OET interlinear MAT 12:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

πόσῳ οὖν διαφέρει ἄνθρωπος προβάτου?

˱for˲_how_much therefore /is/_carrying_value_‹than› /a/_human /a/_sheep

Jesus is using the question form to show that a man is more valuable than a sheep and should be treated accordingly. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “A man, then, is more valuable than a sheep.” or “A man, then, is much more valuable than a sheep!”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πόσῳ οὖν διαφέρει ἄνθρωπος προβάτου?

˱for˲_how_much therefore /is/_carrying_value_‹than› /a/_human /a/_sheep

Here Jesus implies that, since even on Sabbath days people help sheep that are less valuable, they should also help people, who are more valuable, even on Sabbath days. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “How much more valuable, then, is a man than a sheep? So, even on the Sabbaths, you should assist other people more than you assist sheep.”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

πόσῳ οὖν διαφέρει ἄνθρωπος

˱for˲_how_much therefore /is/_carrying_value_‹than› /a/_human

If it would be more natural in your language, you could move the transition word then to the beginning of the question. Alternate translation: “Then how much more valuable is a man than”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

οὖν

therefore

Here, the word then introduces an inference based on what Jesus said about the sheep in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces an inference. Alternate translation: “given what I have said about sheep” or “in light of that”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἄνθρωπος

/a/_human

Although the term man is masculine, Jesus is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “is a person”

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ὥστε ἔξεστιν

so_then ˱it˲_/is/_permitting

Here, the word Therefore introduces an inference based on what Jesus has said about sheep and people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces an inference. Alternate translation: “Because of those things, you can see that it is lawful” or “Since that is true, you can tell that it is lawful”

καλῶς ποιεῖν

good /to_be/_doing

Alternate translation: “to help people”