YHN 8:43 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. διά
2. dia
3. for/because reason
4. reason
5. 12230
6. P·······
7. for_reason
8. for_reason
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70457
1. Τί
2. ti
3. Why
4. -
5. 50845
6. D·······
7. why
8. why
9. S
10. Y33
11. 70458
1. τήν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AFS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70459
1. ἀλήθειαν
2. alētheia
3. -
4. -
5. 2250
6. N····AFS
7. truth
8. truth
9. -
10. -
11. 70460
1. λαλιάν
2. lalia
3. speech
4. -
5. 29810
6. N····AFS
7. speech
8. speech
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70461
1. τήν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AFS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70462
1. ἐμήν
2. emos
3. my
4. -
5. 16990
6. E···1AFS
7. my
8. my
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70463
1. οὒ
2. ou
3. not
4. -
5. 37560
6. D·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70464
1. γινώσκετε
2. ginōskō
3. you all are knowing
4. -
5. 10970
6. VIPA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ knowing
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ knowing
9. -
10. Y33; R70192
11. 70465
1. Ὅτι
2. hoti
3. Because
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. because
8. because
9. S
10. Y33
11. 70466
1. οὒ
2. ou
3. not
4. -
5. 37560
6. D·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70467
1. δύνασθε
2. dunamai
3. you all are being able
4. -
5. 14100
6. VIPM2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ being_able
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ being_able
9. -
10. Y33; R70192
11. 70468
1. ἀκούειν
2. akouō
3. to be hearing
4. -
5. 1910
6. VNPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ hearing
8. ˓to_be˒ hearing
9. -
10. Y33; R70192
11. 70469
1. τόν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70470
1. λόγον
2. logos
3. message
4. message
5. 30560
6. N····AMS
7. message
8. word
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70471
1. τόν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70472
1. ἐμόν
2. emos
3. my
4. -
5. 16990
6. E···1AMS
7. my
8. my
9. -
10. Y33; R70421; Person=Jesus
11. 70473

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 8:39–59: Abraham saw Jesus

In this section Jesus continued to speak to those who did not believe in him. Although they said that they were Abraham’s children and that God was their Father, they did not do what those people would. They did not accept Jesus’ teaching and wanted to kill him. So he said that their real father was the devil, who was a murderer and a liar.

They replied that he was a Samaritan and had a demon. Jesus denied that and said that if they accepted what he said, they would never die. They said that Abraham died and asked if he was greater than him. Jesus replied that he knew Abraham and existed before him. Then they wanted to throw stones at Jesus, but he hid.

Here are some other possible section headings:

Those who rejected Jesus had the devil for a father

Jesus existed before Abraham

Paragraph 8:42–47

Jesus said that he came from God and spoke the truth. His opponents were from the devil, who was a murderer and a liar. The fact that they did not accept Jesus proved that they were not from God.

8:43a

Why do you not understand what I am saying?

Why is it that you^(plur) do not understand me?
You^(plur) do not understand what I am telling you

Why do you not understand what I am saying?: This is a rhetorical question. It is used as a rebuke. Jesus rebuked the religious leaders because they did not understand what he said. There are two ways to translate this rebuke:

Use a rhetorical question. For example:
Why is my language not clear to you? (NIV)
Use a statement: For example:
You don’t understand what I say. (NCV)

Translate this rebuke in a way that is natural in your language. For example:

Why can’t you understand what I am talking about? (CEV)

what I am saying: This phrase refers to the words that Jesus used, while “My message” in 8:43b refers to the meaning or message or content of what he said. Jesus said that they could not even understand the words that he spoke because they rejected his message. For example:

Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to listen to my message. (GNT)

8:43b

It is because you are unable to accept My message.

It is because you^(plur) are unable to receive my message.
because you^(plur) do not want to hear my teaching.

