YHN 9:34 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. Ἀπεκρίθησαν
2. apokrinō
3. They answered
4. -
5. 6110
6. VIAP3··P
7. ˱they˲ answered
8. ˱they˲ answered
9. S
10. Y33
11. 71542
1. αὐτῷ
2. autos
3. -
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3DMS
7. ˱to˲ him
8. ˱to˲ him
9. -
10. -
11. 71543
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71544
1. εἶπαν
2. legō
3. said
4. -
5. 30040
6. VIAA3··P
7. said
8. said
9. -
10. Y33; R71307
11. 71545
1. αὐτῷ
2. autos
3. to him
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3DMS
7. ˱to˲ him
8. ˱to˲ him
9. -
10. Y33; R71469
11. 71546
1. ἐν
2. en
3. in
4. -
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71547
1. ἁμαρτίαις
2. hamartia
3. sins
4. -
5. 2660
6. N····DFP
7. sins
8. sins
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71548
1. ἁμαρτίᾳ
2. hamartia
3. -
4. -
5. 2660
6. N····DFS
7. sin
8. sin
9. -
10. -
11. 71549
1. Σύ
2. su
3. You
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2N·S
7. you
8. you
9. D
10. Y33
11. 71550
1. ἐγεννήθης
2. gennaō
3. were born
4. -
5. 10800
6. VIAP2··S
7. ˓were˒ born
8. ˓were˒ born
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71551
1. ἐγενήθης
2. ginomai
3. -
4. -
5. 10960
6. VIAP2··S
7. ˓were˒ become
8. ˓were˒ become
9. -
10. -
11. 71552
1. ὁ
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. -
11. 71553
1. λόγος
2. logos
3. -
4. -
5. 30560
6. N····NMS
7. matter
8. matter
9. -
10. -
11. 71554
1. ὅλος
2. holos
3. entirely
4. -
5. 36500
6. S····NMS
7. entirely
8. entirely
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71555
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71556
1. σύ
2. su
3. you
4. -
5. 47710
6. R···2N·S
7. you
8. you
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71557
1. διδάσκεις
2. didaskō
3. are teaching
4. teach
5. 13210
6. VIPA2··S
7. ˓are˒ teaching
8. ˓are˒ teaching
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71558
1. ἡμάς
2. egō
3. us
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1A·P
7. us
8. us
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71559
1. Καί
2. kai
3. And
4. and Then
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y33
11. 71560
1. ἐξέβαλον
2. ekballō
3. they throw out
4. thrown
5. 15440
6. VIAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ throw_out
8. ˱they˲ cast_out
9. -
10. Y33; R71307
11. 71561
1. αὐτόν
2. autos
3. him
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3AMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71562
1. ἔξω
2. exō
3. out
4. -
5. 18540
6. D·······
7. out
8. out
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71563

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:13–34: The Pharisees investigated the blind man’s healing

This section tells that Jesus healed the blind man on the Jewish rest day, the Sabbath. The Pharisees thought that healing people was work and so they did not allow it on the Sabbath.

They questioned the man about how he received his sight. They refused to believe that he was born blind and called his parents to come to identify him. Then they told the man that Jesus must be a sinner because he had worked on the rest day. But the man said that Jesus must be a prophet of God. The Pharisees were so angry at this that they forced him to leave.

Here are some other examples for a heading for this section:

The Pharisees questioned the man born blind

The Pharisees believed that Jesus was a sinner because he healed on a Sabbath

The investigation of the healing

Paragraph 9:24–34

The Pharisees tried to frighten the man that Jesus had healed so that he would agree with them. They wanted him to say that he did not believe that Jesus was from God. But the man continued to defend Jesus. He also challenged them about why they did not see that God was working when Jesus healed him.

9:34a

They replied, “You were born in utter sin,

They replied, “You^(sing) were born full of sin;
They replied, “You^(sing) have been extremely sinful from the day you were born.

They replied: In some languages it may be natural to make the reference of one or both the pronouns explicit. For example:

The Jewish/religious leaders replied to him

You were born in utter sin: In this clause, the religious leaders insulted the man. They indicated that they thought that the man had been a great sinner at the time he was born. It is also implied that he was still such a sinner. See the disciples’ question in 9:2 and the note there.

Here are other ways to translate this clause:

You have been a sinner since the day you were born! (CEV)

You were born full of sin! (NCV)

You were born a total sinner! (NLT)

You have been nothing but a sinner from the day you were born!

