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OET interlinear MAT 15:24

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

    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. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. he
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. R···3NMS
    7. he
    8. he
    9. -
    10. Y32; R10298; Person=Jesus
    11. 10354
    1. Δέ
    2. de
    3. But
    4. -
    5. 11610
    6. C·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. S
    10. Y32
    11. 10355
    1. ἀποκριθείς
    2. apokrinō
    3. answering
    4. answered
    5. 6110
    6. VPAP·NMS
    7. answering
    8. answering
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 10356
    1. εἶπεν
    2. legō
    3. said
    4. -
    5. 30040
    6. VIAA3··S
    7. said
    8. said
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 10357
    1. Οὐκ
    2. ou
    3. not
    4. -
    5. 37560
    6. D·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. D
    10. Y32
    11. 10358
    1. ἀπεστάλην
    2. apostellō
    3. I was sent out
    4. sent
    5. 6490
    6. VIAP1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓was˒ sent_out
    8. ˱I˲ ˓was˒ sent_out
    9. -
    10. Y32; R10298; Person=Jesus
    11. 10359
    1. εἰ
    2. ei
    3. except
    4. -
    5. 14870
    6. C·······
    7. except
    8. except
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 10360
    1. μή
    2. mē
    3. not/lest
    4. -
    5. 33610
    6. D·······
    7. ¬not/lest
    8. ¬not/lest
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 10361
    1. εἰς
    2. eis
    3. to
    4. -
    5. 15190
    6. P·······
    7. to
    8. to
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 10362
    1. τά
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····ANP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 10363
    1. πρόβατα
    2. probaton
    3. sheep
    4. sheep
    5. 42630
    6. N····ANP
    7. sheep
    8. sheep
    9. -
    10. Y32; F10367
    11. 10364
    1. ταῦτα
    2. houtos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 37780
    6. E····ANP
    7. these
    8. these
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 10365
    1. τά
    2. ho
    3. which
    4. that
    5. 35880
    6. R····ANP
    7. ¬which
    8. ¬which
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 10366
    1. ἀπολωλότα
    2. apolluō
    3. having lost
    4. lost
    5. 6220
    6. VPEA·ANP
    7. ˓having˒ lost
    8. ˓having˒ lost
    9. -
    10. Y32; R10364
    11. 10367
    1. οἴκου
    2. oikos
    3. of +the house
    4. -
    5. 36240
    6. N····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ ˓the˒ house
    8. ˱of˲ ˓the˒ house
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 10368
    1. Ἰσραήλ
    2. israēl
    3. of Israaʸl/(Yisrāʼēl)
    4. Yisrael
    5. 24740
    6. N····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ Israaʸl/(Yisrā\sup ʼēl\sup*)
    8. ˱of˲ Israel
    9. U
    10. Y32
    11. 10369

OET (OET-LV) But he answering said:
I_was_ not _sent_out except not/lest to the which having_lost sheep of_the_house of_Israaʸl/(Yisrāʼēl).

OET (OET-RV) Yeshua answered, “I was only sent to the lost sheep that descended from Yisrael.”

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 15:21–28: A Gentile woman strongly believed in Jesus

In this section, Jesus left his own country and met a Gentile woman. This woman had a daughter who was possessed by a demon. At first, Jesus refused to help the woman. He told her that his ministry was to the Jews. But the woman showed persistence and great faith. Jesus rewarded her faith by healing her daughter. He did the healing from a distance by only speaking some words.

This story follows the story about the spiritually “blind” Pharisees. It shows that Gentiles can also have true faith. While Jesus was on the earth, his ministry was primarily to the Jews. But he also ministered to Gentiles.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The Faith of a Gentile Woman (NLT)

Jesus Helps a Non-Jewish Woman (NCV)

There is a parallel passage for this section in Mark 7:24–30.

15:24

He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

He answered: There are several ways to interpret these words:

  1. Jesus was talking to both his disciples and the woman. He was answering the disciples and intended the woman to also hear what he said.

  2. Jesus was talking to his disciples. He agreed with them that the woman should be sent away. He thought that because he was sent to Israelites, not to Canaanites like her.

