OET interlinear YAC (JAM) 2:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

δὲ

and

James is continuing to describe the condition in the hypothetical situation that he introduced in the previous verse. Alternate translation, as in UST: “and suppose”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / you

ἐπιβλέψητε & εἴπητε & εἴπητε

˱you_all˲_/may/_look_at & ˱you_all˲_/may/_say & ˱you_all˲_/may/_say

In these three instances you is plural, since James is speaking to all of his readers about what they might do in such a situation.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐπιβλέψητε & ἐπὶ

˱you_all˲_/may/_look_at & on

In this context, this expression means to look at someone or something with admiration. Alternate translation: “you look admiringly at”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

σὺ κάθου ὧδε καλῶς & σὺ στῆθι ἐκεῖ & κάθου ὑπὸ τὸ ὑποπόδιόν μου

you /be/_sitting here good & you stand there & /be/_sitting under the footstool ˱of˲_me

Since these comments are addressed to the rich person and to the poor person as individuals, You is singular in the first two instances and the implied “you” in the command to sit is also singular.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

σὺ κάθου ὧδε καλῶς

you /be/_sitting here good

In this context well means “honorably.” It does not refer to how well the rich person would be able to sit in the indicated seat. Alternate translation: “Sit here in this place of honor”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

σὺ κάθου ὧδε καλῶς

you /be/_sitting here good

This is an imperative, but it should be translated as a polite request rather than as a command. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: “Please sit here in this place of honor”

Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

καὶ

and

The term and introduces a contrast between the way the rich person and the poor person are treated. Alternate translation: “but”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

σὺ στῆθι ἐκεῖ & κάθου ὑπὸ τὸ ὑποπόδιόν μου

you you stand there & /be/_sitting under the footstool ˱of˲_me

These statements addressed to the poor person probably are direct imperatives rather than polite requests, since James is illustrating how believers might treat poor people differently from rich people. Not adding “please” to these statements would show the contrast with the way the rich person is addressed.

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

σὺ στῆθι ἐκεῖ & κάθου ὑπὸ τὸ ὑποπόδιόν μου

you you stand there & /be/_sitting under the footstool ˱of˲_me

The implications are that the poor person is being told to stand or sit in a humbler and less honorable place. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly, as UST does.

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / you

κάθου ὑπὸ τὸ ὑποπόδιόν μου

/be/_sitting /be/_sitting under the footstool ˱of˲_me

This imperative statement uses the singular first-person pronoun my, since it is something that one of the believers might say to the hypothetical poor person. If this would not be natural in your language, since the statement is introduced by you (plural) say, you could also use a plural form in the statement itself. Alternate translation: “Sit on the floor by our feet”