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OET interlinear MAT 11:30

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SR Greek word order

    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. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6976
    1. Γάρ
    2. gar
    3. For/Because
    4. because
    5. 10630
    6. C·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. S
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6977
    1. ζυγός
    2. zugos
    3. yoke
    4. -
    5. 22180
    6. N····NMS
    7. yoke
    8. yoke
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6978
    1. μού
    2. egō
    3. of me is
    4. my
    5. 14730
    6. R···1G·S
    7. ˱of˲ me ‹is›
    8. ˱of˲ me ‹is›
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6979
    1. χρηστός
    2. χrēstos
    3. easy
    4. -
    5. 55430
    6. S····NMS
    7. easy
    8. easy
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6980
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. and
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6981
    1. τό
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NNS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6982
    1. φορτίον
    2. fortion
    3. burden
    4. -
    5. 54130
    6. N····NNS
    7. burden
    8. burden
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6983
    1. μού
    2. egō
    3. of me
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1G·S
    7. ˱of˲ me
    8. ˱of˲ me
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6984
    1. ἐλαφρόν
    2. elafros
    3. light
    4. light
    5. 16450
    6. S····NNS
    7. light
    8. light
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6985
    1. ἐστίν
    2. eimi
    3. is
    4. -
    5. 15100
    6. VIPA3··S
    7. is
    8. is
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6986

OET (OET-LV) For/Because the yoke of_me is easy and the burden of_me is light.

OET (OET-RV) because my workload is easy, and the load I’ll leave on your shoulders is light.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 11:25–30: Jesus promised rest for the weary

In this section, Jesus prayed to God. He also invited people who were tired from following the law to come to him for rest.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus Offers Rest to People (NCV)

Come to Me and Rest (GNT)

Jesus offers rest to weary people

11:30a–b

For My yoke is easy and My burden is light: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as For introduces another basis for the commands to take Jesus’ yoke and learn from him (in 11:29a–b). A disciple of Jesus should take his yoke on him because Jesus’ yoke is easy.

Here is another way to introduce the basis for these commands:

Do this because

Some English versions do not translate this conjunction. In some languages, it may not be necessary to translate this conjunction either.

My yoke is easy and My burden is light: The words My yoke refer to the yoke that Jesus gives to his followers. Similarly, the words My burden refer to the burden that Jesus gives to his followers. These words do not refer to a yoke or burden that Jesus himself carries. In some languages, it may be necessary to make this more clear. For example:

For the yoke I will give you is easy, and the load I will put on you is light. (GNT)

11:30a

For My yoke is easy

My yoke is easy: This clause means that the yoke that Jesus gives his followers is comfortable to wear. It will not be tight, pinch, make sores on the skin, or hurt the person who wears it.

As in 11:29a, the word yoke is a metaphor for submitting to Jesus. Submitting to Jesus is similar to wearing a comfortable yoke. Both are easy.

Here are some other ways to translate this metaphor:

11:30b

and My burden is light.”

My burden is light: This clause means that the burden/load that Jesus gives to his followers to carry is light. It is not heavy. It is easy to carry.

This clause is also a metaphor. In this metaphor, Jesus compares the work that he gives his disciples to carrying a light burden. They are similar in that both are easy to do.

Here are some other ways to translate this metaphor:

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Γάρ ζυγός μού χρηστός καί τό φορτίον μού ἐλαφρόν ἐστίν)

The word For introduces a reason why people should take Jesus’ yoke and find rest (see [11:30](../11/30.md)). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason or basis for a claim, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: [You should do that because] or [That is because]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

ὁ & ζυγός μου χρηστὸς καὶ τὸ φορτίον μου ἐλαφρόν ἐστιν

the & yoke (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Γάρ ζυγός μού χρηστός καί τό φορτίον μού ἐλαφρόν ἐστίν)

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second clause is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternatively, you could combine the two clauses. Alternate translation: [my yoke is easy; yes, my burden is light] or [my yoke and burden are easy]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor

ὁ & ζυγός μου χρηστὸς καὶ τὸ φορτίον μου ἐλαφρόν ἐστιν

the & yoke (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Γάρ ζυγός μού χρηστός καί τό φορτίον μού ἐλαφρόν ἐστίν)

Jesus continues to speak of people who obey his commands and teaching as if they were farm animals that accepted a yoke or carried a burden. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use simile form or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [obeying me is easy. It is as if you were a farm animal wearing an easy yoke. Accepting my teaching is not difficult. It is as if you were a farm animal carrying a light burden] or [Obeying me is easy, and accepting my teaching is not difficult]

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. For/Because
    2. because
    3. 10630
    4. S
    5. gar
    6. C-·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. S
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6977
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6976
    1. yoke
    2. -
    3. 22180
    5. zugos
    6. N-····NMS
    7. yoke
    8. yoke
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6978
    1. of me is
    2. my
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1G·S
    7. ˱of˲ me ‹is›
    8. ˱of˲ me ‹is›
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6979
    1. easy
    2. -
    3. 55430
    5. χrēstos
    6. S-····NMS
    7. easy
    8. easy
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6980
    1. and
    2. and
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6981
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NNS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6982
    1. burden
    2. -
    3. 54130
    5. fortion
    6. N-····NNS
    7. burden
    8. burden
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6983
    1. of me
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1G·S
    7. ˱of˲ me
    8. ˱of˲ me
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6984
    1. is
    2. -
    3. 15100
    5. eimi
    6. V-IPA3··S
    7. is
    8. is
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6986
    1. light
    2. light
    3. 16450
    5. elafros
    6. S-····NNS
    7. light
    8. light
    9. -
    10. Y31; TWoe_to_Chorazin_and_Bethsaida
    11. 6985

OET (OET-LV) For/Because the yoke of_me is easy and the burden of_me is light.

OET (OET-RV) because my workload is easy, and the load I’ll leave on your shoulders is light.

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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