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OET interlinear LUKE 1:8

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

    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. ἐγένετο
    2. ginomai
    3. it became
    4. -
    5. 10960
    6. VIAM3··S
    7. ˱it˲ became
    8. ˱it˲ became
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37379
    1. Δέ
    2. de
    3. And
    4. -
    5. 11610
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. PS
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37380
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37381
    1. τῷ
    2. ho
    3. the time
    4. time
    5. 35880
    6. R····DNS
    7. the ‹time›
    8. the ‹time›
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37382
    1. ἱερατεύειν
    2. ierateuō
    3. to be ministering
    4. -
    5. 24070
    6. VNPA····
    7. ˓to_be˒ ministering
    8. ˓to_be˒ ministering
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37383
    1. αὐτόν
    2. autos
    3. him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3AMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37384
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37385
    1. τῇ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37386
    1. τάξει
    2. taxis
    3. order
    4. -
    5. 50100
    6. N····DFS
    7. order
    8. order
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37387
    1. τῆς
    2. ho
    3. of the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37388
    1. ἐφημερίας
    2. efēmeria
    3. division
    4. division
    5. 21830
    6. N····GFS
    7. division
    8. division
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37389
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. autos
    3. of him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted; R37319
    11. 37390
    1. ἐναντίον
    2. enantion
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 17260
    6. P·······
    7. before
    8. before
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 37391
    1. ἔναντι
    2. enanti
    3. before
    4. -
    5. 17250
    6. P·······
    7. before
    8. before
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37392
    1. τοῦ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GMS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37393
    1. Θεοῦ
    2. theos
    3. god
    4. God
    5. 23160
    6. N····GMS
    7. god
    8. God
    9. GN
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted; Person=God
    11. 37394

OET (OET-LV) And it_became in the time him to_be_ministering, before the god in the order of_the division of_him,

OET (OET-RV) One time as he was taking his rostered turn to serve God along with his division,

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:5–25: An angel said that John the Baptizer would be born

An angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah while he was working in the temple as a priest. The angel told him that his wife Elizabeth would become pregnant and have a baby, and that he must name him John. Zechariah and Elizabeth were old, and Elizabeth was not able to have children. So Zechariah did not believe the angel. Because he did not believe that what the angel said would happen, the angel made him unable to speak. But later, Elizabeth became pregnant.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it. Some other possible headings for this section are:

The Birth of John the Baptist is Announced (GNT)

The angel Gabriel predicts the birth of John the Baptizer

The angel Gabriel announces/prophesies to Zechariah that his wife will have a son

Paragraph 1:8–10

This paragraph gives background information for the events in 1:11–20. These events happened in the temple of God in Jerusalem. The temple had several courtyards. The ordinary people remained in the courtyards while the priests went into the temple building to offer incense and other sacrifices. It may be helpful to have a picture of the temple and the temple courtyards here in your translation.

1:8a

One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty

One day: The Greek word that the BSB translates as One day is literally “it happened.” Here it introduces a background event that led to the events in 1:11–20. Begin this paragraph in a natural way in your language. Some ways to do this in English are:

Once (NIV)

Now it happened that (NASB)

while Zechariah’s division was on duty: The group of priests to which Zechariah belonged served in the temple for two periods each year. During each period they served for one week. The following incident happened during one of these weeks.

Zechariah’s division: The term Zechariah’s division refers to the group of priests to which Zechariah belonged. It does not mean that Zechariah was the leader of this group. Another way to translate this is:

the division that Zechariah belonged to

Because Zechariah’s division was already described in 1:5c as “the division of Abijah,” it may be helpful in some languages to say that here. For example:

when the division of Abijah that Zechariah belonged to was on duty

The word division here is the same word as in 1:5c.

on duty: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as on duty means “taking its turn.” It was the turn of Zechariah’s division of priests to work in the temple. You may need to make it explicit that Zechariah was on duty in the temple.

1:8b

and he was serving as priest before God,

and he was serving as priest: The Greek word that the BSB translates as serving as priest means that Zechariah was doing the work that he was supposed to do because he was a priest. He was fulfilling his responsibility as a priest. Other ways to say this are:

he was serving God as a priest (CEV)

Zechariah was doing his work as a priest (GNT)

before God: The phrase before God indicates that Zechariah was working “in the presence of God.” He was working at the temple, and the Jews believed that God was present in a special way in the temple.

