OET interlinear LUKE 9:3

uW Translation Notes:

καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς

and ˱he˲_said to them

It may be helpful to state that Jesus said these things to the disciples before they went out. Alternate translation: [Before the 12 disciples left, Jesus said to them]

μηδὲν αἴρετε

nothing /be/_taking_away

If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the verb negative and the subject positive. Alternate translation: [Do not bring anything]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

εἰς τὴν ὁδόν

for the journey

Jesus uses the term road to refer to the journey that his disciples will make by traveling along roads. Alternate translation: [for your journey]

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

ῥάβδον

staff

The term staff means a large stick that people used for balance when climbing or when walking on uneven ground, and also for defense against animals and people. Alternate translation: [walking stick]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

πήραν

knapsack

The team bag means something a traveler would use to carry things that were needed on a journey. Alternate translation: [knapsack]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

ἄρτον

bread

Jesus uses one kind of food, bread, to represent food in general. Alternate translation: [food]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἀργύριον

silver

Jesus uses a means by which value is stored and exchanged, silver, to represent money by association. Alternate translation: [money]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

μήτε δύο χιτῶνας ἔχειν

neither nor nor nor nor two tunics /to_be/_having

Here Jesus is using a figure of speech that expresses a positive meaning by using a negative word together with a word that is the opposite of the intended meaning. When he says that these men should not each have two tunics, he means that they each should only have one tunic. Alternate translation: [and do not bring an extra tunic]