OET interlinear MAT 11:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

πλὴν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Πλήν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι γῇ Σοδόμων ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως ἤ σοί)

The word Nevertheless introduces a contrast with how people might think about the wicked people of Sodom. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of contrast, or you could leave Nevertheless untranslated. Alternate translation: [Yet] or [As a matter of fact]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

λέγω ὑμῖν

˱I˲_˓am˒_saying ˱to˲_you_all

Jesus uses the clause I say to you to emphasize what he is about to say. Use a natural form in your language for emphasizing the truth and importance of a statement. Alternate translation: [I want you to know]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

γῇ Σοδόμων ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως ἢ σοί

˱for˲_˓the˒_land ˱of˲_Sodom more_tolerable ˱it˲_will_be in day ˱of˲_judgment (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Πλήν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι γῇ Σοδόμων ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως ἤ σοί)

Jesus assumes that his audience will know that God destroyed the land of Sodom because the people in it were so wicked. The implication is that it must therefore be an extremely grave offense to reject the messengers of the kingdom of God. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [God will judge you more severely than he will judge the people who lived in the land of Sodom, even though he destroyed that land because they were so wicked]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

γῇ Σοδόμων

˱for˲_˓the˒_land ˱of˲_Sodom

The phrase the land of Sodom refers to the people who live in that land. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [for the people of the land of Sodom]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως

in day ˱of˲_judgment

Jesus is using the possessive form to describe a day on which judgment will happen. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [on the day when God judges everyone]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

κρίσεως

˱of˲_judgment

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of judgment, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [when people are judged]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

σοί

˱for˲_you

Since Jesus is addressing an individual city, Capernaum, you here is singular.