YHN 6:49 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. Οἱ
2. ho
3. The
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NMP
7. the
8. the
9. S
10. Y32
11. 67831
1. πατέρες
2. patēr
3. fathers
4. ancestors
5. 39620
6. N····NMP
7. fathers
8. fathers
9. -
10. Y32; F67845
11. 67832
1. ὑμῶν
2. su
3. of you all
4. Your
5. 47710
6. R···2G·P
7. ˱of˲ you_all
8. ˱of˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y32; R67677
11. 67833
1. ἔφαγον
2. esthiō
3. ate
4. ate
5. 20680
6. VIAA3··P
7. ate
8. ate
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67834
1. τόν
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. -
11. 67835
1. ἄρτον
2. artos
3. -
4. -
5. 7400
6. N····AMS
7. bread
8. bread
9. -
10. -
11. 67836
1. τό
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. -
11. 67837
1. μάννα
2. manna
3. -
4. -
5. 31310
6. N····ANS
7. manna
8. manna
9. -
10. -
11. 67838
1. ἐν
2. en
3. in
4. -
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67839
1. τῇ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····DFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67840
1. ἐρήμῳ
2. erēmos
3. wilderness
4. wilderness
5. 20480
6. S····DFS
7. wilderness
8. desert
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67841
1. τό
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67842
1. μάννα
2. manna
3. manna
4. manna
5. 31310
6. N····ANS
7. manna
8. manna
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67843
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. but
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67844
1. ἀπέθανον
2. apothnēskō
3. they died off
4. they
5. 5990
6. VIAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ died_off
8. ˱they˲ died_off
9. -
10. Y32; R67832
11. 67845

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:22–59: Jesus is the bread that gives life

In this section Jesus spoke in figurative language about how he himself is the source of eternal life. He called himself “the bread of life” and said that people must “eat” his flesh and “drink” his blood. These words caused a lot of argument.

Paragraph 6:43–51

In this paragraph Jesus answered those who criticized him. He told them that only God could cause them to have faith in him. If they believed on him, they would receive eternal life.

6:49a

Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness,

Your^(plur) ancestors ate manna in the desert,
Your^(plur) ancestors ate the manna bread while they walked around in the desert.

Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness: This clause refers back to 6:31 and the story in Exodus 16. It is the first part of a comparison that Jesus made between manna (material bread/food) and himself (true bread that gives spiritual life).

Your fathers: This phrase refers to those Israelites who lived at the same time as Moses.

manna: This word refers to a white substance that God provided for the Israelites to eat in the wilderness. It tasted like biscuits or crackers with honey and was used to make bread. See the note on 6:31a.

Bible translations usually transliterate (copy the sounds of) the word manna. You may also want to include some description. For example:

food called manna

manna, the food that God provided

6:49b

yet they died.

but they died.
They died anyway.

yet: Translating this Greek conjunction literally as “and” may imply that the Israelites died because they ate the manna, which is not true. Here are some ways to avoid that implication:

but they died (GNT)

and they still died

they died: This clause indicates that even though their ancestors ate manna, bread from heaven, they still died. In contrast, if people receive him, they will not die spiritually.

The people that ate the manna did not die instantly. They died over a period of many years. For example:

and later they died (CEV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν ἔφαγον ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τό μάννα καί ἀπέθανον)

Jesus uses fathers to refer to ancestors. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Your forefathers] or [Your ancestors]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἔφαγον ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τὸ μάννα

ate in the desert (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν ἔφαγον ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τό μάννα καί ἀπέθανον)

See how you translated this expression in verse [31](../06/31.md).

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. The
2. -
3. 35880
4. S
5. ho
6. E-····NMP
7. the
8. the
9. S
10. Y32
11. 67831
1. fathers
2. ancestors
3. 39620
5. patēr
6. N-····NMP
7. fathers
8. fathers
9. -
10. Y32; F67845
11. 67832
1. of you all
2. Your
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2G·P
7. ˱of˲ you_all
8. ˱of˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y32; R67677
11. 67833
1. ate
2. ate
3. 20680
5. esthiō
6. V-IAA3··P
7. ate
8. ate
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67834
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67842
1. manna
2. manna
3. 31310
5. manna
6. N-····ANS
7. manna
8. manna
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67843
1. in
2. -
3. 17220
5. en
6. P-·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67839
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····DFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67840
1. wilderness
2. wilderness
3. 20480
5. erēmos
6. S-····DFS
7. wilderness
8. desert
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67841
1. and
2. but
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y32
11. 67844
1. they died off
2. they
3. 5990
5. apothnēskō
6. V-IAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ died_off
8. ˱they˲ died_off
9. -
10. Y32; R67832
11. 67845

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) 6:49

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

Section 6:22–59: Jesus is the bread that gives life

Paragraph 6:43–51

6:49a

6:49b

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