LUKE 4:26 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. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. But
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40942
1. πρός
2. pros
3. to
4. -
5. 43140
6. P·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40943
1. οὐδεμίαν
2. oudeis
3. no one
4. -
5. 37620
6. R····AFS
7. no_one
8. no_one
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40944
1. αὐτῶν
2. autos
3. of them
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3GFP
7. ˱of˲ them
8. ˱of˲ them
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth; R40913
11. 40945
1. ἐπέμφθη
2. pempō
3. was sent
4. -
5. 39920
6. VIAP3··S
7. ˓was˒ sent
8. ˓was˒ sent
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40946
1. Ἠλίας
2. ēlias
3. Aʸlias
4. -
5. 22430
6. N····NMS
7. Aʸlias/(ʼĒliy\sup yāh\sup*)
8. Elijah
9. U
10. Person=Elijah; Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40947
1. εἰ
2. ei
3. except
4. -
5. 14870
6. C·······
7. except
8. except
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40948
1. μή
2. mē
3. not/lest
4. -
5. 33610
6. D·······
7. ¬not/lest
8. ¬not/lest
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40949
1. εἰς
2. eis
3. to
4. -
5. 15190
6. P·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40950
1. Σάρεπτα
2. sarepta
3. Sarepta/(Tsₑrəfat)
4. -
5. 45580
6. N····ANP
7. Sarepta/(Tsₑrəfat)
8. Sarepta
9. U
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40951
1. τῆς
2. ho
3. of the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GFS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40952
1. Σιδωνίας
2. sidōnios
3. Sidōn/(Tsīdōn)ian region
4. region
5. 46060
6. S····GFS
7. Sidōn/(Tsīdōn)ian ‹region›
8. Sidonian ‹region›
9. U
10. Location=Sidon; Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40953
1. Σιδῶνος
2. sidōn
3. -
4. -
5. 46050
6. N····GFS
7. ˱of˲ Sidōn/(Tsīdōn)
8. ˱of˲ Sidon
9. U
10. Location=Sidon
11. 40954
1. πρός
2. pros
3. to
4. -
5. 43140
6. P·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40955
1. γυναῖκα
2. gunē
3. +the woman
4. -
5. 11350
6. N····AFS
7. ˓the˒ woman
8. ˓the˒ woman
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40956
1. χήραν
2. χēra
3. widow
4. widow
5. 55030
6. N····AFS
7. widow
8. widow
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40957

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:14–30: The people rejected Jesus at Nazareth

In the synagogue in Nazareth, Jesus read a text from Isaiah that refers to the Messiah. Jesus said that what this scripture talked about was happening as he read it. By saying this, Jesus was claiming to be the Messiah. He used examples from the history of Israel to show that the Israelites did not believe and obey God well. He implied that people from other countries were ready to believe and obey God more than the people of Israel were. So the people of Nazareth tried to kill Jesus, but they could not.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

The People of Nazareth Turn against Jesus (CEV)

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth (ESV)

There is a parallel passage for this section in Mark 6:1–6.

4:26a

Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them,

Yet Elijah was not sent to any of those Israelite widows,
But God did not send/tell/order the prophet Elijah to go to help one of these widows in Israel.

Yet: This verse begins with a Greek conjunction that is often translated as “and.” Some English versions, such as the ESV, translate it that way. However, the events in 4:26 are the opposite of what one might expect would happen to the widows in Israel. For this reason, many English versions, like the BSB, translate this conjunction as “but” or “yet.” For example:

But (NCV)

and yet (NASB)

Elijah was not sent to any of them: The verb phrase was not sent is passive. Some ways to translate this are:

Use a passive clause. For example:
Elijah was sent to none of those widows (NCV)
Use an active clause. God is the implied subject. For example:
God did not send him to any of them

Elijah: Elijah is the name of man who was a well-known prophet. Jesus did not explicitly call him a prophet. But Jesus did call Elisha a prophet in 4:27a. For this reason, you may also translate the name Elijah as “the prophet Elijah.”

not…any of them: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as not…any of them is literally “none of them.” The word them refers to the many widows in Israel (in 4:25a). Another way to translate this is:

none of those widows (NCV)

4:26b

but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.

but only to a widow who lived in the Gentile town of Zarephath in the area of Sidon.
Instead, God sent/told him to go to a Gentile widow in Zarephath, near the city of Sidon.

but: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as but is translated in some versions as “except” (GW, NKJV, NRSV). It indicates a contrast between the widows to whom Elijah was not sent (in 4:26a) and the one widow to whom he was sent (in 4:26b).

