YHN 11:37 Interlinear View

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. τινές
2. tis
3. some
4. some
5. 51000
6. R····NMP
7. some
8. some
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73275
1. Δέ
2. de
3. But
4. But
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y33
11. 73276
1. εἶπον
2. legō
3. -
4. -
5. 30040
6. VIAA3··P
7. said
8. said
9. -
10. -
11. 73277
1. ἐξ
2. ek
3. of
4. of
5. 15370
6. P·······
7. of
8. of
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73278
1. αὐτῶν
2. autos
3. them
4. them
5. 8460
6. R···3GMP
7. them
8. them
9. -
10. Y33; R73270
11. 73279
1. ὧν
2. hos
3. -
4. -
5. 37390
6. R····GMP
7. whom
8. whom
9. -
10. -
11. 73280
1. εἶπον
2. legō
3. said
4. -
5. 30040
6. VIAA3··P
7. said
8. said
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73281
1. ἔλεγον
2. legō
3. -
4. -
5. 30040
6. VIIA3··P
7. ˓were˒ saying
8. ˓were˒ saying
9. -
10. -
11. 73282
1. οὐκ
2. ou
3. not
4. -
5. 37560
6. T·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73283
1. ἐδύνατο
2. dunamai
3. was able
4. wasn't able
5. 14100
6. VIIM3··S
7. ˓was˒ able
8. ˓was˒ able
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73284
1. Οὗτος
2. houtos
3. This man
4. -
5. 37780
6. R····NMS
7. this ‹man›
8. this ‹man›
9. D
10. Y33
11. 73285
1. ὁ
2. ho
3. the one
4. -
5. 35880
6. R····NMS
7. the ‹one›
8. the ‹one›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73286
1. ἀνοίξας
2. anoigō
3. having opened up
4. -
5. 4550
6. VPAA·NMS
7. ˓having˒ opened_up
8. ˓having˒ opened_up
9. -
10. Y33; R73266; F73292
11. 73287
1. τούς
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73288
1. ὀφθαλμούς
2. ofthalmos
3. eyes
4. -
5. 37880
6. N····AMP
7. eyes
8. eyes
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73289
1. τοῦ
2. ho
3. of the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GMS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73290
1. τυφλοῦ
2. tuflos
3. blind man
4. blind
5. 51850
6. S····GMS
7. blind ‹man›
8. blind ‹man›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73291
1. ποιῆσαι
2. poieō
3. to make
4. make to
5. 41600
6. VNAA····
7. ˓to˒ make
8. ˓to˒ make
9. -
10. Y33; R73287
11. 73292
1. ἵνα
2. hina
3. that
4. -
5. 24430
6. C·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73293
1. καί
2. kai
3. also
4. -
5. 25320
6. D·······
7. also
8. also
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73294
1. οὗτος
2. houtos
3. this one
4. this
5. 37780
6. R····NMS
7. this ‹one›
8. this ‹one›
9. -
10. Y33; R73266; R72941
11. 73295
1. μή
2. mē
3. not
4. -
5. 33610
6. D·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73296
1. ἀποθάνῃ
2. apothnēskō
3. may die off
4. could dying
5. 5990
6. VSAA3··S
7. ˓may˒ die_off
8. ˓may˒ die_off
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73297

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 11:28–37: Jesus wept

In this section, Mary came out to greet Jesus. She also told him that if he had been there, Lazarus would still be alive. Jesus saw her weeping and was disturbed and wept himself. Some said that that showed his love for Lazarus. But others wondered why he did not heal him.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus saw Mary crying and cried himself

Mary went to meet Jesus

Paragraph 11:36–37

The mourners who were present saw how much Jesus had loved Lazarus. Some of them wondered why Jesus did not heal Lazarus.

11:37a

But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind

But some of the Jewish leaders said, “This man made a blind man able to see.
But some of them said, “He healed a blind man,

11:37b

also have kept Lazarus from dying?”

He surely could have prevented/saved Lazarus from dying.”
so he should have been able to heal Lazarus.”

11:37a–b

But: The word But introduces a contrast. Some of the Jews reacted to Jesus with criticism instead of sympathy.

some of them asked: The words some of refers to some of the Jewish mourners.

Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?: This is a rhetorical question. It says that Jesus could have kept Lazarus from dying. It also expresses doubt and criticism.

The people wondered why Jesus did not heal Lazarus if he loved him. They accepted that Jesus healed the blind man, and they thought that he could have healed Lazarus too. They wondered why he did not do so. They implied that either his power was limited or he did not really love Lazarus.

