OET interlinear MAT 14:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

but

Here, the word But introduces the next thing that happened. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next event, or you could leave But untranslated. Alternate translation: “Then,”

Note 2 topic: writing-participants

γενεσίοις & γενομένοις τοῦ Ἡρῴδου, ὠρχήσατο ἡ θυγάτηρ τῆς Ἡρῳδιάδος

˱for˲_/the/_birthday_celebrations & /having/_become ¬the ˱of˲_Herod danced the daughter ¬the ˱of˲_Herodias

Here Matthew introduces the daughter of Herodias as a new participant in the story. If your language has its own way of introducing new participants, you could use it here in your translation. Alternate translation: “Herodias had a daughter, and the birthday of Herod having come, she danced”

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-time-simultaneous

γενεσίοις & γενομένοις τοῦ Ἡρῴδου

˱for˲_/the/_birthday_celebrations & /having/_become ¬the ˱of˲_Herod

Here, the phrase the birthday of Herod having come gives the time period in which the following events occur. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that gives the time period in which something happens. Alternate translation: “when it was the birthday of Herod” or “while Herod was celebrating his birthday”

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

γενεσίοις & τοῦ Ἡρῴδου

˱for˲_/the/_birthday_celebrations & ¬the ˱of˲_Herod

In some cultures, people celebrate a birthday, the day that someone was born. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of celebration, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “Herod’s birthday celebration” or “the celebrations on the anniversary of Herod’s birth”

Note 5 topic: translate-kinship

ἡ θυγάτηρ τῆς Ἡρῳδιάδος

the daughter ¬the ˱of˲_Herodias

Here Matthew implies that this woman was the daughter of Herodias by a previous husband, probably Philip. She was not the daughter of Herod. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this relationship more explicit. Alternate translation: “the daughter of Herodias and Philip” or “the daughter of Herodias, Herod’s step-daughter,”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν τῷ μέσῳ

in the midst

Here, the phrase in the midst indicates that the daughter of Herodias danced so that Herod and the guests at his party could all see her. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “before all Herod’s guests” or “in front of everyone”