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OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 3:9

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SR Greek word order

    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. ἀπεκρίθη
    2. apokrinō
    3. answered
    4. -
    5. 6110
    6. VIAP3··S
    7. answered
    8. answered
    9. -
    10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
    11. 64034
    1. Νικόδημος
    2. nikodēmos
    3. Nikodaʸmos
    4. -
    5. 35300
    6. N····NMS
    7. Nikodaʸmos
    8. Nicodemus
    9. S
    10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus; F64037; F64048; F64058; F64077; F64083; F64086; F64091; F64094
    11. 64035
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
    11. 64036
    1. εἶπεν
    2. legō
    3. said
    4. -
    5. 30040
    6. VIAA3··S
    7. said
    8. said
    9. -
    10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus; R64035
    11. 64037
    1. αὐτῷ
    2. autos
    3. to him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3DMS
    7. ˱to˲ him
    8. ˱to˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus; R63950
    11. 64038
    1. Πῶς
    2. pōs
    3. How
    4. -
    5. 44590
    6. D·······
    7. how
    8. how
    9. D
    10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
    11. 64039
    1. δύναται
    2. dunamai
    3. is able
    4. -
    5. 14100
    6. VIPM3··S
    7. ˓is˒ able
    8. ˓is˒ able
    9. -
    10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
    11. 64040
    1. ταῦτα
    2. houtos
    3. these things
    4. -
    5. 37780
    6. R····NNP
    7. these ‹things›
    8. these ‹things›
    9. -
    10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
    11. 64041
    1. γενέσθαι
    2. ginomai
    3. to become
    4. -
    5. 10960
    6. VNAM····
    7. ˓to˒ become
    8. ˓to˒ become
    9. -
    10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
    11. 64042

OET (OET-LV) Nikodaʸmos answered and said to_him:
How is_ these things _able to_become?

OET (OET-RV) Nicodemus replied, “How can all that even happen?”

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:1–21: A Pharisee named Nicodemus questioned Jesus

This section tells about how a Pharisee called Nicodemus went to visit Jesus. Jesus told Nicodemus that all people need God to change them. Nicodemus could be sure that Jesus was speaking the truth because Jesus came from God.

Here are some other possible section headings:

Jesus told a Pharisee that he needed to change

Everyone must be born again

All people need God to give them a new birth/life

Paragraph 3:9–15

In this paragraph, in verse 10, Jesus began to talk about his authority. He claimed that he had the right to teach about God because he had come from God. In ancient Greek, quotation marks were not used, so it is not always easy to tell where a quotation ends. Different translations end Jesus’ speech at different points. Here are the possibilities:

  1. Jesus’ own words end at the end of 3:21. (NASB, NRSV, ESV, NIV84, REB, NJB, NLT, NCV)

  2. Jesus’ own words end at the end of 3:15. (RSV, NET, GW, NIV11)

  3. Jesus’ own words end at the end of 3:13. (GNT)

It is not clear where the KJV and CEV end the quotation. It is recommended that you follow most English translations and end Jesus’ speech at the end of verse 21.

3:9

“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

How can this be?: Nicodemus was confused. He did not understand Jesus’ statement about being born of the Spirit. He used his question as a request. Nicodemus wanted Jesus to explain what he had said: How can someone be born again, born of the Spirit? Here are other ways to translate this question:

How can this happen? (NCV)

How are these things possible? (NLT)

Nicodemus asked: Because this verse begins a new paragraph, it may be helpful to say explicitly that it was Jesus that Nicodemus was talking to. For example:

Nicodemus said to Jesus

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

πῶς δύναται ταῦτα γενέσθαι?

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀπεκρίθη Νικόδημος καί εἶπεν αὐτῷ Πῶς δύναται ταῦτα γενέσθαι)

This question could be: (1) a genuine question that shows that Nicodemus is confused. Alternate translation: [How are these things possible] (2) a rhetorical question Nicodemus uses to add emphasis to the statement. Alternate translation: [These things cannot be!] or [These things are impossible!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ταῦτα

these_‹things›

Here, these things refers to all that Jesus had spoken in [3:3–8](../03/03.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [these things you have just told me]

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. Nikodaʸmos
    2. -
    3. 35300
    4. S
    5. nikodēmos
    6. N-····NMS
    7. Nikodaʸmos
    8. Nicodemus
    9. S
    10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus; F64037; F64048; F64058; F64077; F64083; F64086; F64091; F64094
    11. 64035
    1. answered
    2. -
    3. 6110
    5. apokrinō
    6. V-IAP3··S
    7. answered
    8. answered
    9. -
    10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
    11. 64034
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
    11. 64036
    1. said
    2. -
    3. 30040
    5. legō
    6. V-IAA3··S
    7. said
    8. said
    9. -
    10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus; R64035
    11. 64037
    1. to him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3DMS
    7. ˱to˲ him
    8. ˱to˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus; R63950
    11. 64038
    1. How
    2. -
    3. 44590
    4. D
    5. pōs
    6. D-·······
    7. how
    8. how
    9. D
    10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
    11. 64039
    1. is
    2. -
    3. 14100
    5. dunamai
    6. V-IPM3··S
    7. ˓is˒ able
    8. ˓is˒ able
    9. -
    10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
    11. 64040
    1. these things
    2. -
    3. 37780
    5. houtos
    6. R-····NNP
    7. these ‹things›
    8. these ‹things›
    9. -
    10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
    11. 64041
    1. able
    2. -
    3. 14100
    5. dunamai
    6. V-IPM3··S
    7. ˓is˒ able
    8. ˓is˒ able
    9. -
    10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
    11. 64040
    1. to become
    2. -
    3. 10960
    5. ginomai
    6. V-NAM····
    7. ˓to˒ become
    8. ˓to˒ become
    9. -
    10. Y30; TJesus_and_Nicodemus
    11. 64042

OET (OET-LV) Nikodaʸmos answered and said to_him:
How is_ these things _able to_become?

OET (OET-RV) Nicodemus replied, “How can all that even happen?”

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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