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OET interlinear LUKE 2:2

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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. Αὕτη
    2. houtos
    3. (This
    4. -
    5. 37780
    6. E····NFS
    7. this
    8. this
    9. S
    10. TBirth_of_Jesus
    11. 38641
    1. αὐτήν
    2. autos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. E····AFS
    7. ˓the˒ same
    8. ˓the˒ same
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 38642
    1. ἐγένετο
    2. ginomai
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 10960
    6. VIAM3··S
    7. became
    8. became
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 38643
    1. ἡ
    2. ho
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NFS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 38644
    1. ἀπογραφή
    2. apografē
    3. registration
    4. -
    5. 5820
    6. N····NFS
    7. registration
    8. registration
    9. -
    10. TBirth_of_Jesus
    11. 38645
    1. ἀπογραφήν
    2. apografē
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 5820
    6. N····AFS
    7. registration
    8. registration
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 38646
    1. πρώτη
    2. prōtos
    3. first
    4. -
    5. 44130
    6. E····NFS
    7. first
    8. first
    9. -
    10. TBirth_of_Jesus
    11. 38647
    1. ἐγένετο
    2. ginomai
    3. became
    4. -
    5. 10960
    6. VIAM3··S
    7. became
    8. became
    9. -
    10. TBirth_of_Jesus
    11. 38648
    1. πρώτη
    2. prōtos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 44130
    6. E····NFS
    7. first
    8. first
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 38649
    1. ἡγεμονεύοντος
    2. hēgemoneuō
    3. when governing
    4. governor
    5. 22300
    6. VPPA·GMS
    7. ˱when˲ governing
    8. ˱when˲ governing
    9. -
    10. TBirth_of_Jesus
    11. 38650
    1. τῆς
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GFS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. TBirth_of_Jesus
    11. 38651
    1. Συρίας
    2. suria
    3. Suria/(ʼArām)
    4. Syria
    5. 49470
    6. N····GFS
    7. Suria/(ʼArām)
    8. Syria
    9. U
    10. Location=Syria; TBirth_of_Jesus
    11. 38652
    1. Κυρηνίου
    2. kurēnios
    3. Kuraʸnios
    4. -
    5. 29580
    6. N····GMS
    7. Kuraʸnios
    8. Cyrenius
    9. U
    10. Person=Cyrenius; TBirth_of_Jesus
    11. 38653

OET (OET-LV) (This registration first became when_ Kuraʸnios _governing the Suria/(ʼArām).
)

OET (OET-RV) (This census was conducted when Quirinius was the governor of Syria.)

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–7: Jesus was born

In this section the things that the angel told Mary about in 1:31–37 happened. In those verses the angel told Mary that she would give birth to a son through the power of the Holy Spirit. This would happen even though she was a virgin. In this section, that prophecy was fulfilled. Mary gave birth to Jesus in Bethlehem. This section begins about six months after John the Baptizer was born (1:26).

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 Jesus (GNT)

Mary gave birth to the Savior

Paragraph 2:1–3

This paragraph is the introduction to this section. It tells when the events happened. It also tells about an event that was background information for the main events of the section.

2:2

This verse tells what was happening in the history of the world at the time when Jesus was born. Some versions, such as the NIV, put this verse in parentheses to show that it is background information. Consider how your language would indicate that 2:2 is background information.

2:2a

This was the first census

2:2b

to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

2:2a–b

the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria: Scholars understand this sentence in different ways. The two main interpretations are:

  1. This was the first census in the Roman Empire. It happened while Quirinius was governor. For example:

    This was the first registration; it was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. (NCV) (GNT, RSV, NJB, NET, NCV, REB, CEV, JBP)

  2. This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor. This meaning implies that there was at least one later census while he was governor. For example:

    This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. (GW) (BSB, GW, NIV, NASB, NLT)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1).

census: The word census is the noun form of the Greek verb that means “register, enroll” that was used in 2:1b. Other words for census are “registration” and “enrollment.”

In some languages it may be more natural to use a verb phrase here. For example:

they wrote people’s names in a book

Quirinius: Quirinius is the name of a man. He was one of the Roman leaders who served Caesar. He governed a province that Rome ruled at that time.

governor: A governor was the leader of a province or country. The emperor had appointed him to this position.

Syria: Syria was one of many provinces or districts that the Romans ruled. It was a more powerful province than Judea and Galilee. In some languages it may be helpful to make it explicit that Syria was a province. For example:

the province of Syria

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

Κυρηνίου

Cyrenius

Quirinius is the name of a man.

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. (This
    2. -
    3. 37780
    4. S
    5. houtos
    6. E-····NFS
    7. this
    8. this
    9. S
    10. TBirth_of_Jesus
    11. 38641
    1. registration
    2. -
    3. 5820
    5. apografē
    6. N-····NFS
    7. registration
    8. registration
    9. -
    10. TBirth_of_Jesus
    11. 38645
    1. first
    2. -
    3. 44130
    5. prōtos
    6. E-····NFS
    7. first
    8. first
    9. -
    10. TBirth_of_Jesus
    11. 38647
    1. became
    2. -
    3. 10960
    5. ginomai
    6. V-IAM3··S
    7. became
    8. became
    9. -
    10. TBirth_of_Jesus
    11. 38648
    1. when
    2. governor
    3. 22300
    5. hēgemoneuō
    6. V-PPA·GMS
    7. ˱when˲ governing
    8. ˱when˲ governing
    9. -
    10. TBirth_of_Jesus
    11. 38650
    1. Kuraʸnios
    2. -
    3. 29580
    4. U
    5. kurēnios
    6. N-····GMS
    7. Kuraʸnios
    8. Cyrenius
    9. U
    10. Person=Cyrenius; TBirth_of_Jesus
    11. 38653
    1. governing
    2. governor
    3. 22300
    5. hēgemoneuō
    6. V-PPA·GMS
    7. ˱when˲ governing
    8. ˱when˲ governing
    9. -
    10. TBirth_of_Jesus
    11. 38650
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GFS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. TBirth_of_Jesus
    11. 38651
    1. Suria/(ʼArām)
    2. Syria
    3. 49470
    4. U
    5. suria
    6. N-····GFS
    7. Suria/(ʼArām)
    8. Syria
    9. U
    10. Location=Syria; TBirth_of_Jesus
    11. 38652

OET (OET-LV) (This registration first became when_ Kuraʸnios _governing the Suria/(ʼArām).
)

OET (OET-RV) (This census was conducted when Quirinius was the governor of Syria.)

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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