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OET interlinear YAC (JAM) 5:17

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SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

    1. Greek word
    2. Greek lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. Ἠλίας
    2. ēlias
    3. Aʸlias/(ʼĒliyyāh)
    4. -
    5. 22430
    6. N····NMS
    7. Aʸlias/(ʼĒliy\sup yāh\sup*)
    8. Elijah
    9. US
    10. Person=Elijah; Y60; F148376; F148394
    11. 148369
    1. ἄνθρωπος
    2. anthrōpos
    3. +a man
    4. -
    5. 4440
    6. N····NMS
    7. ˓a˒ man
    8. ˓a˒ man
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148370
    1. ἦν
    2. eimi
    3. was
    4. -
    5. 15100
    6. VIIA3··S
    7. was
    8. was
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148371
    1. ὁμοιοπαθής
    2. homoiopathēs
    3. like natured
    4. -
    5. 36630
    6. A····NMS
    7. like_natured
    8. like_natured
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148372
    1. ἡμῖν
    2. egō
    3. to us
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1D·P
    7. ˱to˲ us
    8. ˱to˲ us
    9. -
    10. Y60; R146458; R148265; R147389
    11. 148373
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148374
    1. προσευχῇ
    2. proseuχē
    3. with prayer
    4. prayed
    5. 43350
    6. N····DFS
    7. ˱with˲ prayer
    8. ˱with˲ prayer
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148375
    1. προσηύξατο
    2. proseuχomai
    3. he prayed
    4. -
    5. 43360
    6. VIAM3··S
    7. ˱he˲ prayed
    8. ˱he˲ prayed
    9. -
    10. Y60; R148369; Person=Elijah
    11. 148376
    1. τοῦ
    2. ho
    3. which
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. R····GNS
    7. ¬which
    8. ¬which
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148377
    1. μή
    2. mē
    3. not for it
    4. didn't
    5. 33610
    6. D·······
    7. not ‹for_it›
    8. not ‹for_it›
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148378
    1. βρέξαι
    2. breχō
    3. to rain
    4. -
    5. 10260
    6. VNAA····
    7. ˓to˒ rain
    8. ˓to˒ rain
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148379
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148380
    1. οὐκ
    2. ou
    3. not
    4. -
    5. 37560
    6. D·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148381
    1. ἔβρεξεν
    2. breχō
    3. it rained
    4. -
    5. 10260
    6. VIAA3··S
    7. ˱it˲ rained
    8. ˱it˲ rained
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148382
    1. ἐπί
    2. epi
    3. on
    4. -
    5. 19090
    6. P·······
    7. on
    8. on
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148383
    1. τῆς
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148384
    1. γῆς
    2. gē
    3. earth
    4. -
    5. 10930
    6. N····GFS
    7. earth
    8. earth
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148385
    1. ἐνιαυτούς
    2. eniautos
    3. years
    4. years
    5. 17630
    6. N····AMP
    7. years
    8. years
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148386
    1. ἐνιαυτοῦ
    2. eniautos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 17630
    6. N····GMS
    7. year
    8. year
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 148387
    1. τρεῖς
    2. treis
    3. three
    4. three
    5. 51400
    6. E····AMP
    7. three
    8. three
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148388
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148389
    1. μῆνας
    2. mēn
    3. months
    4. -
    5. 33760
    6. N····AMP
    7. months
    8. months
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148390
    1. ἕξ
    2. hex
    3. six
    4. -
    5. 18030
    6. E····AMP
    7. six
    8. six
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148391

OET (OET-LV) Aʸlias/(ʼĒliyyāh) a_man was like_natured to_us, and with_prayer he_prayed which not for_it to_rain, and not it_rained on the earth, three years and six months.

OET (OET-RV) Eliyah was a person just similar to us, and when he prayed for the rain to stop, it stopped, and it didn’t rain again for three and a half years.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:13–18: Believers should praise God and pray to him in faith

In this section, James talked about how believers should interact with God in all kinds of situations. When things are going well, they should praise him. When they need help, they should ask him for it.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

The Power of Prayer (NLT)

Prayer for the Sick (NET)

Think of God in all Situations

Pray to God in every Circumstance

Paragraph 5:17–18

James supported his advice to pray by giving the example of Elijah. Elijah received miracles in answer to his prayers.

5:17c

that it would not rain,

5:17

As an example of powerful prayer, James used the story of the prophet Elijah. (See 1 Kings chapters 17–18.) This story was well known to James’ readers. Elijah saw how the people of his country had turned to evil, and so he prayed that God would punish them by sending no rain on their land.

5:17a

Elijah was a man just like us.

Elijah: Elijah was a prophet who lived 900 years before James. In some languages, it may be more natural to make some of this information explicit. For example:

Elijah the prophet

Elijah the prophet of long ago

was a man: The Greek word that the BSB translates as man here means “human being.” For example:

was a human being (NCV)

was a mere human

just like us: The Greek word that the BSB translates as just like us means “has the same kind of desires and feelings as we do.” The Jews thought of Elijah as an extraordinary person, so James reminded them that he was a normal human being.

Some other ways to translate this word are:

as we are (CEV)

with a nature like ours (ESV)

the same kind of person as we are (GNT)

This word also occurs in Acts 14:15.