9:34b

and you are instructing us?”

how dare you^(sing) teach us^(excl)!”
You^(sing) should not think that you can be our^(excl) teacher!”

and you are instructing us?: This is a rhetorical question. The Jewish leaders used it to rebuke the man. They rebuked him for telling them what they should believe. There are two ways to translate this rebuke:

Use a rhetorical question. For example:
Do you think you can teach us anything? (CEV)
Use a statement or exclamation. For example:
You^(sing) should not try to teach us^(excl) anything!
how dare you lecture us! (NIV)

Translate this rebuke in a way that is natural in your language. The contrast between the blind man (you) and the Jewish leaders (us) should be clear. The leaders were proud and did not think that a sinful man could teach them anything. And they thought that the man whom Jesus healed was a sinful man.

9:34c

And they threw him out.

And they threw him out. (NCV)
So they sent him out.

And: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as And here introduces what the religious leaders did after rebuking the man that Jesus healed. Here are other ways to translate this conjunction:

Then (REB)

So (NET)

they threw him out: It is not clear what this clause indicates. It could indicate that the Jewish leaders threw the man out of the building. Or it could indicate that they banned him from the synagogue. Verse 9:22b talks about banning people from the synagogue if they believed that Jesus was the Messiah, but a different verb is used here. Nearly all English translations translate this clause literally and keep the meaning ambiguous. It is recommended that you do the same. For example:

So they put him out. (NASB)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

ἐν ἁμαρτίαις σὺ ἐγεννήθης ὅλος, καὶ σὺ διδάσκεις ἡμᾶς

in sins (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀπεκρίθησαν καί εἶπαν αὐτῷ ἐν ἁμαρτίαις Σύ ἐγεννήθης ὅλος καί σύ διδάσκεις ἡμάς Καί ἐξέβαλον αὐτόν ἔξω)

The Jewish leaders are using a question to emphasize their belief that this man was not qualified to question their opinion. 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: [You were completely born in sins, and you are not qualified to teach us!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐν ἁμαρτίαις σὺ ἐγεννήθης ὅλος

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Your mother bore you completely in sins]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν ἁμαρτίαις σὺ ἐγεννήθης ὅλος

The Jewish leaders mention the formerly blind man being born in sins to imply that the sins of his parents had caused his blindness. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [You were born blind completely because of your parents’ sins]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐξέβαλον αὐτὸν ἔξω

˱they˲_cast_out (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀπεκρίθησαν καί εἶπαν αὐτῷ ἐν ἁμαρτίαις Σύ ἐγεννήθης ὅλος καί σύ διδάσκεις ἡμάς Καί ἐξέβαλον αὐτόν ἔξω)

John uses threw him out to refer to him no longer being allowed to go into the synagogue and no longer belonging to the group of people who attend services at the synagogue. When people were thrown out of the synagogue, they were shunned by their local community. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [he was forbidden to enter the synagogue] or [he was forbidden to belong to the synagogue community]

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. They answered
2. -
3. 6110
4. S
5. apokrinō
6. V-IAP3··P
7. ˱they˲ answered
8. ˱they˲ answered
9. S
10. Y33
11. 71542
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71544
1. said
2. -
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-IAA3··P
7. said
8. said
9. -
10. Y33; R71307
11. 71545
1. to him
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3DMS
7. ˱to˲ him
8. ˱to˲ him
9. -
10. Y33; R71469
11. 71546
1. You
2. -
3. 47710
4. D
5. su
6. R-···2N·S
7. you
8. you
9. D
10. Y33
11. 71550
1. were born
2. -
3. 10800
5. gennaō
6. V-IAP2··S
7. ˓were˒ born
8. ˓were˒ born
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71551
1. entirely
2. -
3. 36500
5. holos
6. S-····NMS
7. entirely
8. entirely
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71555
1. in
2. -
3. 17220
5. en
6. P-·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71547
1. sins
2. -
3. 2660
5. hamartia
6. N-····DFP
7. sins
8. sins
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71548
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71556
1. you
2. -
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2N·S
7. you
8. you
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71557
1. are teaching
2. teach
3. 13210
5. didaskō
6. V-IPA2··S
7. ˓are˒ teaching
8. ˓are˒ teaching
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71558
1. us
2. -
3. 14730
5. egō
6. R-···1A·P
7. us
8. us
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71559
1. And
2. and Then
3. 25320
4. S
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y33
11. 71560
1. they throw out
2. thrown
3. 15440
5. ekballō
6. V-IAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ throw_out
8. ˱they˲ cast_out
9. -
10. Y33; R71307
11. 71561
1. him
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3AMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71562
1. out
2. -
3. 18540
5. exō
6. D-·······
7. out
8. out
9. -
10. Y33
11. 71563

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.