MAT 13:7 Interlinear View

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. ἀλλά
2. allos
3. others
4. -
5. 2430
6. R····NNP
7. others
8. others
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8152
1. Δέ
2. de
3. On the other hand
4. -
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. on_the_other_hand
8. on_the_other_hand
9. S
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8153
1. ἔπεσεν
2. piptō
3. fell
4. -
5. 40980
6. VIAA3··S
7. fell
8. fell
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8154
1. εἰς
2. eis
3. -
4. -
5. 15190
6. P·······
7. on
8. on
9. -
10. -
11. 8155
1. ἐπί
2. epi
3. on
4. -
5. 19090
6. P·······
7. on
8. on
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8156
1. τάς
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AFP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8157
1. ἀκάνθας
2. akantha
3. thorns
4. -
5. 1730
6. N····AFP
7. thorns
8. thorns
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8158
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. but
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8159
1. ἀνέβησαν
2. anabainō
3. went up
4. -
5. 3050
6. VIAA3··P
7. went_uphill
8. went_up
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8160
1. αἱ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NFP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8161
1. ἄκανθαι
2. akantha
3. thorns
4. -
5. 1730
6. N····NFP
7. thorns
8. thorns
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle; F8164
11. 8162
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8163
1. ἔπνιξαν
2. pnigō
3. -
4. -
5. 41550
6. VIAA3··P
7. strangled
8. strangled
9. -
10. R8162
11. 8164
1. ἀπέπνιξαν
2. apopnigō
3. choked out
4. choked
5. 6380
6. VIAA3··P
7. choked_out
8. choked_out
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8165
1. αὐτά
2. autos
3. them
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3ANP
7. them
8. them
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8166

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 13:1–17: Jesus told the parable about the man who sowed seeds

In this section, Jesus told the first of eightSome commentators do not consider 13:51–52 a parable, so they count seven parables in this chapter. parables about the kingdom of heaven. These parables helped the disciples understand the kingdom of heaven. They also helped the disciples understand why some people did not accept Jesus’ message.

The first parable is about a farmer who sows seed in different kinds of soil. The different kinds of soil represent different kinds of people and how they accept God’s Word. In 13:18 Jesus referred to this parable as “the parable of the sower.”

After Jesus told this parable, he explained why he told parables (13:10–17).

Some other examples for a heading for this section are:

A story about a farmer planting seed

The parable about the four kinds of soil

There are parallel passages for this section in Mark 4:1–12 and Luke 8:4–10.

13:7a

Other seed fell among thorns,

Other seeds/grain fell on ground that had thorn plants
Some other seeds/grain fell in a place where there were thorny weeds/thistles,

Other seed fell among thorns: The phrase fell among thorns probably refers to soil where roots or seeds of thorny plants were present. So when the seeds began to grow, the thorn plants also grew. It is also possible that these seeds fell along the edge of the field where thorny plants were already growing.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

Some other seeds fell where thornbushes grew up (CEV)

Other seeds fell where thorns habitually grow

Other seeds fell upon soil with thorn seeds/roots

fell: Translate this verb as you did in 13:4b and 13:5a.

sowing seeds near thorns

thorns: The Greek word that the BSB translates as thorns refers to any kind of thorny plant. In this context, this word refers to either:

young thorny plants
the seeds or roots of thorny plants

Some ways to translate the word thorns are:

Use a general term in your language for thorny plants or for undesirable plants that compete with grain plants. For example:
young thorny plants/bushes
thorn seeds/roots
thistles/briars
Use a specific word that describes a strong, fast-growing plant from your area that is annoying to farmers. If you choose a specific plant, try to choose one that has thorns. In 13:7b, these thorns grow tall, perhaps one meter or more. So do not use a word for a plant that only grows close to the ground.

13:7b

which grew up and choked the seedlings.

that grew and crowded/squeezed them.
and those weeds/thistles grew and hindered the good plants from growing well.

which grew up: The phrase which grew up refers to the thorn plants growing tall.

choked the seedlings: The Greek word that the BSB translates as choked means “grab at the neck and squeeze so (the person) cannot breathe.” In this context, the verb choked figuratively refers to the thorn plants crowding the good plants. The plants did not have enough room, soil, water, or sunlight to grow well.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

crowded the grain/good plants

squeezed/drowned them

hindered the grain from growing well

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

ἄλλα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀλλά Δέ ἔπεσεν ἐπί τάς ἀκάνθας καί ἀνέβησαν αἱ ἄκανθαι καί ἀπέπνιξαν αὐτά)

Jesus is using the adjective others as a noun to mean some of the rest of the seeds that did not fall beside the road or on rocky soil. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. See how you translated the word in [13:5](../13/05.md). Alternate translation: [some of the rest of the seeds]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀνέβησαν αἱ ἄκανθαι καὶ ἀπέπνιξαν αὐτά

went_up the thorns (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀλλά Δέ ἔπεσεν ἐπί τάς ἀκάνθας καί ἀνέβησαν αἱ ἄκανθαι καί ἀπέπνιξαν αὐτά)

Here Jesus means that the thorns grew quickly and took all the nutrients, water, and sunlight, so the farmer’s plants could not grow well. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [the thorns grew very large and crowded them out] or [the thorns grew faster and kept them from growing well]

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. On the other hand
2. -
3. 11610
4. S
5. de
6. C-·······
7. on_the_other_hand
8. on_the_other_hand
9. S
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8153
1. others
2. -
3. 2430
5. allos
6. R-····NNP
7. others
8. others
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8152
1. fell
2. -
3. 40980
5. piptō
6. V-IAA3··S
7. fell
8. fell
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8154
1. on
2. -
3. 19090
5. epi
6. P-·······
7. on
8. on
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8156
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AFP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8157
1. thorns
2. -
3. 1730
5. akantha
6. N-····AFP
7. thorns
8. thorns
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8158
1. and
2. but
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8159
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····NFP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8161
1. thorns
2. -
3. 1730
5. akantha
6. N-····NFP
7. thorns
8. thorns
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle; F8164
11. 8162
1. went up
2. -
3. 3050
5. anabainō
6. V-IAA3··P
7. went_uphill
8. went_up
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8160
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8163
1. choked
2. choked
3. 6380
5. apopnigō
6. V-IAA3··P
7. choked_out
8. choked_out
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8165
1. them
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3ANP
7. them
8. them
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8166
1. out
2. choked
3. 6380
5. apopnigō
6. V-IAA3··P
7. choked_out
8. choked_out
9. -
10. Y31; TSeaside_Parables_and_Miracle
11. 8165

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.

OET interlinear MAT 13:7

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 13:1–17: Jesus told the parable about the man who sowed seeds

13:7a

13:7b

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)