5:17b

He prayed earnestly

He prayed earnestly: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as He prayed earnestly is literally “He prayed with prayer.” This double use of the word “pray” intensifies what James was saying. He meant that when Elijah prayed, he was sincere, serious, and eager to receive an answer. Use what is natural in your language to indicate this intensity of prayer. Use an idiom if that is appropriate. For example, some English idioms for this are:

He prayed hard

He prayed with his whole heart

5:17d

and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.

it did not rain on the land: The phrase on the land refers to the land of Israel. The drought that God sent did not affect the whole world, but only the land of Israel.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Ἠλείας

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἠλίας ἄνθρωπος ἦν ὁμοιοπαθής ἡμῖν καί προσευχῇ προσηύξατο τοῦ μή βρέξαι καί οὐκ ἔβρεξεν ἐπί τῆς γῆς ἐνιαυτούς τρεῖς καί μῆνας ἕξ)

James assumes that his readers will know from the Scriptures about this episode in Elijah’s life. If your readers might not be familiar with it, you could describe it in more detail. Alternate translation: [You know from the Scriptures how a prophet named Elijah who lived long ago]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁμοιοπαθὴς ἡμῖν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἠλίας ἄνθρωπος ἦν ὁμοιοπαθής ἡμῖν καί προσευχῇ προσηύξατο τοῦ μή βρέξαι καί οὐκ ἔβρεξεν ἐπί τῆς γῆς ἐνιαυτούς τρεῖς καί μῆνας ἕξ)

This expression means that Elijah had the same feelings as any other human being. In context, James is indicating specifically that he too had the kind of feelings that make it difficult for people to pray. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [who had the same doubts and fears that we all do]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

προσευχῇ προσηύξατο

˱with˲_prayer ˱he˲_prayed

To indicate that Elijah prayed intensely, James is using an indirect object with a verb that comes from the same root. If your language uses a similar construction, it would be appropriate to have it here in your translation. But if this construction would seem to express unnecessary extra information in your language, you could express this emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [he prayed intensely]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

5:17 Elijah . . . prayed: See 1 Kgs 17:1; 18:41-46.
• Three and a half years (see 1 Kgs 18:1; Luke 4:25) is a round figure, half of seven, which symbolizes a period of judgment (cp. Dan 12:7; Rev 11:2).

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Greek word
    5. Greek lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. Aʸlias/(ʼĒliyyāh)
    2. -
    3. 22430
    4. US
    5. ēlias
    6. N-····NMS
    7. Aʸlias/(ʼĒliy\sup yāh\sup*)
    8. Elijah
    9. US
    10. Person=Elijah; Y60; F148376; F148394
    11. 148369
    1. +a man
    2. -
    3. 4440
    5. anthrōpos
    6. N-····NMS
    7. ˓a˒ man
    8. ˓a˒ man
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148370
    1. was
    2. -
    3. 15100
    5. eimi
    6. V-IIA3··S
    7. was
    8. was
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148371
    1. like natured
    2. -
    3. 36630
    5. homoiopathēs
    6. A-····NMS
    7. like_natured
    8. like_natured
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148372
    1. to us
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1D·P
    7. ˱to˲ us
    8. ˱to˲ us
    9. -
    10. Y60; R146458; R148265; R147389
    11. 148373
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148374
    1. with prayer
    2. prayed
    3. 43350
    5. proseuχē
    6. N-····DFS
    7. ˱with˲ prayer
    8. ˱with˲ prayer
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148375
    1. he prayed
    2. -
    3. 43360
    5. proseuχomai
    6. V-IAM3··S
    7. ˱he˲ prayed
    8. ˱he˲ prayed
    9. -
    10. Y60; R148369; Person=Elijah
    11. 148376
    1. which
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. R-····GNS
    7. ¬which
    8. ¬which
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148377
    1. not for it
    2. didn't
    3. 33610
    5. mē
    6. D-·······
    7. not ‹for_it›
    8. not ‹for_it›
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148378
    1. to rain
    2. -
    3. 10260
    5. breχō
    6. V-NAA····
    7. ˓to˒ rain
    8. ˓to˒ rain
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148379
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148380
    1. not
    2. -
    3. 37560
    5. ou
    6. D-·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148381
    1. it rained
    2. -
    3. 10260
    5. breχō
    6. V-IAA3··S
    7. ˱it˲ rained
    8. ˱it˲ rained
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148382
    1. on
    2. -
    3. 19090
    5. epi
    6. P-·······
    7. on
    8. on
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148383
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148384
    1. earth
    2. -
    3. 10930
    5. gē
    6. N-····GFS
    7. earth
    8. earth
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148385
    1. three
    2. three
    3. 51400
    5. treis
    6. E-····AMP
    7. three
    8. three
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148388
    1. years
    2. years
    3. 17630
    5. eniautos
    6. N-····AMP
    7. years
    8. years
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148386
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148389
    1. six
    2. -
    3. 18030
    5. hex
    6. E-····AMP
    7. six
    8. six
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148391
    1. months
    2. -
    3. 33760
    5. mēn
    6. N-····AMP
    7. months
    8. months
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 148390

OET (OET-LV) Aʸlias/(ʼĒliyyāh) a_man was like_natured to_us, and with_prayer he_prayed which not for_it to_rain, and not it_rained on the earth, three years and six months.

OET (OET-RV) Eliyah was a person just similar to us, and when he prayed for the rain to stop, it stopped, and it didn’t rain again for three and a half years.

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 CNTR.

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