OET interlinear LUKE 8:6

8:6a

Some fell on rocky ground: Some of the seeds fell on ground that had a layer of rock underneath it. This layer of rock was probably not loose rocks mixed with dirt, but solid rock with shallow soil on top. Some ways to translate this are:

Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. (NLT96)

Some seeds fell on ground that had only a thin layer of soil over rock.

Some: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Some is literally “others.” It refers to another group of seeds.

8:6b

when it came up, the seedlings withered: The Greek word that the BSB translates as when it came up means “it grew.” It indicates that the seeds sprouted and started growing into young plants. The word withered indicates that the young plants “dried up” or “died.” Other ways to translate these actions are:

seeds…started growing. But the plants…soon dried up (CEV)

When the plants came up, they withered (GW)

and when the plants sprouted, they dried up (GNT)

Be sure to speak of seeds becoming plants and beginning to grow in a natural way in your language.

because they had no moisture: The reason why the plants dried up was that they did not have enough water. The plants did not have enough water because the soilThe thin soil had the double consequence that (a) it would not hold much water and would dry quickly in the sun and (b) it would not be possible for the plants to put down deep roots in this soil type, thus hindering the ability of the plants to receive adequate water. This second consequence is described in Matthew and Mark. However, because the roots are not mentioned in Luke and because the focus is ultimately on the soil, if it is necessary to be more explicit about how the seedlings in the soil type die, we recommend a model that follows the first consequence. was shallow. It was not because there was not enough rain. In some languages it may be helpful to make this clear. For example:

the/this soil could not provide/hold enough water