presents this clause as a statement of what is generally true. Use a form in your language that presents a general truth or something that everyone knows. Alternate translation: “as we know, there is no forgiveness without shedding of blood”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives
χωρὶς αἱματεκχυσίας, οὐ γίνεται ἄφεσις
apart_from bloodshed not /is/_becoming forgiveness
Here the author uses two negative words to emphasize how necessary blood is for forgiveness. If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate this double negative that consists of the negative preposition without and the negative particle not. Alternate translation: “there is forgiveness only with shedding of blood”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
αἱματεκχυσίας
bloodshed
The author assumes that his audience will understand, even though he is using a rare word, that by shedding he means the “pouring out” of blood. The phrase shedding of blood thus refers to the process by which a priest kills an animal, pours its blood into a bowl, and then “pours it out” in a specific location near God’s presence. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that refers to the collection and presentation of blood. Alternate translation: “shedding and presenting blood”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
οὐ γίνεται ἄφεσις
not /is/_becoming forgiveness
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind forgiveness, you could express the idea by using a verb such as “forgive.” If you need to express who does the forgiving, the author implies that it is God. Alternate translation: “no one is forgiven” or “God does not forgive anyone”
9:22 Many of the rituals of cleansing in the law of Moses involved the death of a sacrificial animal; blood was involved both in the rites of cleansing (see Exod 29:12; 30:10; Lev 4:6, 17; 16:14-19; Num 19:4) and in making atonement (see Lev 16). The shedding of Christ’s blood established the new covenant, providing permanent purification and complete forgiveness of sins (Heb 8:12; 10:15-18; Matt 26:28; Eph 1:7).
OET (OET-LV) And almost by blood all things is_being_cleansed according_to the law, and apart_from bloodshed, not is_becoming forgiveness.
OET (OET-RV) and almost everything was declared ‘clean’ according to the law, because there couldn’t be forgiveness without blood.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.