OET interlinear MAT 14:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἠνέχθη ἡ κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πίνακι, καὶ ἐδόθη τῷ κορασίῳ

˓was˒_brought the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἠνέχθη ἡ κεφαλή αὐτοῦ ἐπί πίνακι καί ἐδόθη τῷ κορασίῳ καί ἤνεγκεν τῇ μητρί αὐτῆς)

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, you could refer to whoever beheaded John, or you could use an indefinite subject. Alternate translation: [the soldier who beheaded John brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl] or [someone brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτοῦ

˱of˲_him

The pronoun his refers to John. If this is not clear for your readers, you could use the person’s name here. Alternate translation: [John’s]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

πίνακι

˓a˒_platter

See how you translated the word platter in [14:8](../14/08.md). Alternate translation: [a tray] or [a large serving plate]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῷ κορασίῳ

˱to˲_the little_girl

Here, the word girl refers to a woman who has reached puberty but who is still young, probably between 12 and 20 years old. Use a word in your language that refers generally to a young woman who has reached puberty. Alternate translation: [to the young woman]