There are two ways to translate this rhetorical question:

Use a rhetorical question. For example:
Couldn’t this man who gave a blind man sight keep Lazarus from dying? (GW)
Use a statement. For example:
This man healed a man born blind and so he should have been able to keep Lazarus from dying.

this man who opened the eyes of the blind: This phrase refers to Jesus and what he did in John 9:1–38.

also have kept Lazarus from dying: This phrase refers to healing Lazarus so that he would not die. In some languages it may be natural to translate this in a positive way. For example:

saved Lazarus’s life

healed Lazarus so that he would not die

General Comment on 11:37a–b

In some languages it may be natural to translate this verse as two sentences. They may be rhetorical questions or statements. For example:

He gave sight to the blind man, didn’t he? Could he not have kept Lazarus from dying? (GNT)

This man healed a blind man. Why couldn’t he keep Lazarus from dying? (NLT)

This man healed the blind man. He surely could have saved Lazarus’ life if he had wanted to.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

οὐκ ἐδύνατο οὗτος, ὁ ἀνοίξας τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς τοῦ τυφλοῦ, ποιῆσαι ἵνα καὶ οὗτος μὴ ἀποθάνῃ

not ˓was˒_able (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τινές Δέ ἐξ αὐτῶν εἶπον οὐκ ἐδύνατο Οὗτος ὁ ἀνοίξας τούς ὀφθαλμούς τοῦ τυφλοῦ ποιῆσαι ἵνα καί οὗτος μή ἀποθάνῃ)

Some of the Jews use the form of a question to express their surprise that Jesus did not heal Lazarus. This could mean: (1) they believed that Jesus loved Lazarus, but doubted his ability to heal him. Alternate translation: [He opened the eyes of the blind man, but he was not able to keep this man from dying.]; (2) they thought that Jesus did not really love Lazarus because he healed the blind man but not him. Alternate translation: [He could open the eyes of the blind man. So if he really loved this man, he surely would have healed him!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὁ ἀνοίξας τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς τοῦ τυφλοῦ

the_‹one› ˓having˒_opened_up (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τινές Δέ ἐξ αὐτῶν εἶπον οὐκ ἐδύνατο Οὗτος ὁ ἀνοίξας τούς ὀφθαλμούς τοῦ τυφλοῦ ποιῆσαι ἵνα καί οὗτος μή ἀποθάνῃ)

See how you translated a similar phrase in [9:14](../09/14.md). Alternate translation: [who caused the blind man to see]

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. But
2. But
3. 11610
4. S
5. de
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y33
11. 73276
1. some
2. some
3. 51000
5. tis
6. R-····NMP
7. some
8. some
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73275
1. of
2. of
3. 15370
5. ek
6. P-·······
7. of
8. of
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73278
1. them
2. them
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3GMP
7. them
8. them
9. -
10. Y33; R73270
11. 73279
1. said
2. -
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-IAA3··P
7. said
8. said
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73281
1. This man
2. -
3. 37780
4. D
5. houtos
6. R-····NMS
7. this ‹man›
8. this ‹man›
9. D
10. Y33
11. 73285
1. the one
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. R-····NMS
7. the ‹one›
8. the ‹one›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73286
1. having opened up
2. -
3. 4550
5. anoigō
6. V-PAA·NMS
7. ˓having˒ opened_up
8. ˓having˒ opened_up
9. -
10. Y33; R73266; F73292
11. 73287
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AMP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73288
1. eyes
2. -
3. 37880
5. ofthalmos
6. N-····AMP
7. eyes
8. eyes
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73289
1. of the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GMS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73290
1. blind man
2. blind
3. 51850
5. tuflos
6. S-····GMS
7. blind ‹man›
8. blind ‹man›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73291
1. was
2. wasn't able
3. 14100
5. dunamai
6. V-IIM3··S
7. ˓was˒ able
8. ˓was˒ able
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73284
1. not
2. -
3. 37560
5. ou
6. T-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73283
1. able
2. wasn't able
3. 14100
5. dunamai
6. V-IIM3··S
7. ˓was˒ able
8. ˓was˒ able
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73284
1. to
2. make to
3. 41600
5. poieō
6. V-NAA····
7. ˓to˒ make
8. ˓to˒ make
9. -
10. Y33; R73287
11. 73292
1. also
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. D-·······
7. also
8. also
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73294
1. make
2. make to
3. 41600
5. poieō
6. V-NAA····
7. ˓to˒ make
8. ˓to˒ make
9. -
10. Y33; R73287
11. 73292
1. that
2. -
3. 24430
5. hina
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73293
1. this one
2. this
3. 37780
5. houtos
6. R-····NMS
7. this ‹one›
8. this ‹one›
9. -
10. Y33; R73266; R72941
11. 73295
1. may
2. could dying
3. 5990
5. apothnēskō
6. V-SAA3··S
7. ˓may˒ die_off
8. ˓may˒ die_off
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73297
1. not
2. -
3. 33610
5. mē
6. D-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73296
1. die off
2. could dying
3. 5990
5. apothnēskō
6. V-SAA3··S
7. ˓may˒ die_off
8. ˓may˒ die_off
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73297

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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