Some other ways to express the meaning are:

he was serving God as a priest (CEV)

Zechariah was serving God in the Temple (NLT)

As he served in God’s presence (GW)

General Comment on 1:8a–b

In some languages, it may be more natural to reverse the order of 1:8a and 1:8b. For example:

One day 8bZechariah was serving as a priest before God, because 8ahis group was on duty. (NCV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

ἐγένετο δὲ

˱it˲_became (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγένετο Δέ ἐν τῷ ἱερατεύειν αὐτόν ἐν τῇ τάξει τῆς ἐφημερίας αὐτοῦ ἔναντι τοῦ Θεοῦ)

This phrase marks a shift from the background information that Luke has been providing about the participants to the first event in their story. If your language has a similar expression that it uses to introduce an event, you could use it here in your translation.

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ἐν τῷ ἱερατεύειν αὐτὸν, ἐν τῇ τάξει τῆς ἐφημερίας αὐτοῦ

in the_‹time› ˓to_be˒_ministering in (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγένετο Δέ ἐν τῷ ἱερατεύειν αὐτόν ἐν τῇ τάξει τῆς ἐφημερίας αὐτοῦ ἔναντι τοῦ Θεοῦ)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the results that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [because it was his group’s turn, Zechariah was serving as a priest]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐν τῷ ἱερατεύειν αὐτὸν & ἔναντι τοῦ Θεοῦ

in the_‹time› ˓to_be˒_ministering in (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγένετο Δέ ἐν τῷ ἱερατεύειν αὐτόν ἐν τῇ τάξει τῆς ἐφημερίας αὐτοῦ ἔναντι τοῦ Θεοῦ)

The expression before God, that is, “in front of God,” means that Zechariah was offering his service as a priest in the presence of God. Alternate translation: [while Zechariah was serving God as a priest]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

ἐν τῷ ἱερατεύειν αὐτὸν

in the_‹time› ˓to_be˒_ministering in (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγένετο Δέ ἐν τῷ ἱερατεύειν αὐτόν ἐν τῇ τάξει τῆς ἐφημερίας αὐτοῦ ἔναντι τοῦ Θεοῦ)

The pronoun his refers to Zechariah. Alternate translation: [while Zechariah was serving as a priest]

Note 5 topic: writing-background

ἐν τῇ τάξει τῆς ἐφημερίας αὐτοῦ

in in the order ˱of˲_the division ˱of˲_him

This is background information that explains why Zechariah was serving as a priest at this time. Alternate translation: [because it was his group’s turn to serve]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

1:8-9 his order was on duty that week . . . he was chosen by lot: It was common in Old Testament times to cast lots (similar to throwing dice) to determine God’s will (1 Chr 26:13-16; Neh 11:1; Prov 16:33; Jon 1:7). There were twenty-four orders of priests (1 Chr 24:1-19) that took turns in the Temple, and lots were cast to determine which priest would serve in the sanctuary. There were a large number of priests, so this privilege might come only once in a priest’s lifetime. The angel appeared at the most sacred moment of Zechariah’s life.
• to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense:. Luke uses the word here translated sanctuary (Greek naos) for the Temple building, not the whole Temple grounds, which he calls hieron (Luke 2:27). The Temple building included the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place (see Heb 9:1-5). The priests burned incense twice a day in the Holy Place.

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. And
    2. -
    3. 11610
    4. PS
    5. de
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. PS
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37380
    1. it became
    2. -
    3. 10960
    5. ginomai
    6. V-IAM3··S
    7. ˱it˲ became
    8. ˱it˲ became
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37379
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37381
    1. the time
    2. time
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. R-····DNS
    7. the ‹time›
    8. the ‹time›
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37382
    1. him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3AMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37384
    1. to be ministering
    2. -
    3. 24070
    5. ierateuō
    6. V-NPA····
    7. ˓to_be˒ ministering
    8. ˓to_be˒ ministering
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37383
    1. before
    2. -
    3. 17250
    5. enanti
    6. P-·······
    7. before
    8. before
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37392
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GMS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37393
    1. god
    2. God
    3. 23160
    4. GN
    5. theos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. god
    8. God
    9. GN
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted; Person=God
    11. 37394
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37385
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37386
    1. order
    2. -
    3. 50100
    5. taxis
    6. N-····DFS
    7. order
    8. order
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37387
    1. of the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37388
    1. division
    2. division
    3. 21830
    5. efēmeria
    6. N-····GFS
    7. division
    8. division
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted
    11. 37389
    1. of him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y-5; TJohn's_birth_predicted; R37319
    11. 37390

OET (OET-LV) And it_became in the time him to_be_ministering, before the god in the order of_the division of_him,

OET (OET-RV) One time as he was taking his rostered turn to serve God along with his division,

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.

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