YHN 18:6 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. ὡς
2. hōs
3. when
4. when
5. 56130
6. C·······
7. when
8. when
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78439
1. Οὖν
2. oun
3. Therefore
4. -
5. 37670
6. C·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. S
10. Y33
11. 78440
1. εἶπεν
2. legō
3. he said
4. said
5. 30040
6. VIAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ said
8. ˱he˲ said
9. -
10. Y33; R78399; Person=Jesus
11. 78441
1. αὐτοῖς
2. autos
3. to them
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3DMP
7. ˱to˲ them
8. ˱to˲ them
9. -
10. Y33; R78381; R78390
11. 78442
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. -
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. ¬that
8. ¬that
9. -
10. -
11. 78443
1. Ἐγώ
2. egō
3. I
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1N·S
7. I
8. I
9. D
10. Y33; R78399; Person=Jesus
11. 78444
1. εἰμί
2. eimi
3. am he
4. -
5. 15100
6. VIPA1··S
7. am ‹he›
8. am ‹he›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78445
1. ἀπῆλθαν
2. aperχomai
3. they went away
4. away
5. 5650
6. VIAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ went_away
8. ˱they˲ went_away
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78446
1. εἰς
2. eis
3. to
4. -
5. 15190
6. P·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78447
1. τά
2. ho
3. the things
4. -
5. 35880
6. R····ANP
7. the ‹things›
8. the ‹things›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78448
1. ὀπίσω
2. opisō
3. back
4. -
5. 36940
6. D·······
7. back
8. back
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78449
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. But and
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78450
1. ἔπεσαν
2. piptō
3. they fell
4. fell
5. 40980
6. VIAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ fell
8. ˱they˲ fell
9. -
10. Y33; R78381; R78390; R78433; Person=Judas
11. 78451
1. χαμαί
2. χamai
3. on the ground
4. ground
5. 54760
6. D·······
7. on_the_ground
8. on_the_ground
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78452

18:6 TD: It’s not clear from the original if they fell over backwards, or if they stepped back and then fell forward (either voluntarily or involuntarily) onto their knees.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 18:1–11: The authorities arrested Jesus

This section tells how Judas led the Jewish and Roman authorities to Jesus to arrest him. Their guards arrested Jesus in a garden, and he did not resist them.

Here are other possible section headings:

Jesus was arrested

The Jewish and Roman authorities arrested Jesus

Jesus’ enemies caused him to be arrested

Paragraph 18:4–9

Jesus protected his disciples by offering himself to his enemies. He allowed them to arrest him without resisting or fighting.

18:6a

When Jesus said, “I am He,”: Here, after the parenthetical information, the narrative returns to the main story by repeating the last words Jesus had spoken. Indicate the return to the main story in the most natural way in your language. See the General Comment on 18:5–6 after 18:6b for a different way to handle the parenthetical material. In some languages it is more natural to use indirect speech. For example:

When Jesus told them that that he was Jesus of Nazareth

As soon as Jesus said that he was that one

they drew back and fell to the ground: The crowd of armed men stepped away from Jesus and fell backwards down to the ground. Probably they did this because they felt fear and awe in the presence of Jesus. But the text does not explain why they stepped back. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

they moved back and fell to the ground (GNT)

the crowd backed away and fell to the ground (GW)

General Comment on 18:5–6

In some languages it may not be natural to repeat the fact that Jesus said, “I am he.” Or you might want to put the parenthetical information in another place. In those languages it may be more natural to combine 8:5–6 and rearrange some of the information. For example:

^5–6“Jesus from-Nazareth,” they answered. “Well I am truly the one,” said Jesus. When he said that, they quickly stepped backward and fell over, along with Judas, who had betrayed him, who was standing with them.

18:6

When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

When Jesus said “I am that man,” the men/soldiers stepped backwards and fell backwards to/on the ground.
When Jesus told them that he was the one that they were looking for, the soldiers and guards moved away and fell down.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἐγώ εἰμι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὡς Οὖν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Ἐγώ εἰμί ἀπῆλθαν εἰς τά ὀπίσω καί ἔπεσαν χαμαί)

See how you translated I am in the previous verse.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἔπεσαν χαμαί

˱they˲_fell on_the_ground

John implies that the men fell to the ground involuntarily because of Jesus’ power. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [fell to the ground because of Jesus’ power]

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. Therefore
2. -
3. 37670
4. S
5. oun
6. C-·······
7. therefore
8. therefore
9. S
10. Y33
11. 78440
1. when
2. when
3. 56130
5. hōs
6. C-·······
7. when
8. when
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78439
1. he said
2. said
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-IAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ said
8. ˱he˲ said
9. -
10. Y33; R78399; Person=Jesus
11. 78441
1. to them
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3DMP
7. ˱to˲ them
8. ˱to˲ them
9. -
10. Y33; R78381; R78390
11. 78442
1. I
2. -
3. 14730
4. D
5. egō
6. R-···1N·S
7. I
8. I
9. D
10. Y33; R78399; Person=Jesus
11. 78444
1. am he
2. -
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-IPA1··S
7. am ‹he›
8. am ‹he›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78445
1. they went away
2. away
3. 5650
5. aperχomai
6. V-IAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ went_away
8. ˱they˲ went_away
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78446
1. back
2. -
3. 36940
5. opisō
6. D-·······
7. back
8. back
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78449
1. to
2. -
3. 15190
5. eis
6. P-·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78447
1. the things
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. R-····ANP
7. the ‹things›
8. the ‹things›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78448
1. and
2. But and
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78450
1. they fell
2. fell
3. 40980
5. piptō
6. V-IAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ fell
8. ˱they˲ fell
9. -
10. Y33; R78381; R78390; R78433; Person=Judas
11. 78451
1. on the ground
2. ground
3. 54760
5. χamai
6. D-·······
7. on_the_ground
8. on_the_ground
9. -
10. Y33
11. 78452

18:6 TD: It’s not clear from the original if they fell over backwards, or if they stepped back and then fell forward (either voluntarily or involuntarily) onto their knees.

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.