OET interlinear MAT 12:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γάρ

for

Here, the word For introduces the basis for what Jesus has said about the Sabbath in the previous verses. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a basis for a claim, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: “I can say those things because” or “Here is why I am able to say such things:”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

ἐστιν & ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου

is & the Son ¬the ˱of˲_Man

Here Jesus speaks about himself in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the first person. Alternate translation: “I, who am the Son of Man, am”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

Κύριος & ἐστιν τοῦ Σαββάτου

Lord & is ˱of˲_the Sabbath

Here, Jesus is using the possessive form to describe a Lord who rules over the Sabbath. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “has authority over the Sabbath” or “rules over the Sabbath”