It is because: This phrase introduces the reason that the listeners could not understand what Jesus said.

you are unable to accept My message: The Greek words that the BSB translates as you are unable to accept are more literally “you are unable to hear.” In this context this seems to mean that the people were not morally able to truly hear Jesus’ message. They were not deaf physically, but they were deaf spiritually. They could not really hear his message because they refused to truly listen. For example:

you cannot bear to listen to my message (GNT)

you are unable/unwilling to listen to my word

you refuse to listen to my message

In some languages it may be possible to use the metaphor of being deaf. If you do this, check carefully that your readers will understand that this refers to being spiritually or morally deaf, not to being physically disabled. For example:

you are deaf with regard to my word

you are totally/quite deaf as far as my message is concerned

My message: This phrase refers to the content or message of Jesus’ words.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

διὰ τί τὴν λαλιὰν τὴν ἐμὴν οὐ γινώσκετε?

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: διά Τί τήν λαλιάν τήν ἐμήν οὒ γινώσκετε Ὅτι οὒ δύνασθε ἀκούειν τόν λόγον τόν ἐμόν)

Jesus is using a rhetorical question here to emphasize the truth of what he is saying. If you would not use a rhetorical question for this purpose in your language, you could translate his words as a statement or an exclamation and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [I will tell you why you do not understand what I say!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οὐ δύνασθε ἀκούειν τὸν λόγον τὸν ἐμόν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: διά Τί τήν λαλιάν τήν ἐμήν οὒ γινώσκετε Ὅτι οὒ δύνασθε ἀκούειν τόν λόγον τόν ἐμόν)

Here, hear means to listen to something with the intent to heed it and respond appropriately. It does not mean simply to hear what someone says. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you are not able to heed my words]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὸν λόγον τὸν ἐμόν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: διά Τί τήν λαλιάν τήν ἐμήν οὒ γινώσκετε Ὅτι οὒ δύνασθε ἀκούειν τόν λόγον τόν ἐμόν)

Jesus uses words to refer to his teachings. See how you translated this phrase in [5:47](../05/47.md). Alternate translation: [my teachings.]

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. for/because
2. reason
3. 12230
5. dia
6. P-·······
7. for_reason
8. for_reason
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70457
1. Why
2. -
3. 50845
4. S
5. ti
6. D-·······
7. why
8. why
9. S
10. Y33
11. 70458
1. reason
2. reason
3. 12230
5. dia
6. P-·······
7. for_reason
8. for_reason
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70457
1. you all are
2. -
3. 10970
5. ginōskō
6. V-IPA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ knowing
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ knowing
9. -
10. Y33; R70192
11. 70465
1. not
2. -
3. 37560
5. ou
6. D-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70464
1. knowing
2. -
3. 10970
5. ginōskō
6. V-IPA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ knowing
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ knowing
9. -
10. Y33; R70192
11. 70465
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AFS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70462
1. my
2. -
3. 16990
5. emos
6. E-···1AFS
7. my
8. my
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70463
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AFS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70459
1. speech
2. -
3. 29810
5. lalia
6. N-····AFS
7. speech
8. speech
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70461
1. Because
2. -
3. 37540
4. S
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. because
8. because
9. S
10. Y33
11. 70466
1. you all are
2. -
3. 14100
5. dunamai
6. V-IPM2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ being_able
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ being_able
9. -
10. Y33; R70192
11. 70468
1. not
2. -
3. 37560
5. ou
6. D-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70467
1. being able
2. -
3. 14100
5. dunamai
6. V-IPM2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ being_able
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ being_able
9. -
10. Y33; R70192
11. 70468
1. to be hearing
2. -
3. 1910
5. akouō
6. V-NPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ hearing
8. ˓to_be˒ hearing
9. -
10. Y33; R70192
11. 70469
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70472
1. my
2. -
3. 16990
5. emos
6. E-···1AMS
7. my
8. my
9. -
10. Y33; R70421; Person=Jesus
11. 70473
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AMS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70470
1. message
2. message
3. 30560
5. logos
6. N-····AMS
7. message
8. word
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70471

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) 8:43

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

Section 8:39–59: Abraham saw Jesus

Paragraph 8:42–47

8:43a

8:43b

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