If you began 4:26a with the conjunction “but,” it may not be natural to also begin 4:26b with the same conjunction. Some other ways to begin 4:26b are:

He was sent instead (NLT)

Rather

to the widow: The phrase to the widow is an ellipsis. In this context it means:

Elijah was sent to a widow

God sent Elijah to a widow

of Zarephath in Sidon: The word Zarephath is the name of the town where the widow lived. This town was a Gentile town in another country north of Israel. It was near the city of Sidon.

It may be important to make it clear in your translation that Zarephath was not a town in the country of Israel. For example:

who lived outside Israel in Zarephath near Sidon

General Comment on 4:26a–b

Luke 4:26a tells what did not happen and 4:26b tells what did happen. In some languages it may be more natural to change the order of 4:26a 4:26b in order to say first what did happen. For example:

^26bBut God sent Elijah to a Gentile widow in Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, ^26aand not to one of the widows in Israel.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

πρὸς οὐδεμίαν αὐτῶν ἐπέμφθη Ἠλείας

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί πρός οὐδεμίαν αὐτῶν ἐπέμφθη Ἠλίας εἰ μή εἰς Σάρεπτα τῆς Σιδωνίας πρός γυναῖκα χήραν)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who did the action. Alternate translation: [God did not send Elijah to any of them except]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-exceptions

πρὸς οὐδεμίαν αὐτῶν ἐπέμφθη Ἠλείας, εἰ μὴ

If, in your language, it would appear that Jesus was making a statement here and then contradicting it, you could reword this to avoid using an exception clause. Alternate translation: [God only sent Elijah to]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εἰς Σάρεπτα τῆς Σιδωνίας, πρὸς γυναῖκα χήραν

to Sarepta ˱of˲_the Sidonian_‹region› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί πρός οὐδεμίαν αὐτῶν ἐπέμφθη Ἠλίας εἰ μή εἰς Σάρεπτα τῆς Σιδωνίας πρός γυναῖκα χήραν)

The people listening to Jesus would have understood that the people of Zarephath were Gentiles. Alternate translation: [to a Gentile widow living in Zarephath in Sidon]

Note 4 topic: translate-names

εἰς Σάρεπτα τῆς Σιδωνίας

to Sarepta ˱of˲_the Sidonian_‹region›

Zarephath is the name of a city, and Sidon is the name of the region where it is located.

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. But
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40942
1. Aʸlias
2. -
3. 22430
4. U
5. ēlias
6. N-····NMS
7. Aʸlias/(ʼĒliy\sup yāh\sup*)
8. Elijah
9. U
10. Person=Elijah; Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40947
1. was sent
2. -
3. 39920
5. pempō
6. V-IAP3··S
7. ˓was˒ sent
8. ˓was˒ sent
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40946
1. to
2. -
3. 43140
5. pros
6. P-·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40943
1. no one
2. -
3. 37620
5. oudeis
6. R-····AFS
7. no_one
8. no_one
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40944
1. of them
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3GFP
7. ˱of˲ them
8. ˱of˲ them
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth; R40913
11. 40945
1. except
2. -
3. 14870
5. ei
6. C-·······
7. except
8. except
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40948
1. not/lest
2. -
3. 33610
5. mē
6. D-·······
7. ¬not/lest
8. ¬not/lest
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40949
1. to
2. -
3. 15190
5. eis
6. P-·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40950
1. Sarepta/(Tsₑrəfat)
2. -
3. 45580
4. U
5. sarepta
6. N-····ANP
7. Sarepta/(Tsₑrəfat)
8. Sarepta
9. U
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40951
1. of the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GFS
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40952
1. Sidōn/(Tsīdōn)ian region
2. region
3. 46060
4. U
5. sidōnios
6. S-····GFS
7. Sidōn/(Tsīdōn)ian ‹region›
8. Sidonian ‹region›
9. U
10. Location=Sidon; Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40953
1. to
2. -
3. 43140
5. pros
6. P-·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40955
1. +the
2. -
3. 11350
5. gunē
6. N-····AFS
7. ˓the˒ woman
8. ˓the˒ woman
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40956
1. widow
2. widow
3. 55030
5. χēra
6. N-····AFS
7. widow
8. widow
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40957
1. woman
2. -
3. 11350
5. gunē
6. N-····AFS
7. ˓the˒ woman
8. ˓the˒ woman
9. -
10. Y27; TJesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth
11. 40956

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 LUKE 4:26

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

Section 4:14–30: The people rejected Jesus at Nazareth

4:26a

4:26b

General Comment on 4:26a–b

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