John 6:4 — Greek interlinear

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strong's
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. ἦν
2. εἰμί
3. was
4. was
5. G1510 ↗
6. V-IIA3··S
7. was
8. was
9. -
10. Y32
11. 66817
1. ἐγγύς
2. ἐγγύς
3. -
4. -
5. G1451 ↗
6. D-·······
7. near
8. near
9. -
10. -
11. 66818
1. Δέ
2. δέ
3. And
4. -
5. G1161 ↗
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y32
11. 66819
1. ἐγγύς
2. ἐγγύς
3. near
4. close
5. G1451 ↗
6. D-·······
7. near
8. near
9. -
10. Y32
11. 66820
1. ἦν
2. εἰμί
3. -
4. -
5. G1510 ↗
6. V-IIA3··S
7. was
8. was
9. -
10. -
11. 66821
1. τό
2. ὁ
3. the
4. -
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····NNS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 66822
1. Πάσχα
2. Πάσχα
3. passover feast
4. Passover
5. G3957 ↗
6. N-····NNS
7. passover_\add feast\add*
8. Passover
9. U
10. Y32
11. 66823
1. ἡ
2. ὁ
3. the
4. the
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····NFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 66824
1. ἑορτή
2. ἑορτή
3. feast
4. Festival
5. G1859 ↗
6. N-····NFS
7. feast
8. feast
9. -
10. Y32
11. 66825
1. τῶν
2. ὁ
3. of the
4. of
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····GMP
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 66826
1. Ἰουδαίων
2. Ἰουδαῖος
3. Youdaiōns
4. Jewish
5. G2453 ↗
6. S-····GMP
7. Youdaiōns
8. Jews
9. U
10. Y32
11. 66827

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:1–15: Jesus fed over 5000 people in the wilderness

In this section Jesus did a great miracle. He fed thousands of people with just a small amount of food. He showed that he could create material substances, just as God did when he created the world. He also showed that he cared about people’s hunger and could provide food for them. See also Matthew 15:32–39.

Here are other possible titles for this section:

Jesus provided food for a big crowd

Jesus did a miracle to increase some bread and fish

Paragraph 6:1–4

This paragraph gives the setting for the miraculous feeding of many people. It tells approximately where Jesus was and when this took place.

6:4

Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.

It was almost time for the Jewish feast called Passover.
It was the time of year when the Jews would soon celebrate the feast called Death-Passed-Over-Us.

Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near: This sentence is parenthetical information. You may want to put it in parentheses. For example:

(Now the Jewish feast of the Passover was near.) (NET)

The Passover is the name of a Jewish festival that took place once a year. The term Passover refers to the time in Exodus 12 when God passed over the houses of the Hebrews (later called Jews). The firstborn children of the Egyptians were killed that night, but he did not harm anyone in the Hebrews’ houses. He passed over their houses when he saw the blood of a lamb on the doorposts (boards around the door).

This is the second Passover mentioned in the Gospel of John. The first is mentioned in 2:13a, 23. See the note there, and the suggested footnote. Use the same term for Passover here and there.

Here are other ways to translate this clause:

It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration. (NLT)

It was almost the time for the Jewish Passover Feast. (NCV)

Now: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Now is not a time word. In this context it introduces background information. Introduce the background, parenthetical information in a way that is natural in your language.

the Jewish Feast of the Passover: This phrase indicates that the Passover was a feast celebrated by the Jewish people.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

ἦν δὲ ἐγγὺς τὸ Πάσχα, ἡ ἑορτὴ τῶν Ἰουδαίων

was (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἦν Δέ ἐγγύς τό Πάσχα ἡ ἑορτή τῶν Ἰουδαίων)

In this verse John briefly stops telling about the events in the story in order to give background information about when the events happened. Use the natural form in your language for expressing background information. Alternate translation: [This event took place near the time of the Passover, the festival of the Jews]

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

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strong's
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. And
2. -
3. G1161 ↗
4. Δέ
5. δέ
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y32
11. 66819
1. the
2. -
3. G3588 ↗
4. τό
5. ὁ
6. E-····NNS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 66822
1. passover feast
2. Passover
3. G3957 ↗
4. Πάσχα
5. Πάσχα
6. N-····NNS
7. passover_\add feast\add*
8. Passover
9. U
10. Y32
11. 66823
1. was
2. was
3. G1510 ↗
4. ἦν
5. εἰμί
6. V-IIA3··S
7. was
8. was
9. -
10. Y32
11. 66817
1. near
2. close
3. G1451 ↗
4. ἐγγύς
5. ἐγγύς
6. D-·······
7. near
8. near
9. -
10. Y32
11. 66820
1. the
2. the
3. G3588 ↗
4. ἡ
5. ὁ
6. E-····NFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 66824
1. feast
2. Festival
3. G1859 ↗
4. ἑορτή
5. ἑορτή
6. N-····NFS
7. feast
8. feast
9. -
10. Y32
11. 66825
1. of the
2. of
3. G3588 ↗
4. τῶν
5. ὁ
6. E-····GMP
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 66826
1. Youdaiōns
2. Jewish
3. G2453 ↗
4. Ἰουδαίων
5. Ἰουδαῖος
6. S-····GMP
7. Youdaiōns
8. Jews
9. U
10. Y32
11. 66827

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.

OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 6:4

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

Section 6:1–15: Jesus fed over 5000 people in the wilderness

Paragraph 6:1–4

6:4

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