YHN 8:56 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. Ἀβραάμ
2. abraam
3. Abraʼam
4. -
5. 110
6. N····NMS
7. Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām)
8. Abraham
9. US
10. Person=Abraham; Y33; F70773; F70779; F70782
11. 70767
1. ὁ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70768
1. πατήρ
2. patēr
3. father
4. -
5. 39620
6. N····NMS
7. father
8. father
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70769
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. Y33; R70653
11. 70770
1. ἠγαλλιάσατο
2. agalliaō
3. exulted
4. -
5. 210
6. VIAM3··S
7. exulted
8. exulted
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70771
1. ἵνα
2. hina
3. that
4. -
5. 24430
6. C·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70772
1. ἴδῃ
2. horaō
3. he may see
4. -
5. 37080
6. VSAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓may˒ see
8. ˱he˲ ˓may˒ see
9. -
10. Y33; R70767; Person=Abraham
11. 70773
1. τήν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AFS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70774
1. ἡμέραν
2. hēmera
3. day
4. -
5. 22500
6. N····AFS
7. day
8. day
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70775
1. τήν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AFS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70776
1. ἐμήν
2. emos
3. my
4. -
5. 16990
6. E···1AFS
7. my
8. my
9. -
10. Y33; R70708; Person=Jesus
11. 70777
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70778
1. εἶδεν
2. horaō
3. he saw it
4. -
5. 37080
6. VIAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ saw ‹it›
8. ˱he˲ saw ‹it›
9. -
10. Y33; R70767; Person=Abraham
11. 70779
1. ἴδῃ
2. horaō
3. -
4. -
5. 37080
6. VSAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓may˒ see ‹It›
8. ˱he˲ ˓may˒ see ‹It›
9. -
10. -
11. 70780
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70781
1. ἐχάρη
2. χairō
3. was elated
4. -
5. 54630
6. VIAP3··S
7. ˓was˒ elated
8. ˓was˒ elated
9. -
10. Y33; R70767; Person=Abraham
11. 70782

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 8:52–59

Jesus’ opponents were angry that he said that he was able to protect people from death. When Jesus then said that he had existed before Abraham, they became so angry that they tried to kill him.

8:56a

Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day.

Your^(plur) ancestor Abraham was happy at the thought of seeing the day/time when I would come;
Your^(plur) forefather Abraham was joyful/glad to think that he would see me come to earth.

Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day: Jesus referred to the fact that God had promised to send a Savior, the Messiah. Abraham believed God and trusted that the Messiah would come. This made him very happy. Jesus implied that he was the Messiah that Abraham expected. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day. (NIV)

Your ancestor Abraham was very glad to know/think that he would see me come.

As for your father, Abraham, his great joy was that he would see my coming. (JBP)

Your father Abraham: The BSB translates the Greek words literally as Your father Abraham. All the Jewish people were descended from Abraham. He lived about two thousand years before Christ. If you use footnotes, it would be good to write a footnote that indicates this. For example:

Abraham was the ancestor of all the Jewish people. He lived about two thousand years before Jesus Christ.

rejoiced: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as rejoiced is a strong word that means “was very happy, full of joy.” This verb is also used in 5:35b, and in Luke 1:47b, where Mary rejoices that she would become the mother of the Messiah. Use an expression that describes how people rejoice when they think about a future happy event, such as a wedding or a baby’s birth.

he would see My day: The phrase My day here means “the time when I come.” Abraham looked forward to seeing the Messiah when he came to earth. He expected God to send a Savior and he was happy because he thought that he would see that happen. For example:

he looked forward to my coming (NLT)

he would see me when I came

8:56b

He saw it and was glad.”

He saw that day/time and was very happy.”
He saw me come and was full of joy.”

He saw it and was glad: This clause indicates that Abraham did see the coming of Jesus, the Messiah. Probably it means that he saw it by faith, but Jesus did not explain this. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

He saw that day and was glad. (NCV)

he did see it and was happy/joyful

and was glad: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as was glad is a different verb than “rejoiced” in 8:56a. However, it has the same meaning in this context. In your translation, you may want to use a word that describes how people are happy after a good event. Abraham was happy because he saw Christ’s “day.”

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀβραάμ ὁ πατήρ ὑμῶν ἠγαλλιάσατο ἵνα ἴδῃ τήν ἡμέραν τήν ἐμήν καί εἶδεν καί ἐχάρη)

See how you translated this phrase in verse [39](../08/39.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἴδῃ & εἶδεν

˱he˲_˓may˒_see & ˱he˲_saw_‹it›

Jesus uses see to refer to experiencing or participating in something. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [he might experience … he experienced it]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὴν ἡμέραν τὴν ἐμήν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀβραάμ ὁ πατήρ ὑμῶν ἠγαλλιάσατο ἵνα ἴδῃ τήν ἡμέραν τήν ἐμήν καί εἶδεν καί ἐχάρη)

Jesus uses my day to refer to the time when Jesus came to earth. If this would be confusing in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my coming] or [the time when I would come to earth]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εἶδεν καὶ ἐχάρη

˱he˲_saw_‹it› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀβραάμ ὁ πατήρ ὑμῶν ἠγαλλιάσατο ἵνα ἴδῃ τήν ἡμέραν τήν ἐμήν καί εἶδεν καί ἐχάρη)

This phrase could mean: (1) Abraham literally saw a prophetic vision of Jesus coming to earth. Alternate translation: [he foresaw my coming through revelation from God and was glad] (2) when his son Isaac was born, Abraham metaphorically saw that God was beginning to fulfill the covenant that would culminate in Jesus coming to earth. Alternate translation: [he perceived my coming when God gave him a son, and he was glad]

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. Abraʼam
2. -
3. 110
4. US
5. abraam
6. N-····NMS
7. Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām)
8. Abraham
9. US
10. Person=Abraham; Y33; F70773; F70779; F70782
11. 70767
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····NMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70768
1. father
2. -
3. 39620
5. patēr
6. N-····NMS
7. father
8. father
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70769
1. of you all
2. Your
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2G·P
7. ˱of˲ you_all
8. ˱of˲ you_all
9. -
10. Y33; R70653
11. 70770
1. exulted
2. -
3. 210
5. agalliaō
6. V-IAM3··S
7. exulted
8. exulted
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70771
1. that
2. -
3. 24430
5. hina
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70772
1. he may see
2. -
3. 37080
5. horaō
6. V-SAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓may˒ see
8. ˱he˲ ˓may˒ see
9. -
10. Y33; R70767; Person=Abraham
11. 70773
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AFS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70776
1. my
2. -
3. 16990
5. emos
6. E-···1AFS
7. my
8. my
9. -
10. Y33; R70708; Person=Jesus
11. 70777
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AFS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70774
1. day
2. -
3. 22500
5. hēmera
6. N-····AFS
7. day
8. day
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70775
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70778
1. he saw it
2. -
3. 37080
5. horaō
6. V-IAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ saw ‹it›
8. ˱he˲ saw ‹it›
9. -
10. Y33; R70767; Person=Abraham
11. 70779
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 70781
1. was elated
2. -
3. 54630
5. χairō
6. V-IAP3··S
7. ˓was˒ elated
8. ˓was˒ elated
9. -
10. Y33; R70767; Person=Abraham
11. 70782

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) 8:56

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

Section 8:39–59: Abraham saw Jesus

Paragraph 8:52–59

8:56a

8:56b

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