  3. Jesus was talking to the woman. He was telling her that he would not help her because he had been sent only to Israel. For example:

    Then Jesus said to the woman (NLT)

It is recommended that you not say who Jesus was talking to. You should leave it vague as most English versions do. For example:

Jesus said (CEV)

I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel: In Greek, this sentence is more literally “I was not sent to anyone except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Also, the phrase to the lost sheep of the house of Israel is emphasized in the Greek.

Here are some other ways to translate this sentence:

I was sent to no one except the lost sheep of the nation of Israel

It is only to the lost sheep of Israel that I was sent

I was sent: This clause is passive. Here are some other ways to translate it:

to the lost sheep of the house of Israel: This is a metaphor. In this metaphor, Jesus compared the Israelites/Jews to lost sheep. They are like lost sheep in the sense that they need to be saved or rescued.

Here are some other ways to translate this metaphor:

the house of Israel: This phrase refers to “the nation of Israel,” “the people of Israel” or more simply “the Jews.” For example:

the nation of Israel (GW)

the people of Israel (CEV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

εἶπεν

said

Matthew does not specify to whom Jesus said these words. It is possible that it was the woman, or more likely, the disciples. If possible, do not specify to whom Jesus said these words. Alternate translation: [spoke these words:]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-exceptions

οὐκ ἀπεστάλην εἰ μὴ εἰς τὰ πρόβατα τὰ ἀπολωλότα οἴκου Ἰσραήλ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ ἀποκριθείς εἶπεν Οὐκ ἀπεστάλην εἰ μή εἰς τά πρόβατα τά ἀπολωλότα οἴκου Ἰσραήλ)

If it would in appear your language that Jesus was making a statement here and then contradicting it, you could reword this to avoid using an exception clause. Alternate translation: [I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οὐκ ἀπεστάλην

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ ἀποκριθείς εἶπεν Οὐκ ἀπεστάλην εἰ μή εἰς τά πρόβατα τά ἀπολωλότα οἴκου Ἰσραήλ)

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, it is clear from the context that it was God. Alternate translation: [God did not send me]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὰ πρόβατα τὰ ἀπολωλότα οἴκου Ἰσραήλ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ ἀποκριθείς εἶπεν Οὐκ ἀπεστάλην εἰ μή εἰς τά πρόβατα τά ἀπολωλότα οἴκου Ἰσραήλ)

Here Jesus could be using the possessive form to describe: (1) all of the house of Israel as lost sheep. Alternate translation: [the lost sheep, who are the house of Israel]; (2) some of the house of Israel as lost sheep. Alternate translation: [the lost sheep among the house of Israel]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τὰ πρόβατα τὰ ἀπολωλότα οἴκου Ἰσραήλ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ ἀποκριθείς εἶπεν Οὐκ ἀπεστάλην εἰ μή εἰς τά πρόβατα τά ἀπολωλότα οἴκου Ἰσραήλ)

Here Jesus speaks of his fellow Jewish people as if they were lost sheep. He means that they are not following God, and they need help. This is an important metaphor in the Bible, so you could preserve the figure of speech or use simile form. See how you translated this phrase in [10:6](../10/06.md). Alternate translation: [the house of Israel, who are like lost sheep] or [the house of Israel, who are far away from God, like lost sheep]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οἴκου Ἰσραήλ

˱of˲_˓the˒_house ˱of˲_Israel

Here Jesus refers to a people group or nation as if it were a house. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. See how you translated this phrase in [10:6](../10/06.md). Alternate translation: [of the nation of Israel] or [of the Israelites]

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. But
    2. -
    3. 11610
    4. S
    5. de
    6. C-·······
    7. but
    8. but
    9. S
    10. Y32
    11. 10355
    1. he
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. R-···3NMS
    7. he
    8. he
    9. -
    10. Y32; R10298; Person=Jesus
    11. 10354
    1. answering
    2. answered
    3. 6110
    5. apokrinō
    6. V-PAP·NMS
    7. answering
    8. answering
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 10356
    1. said
    2. -
    3. 30040
    5. legō
    6. V-IAA3··S
    7. said
    8. said
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 10357
    1. I was
    2. sent
    3. 6490
    5. apostellō
    6. V-IAP1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓was˒ sent_out
    8. ˱I˲ ˓was˒ sent_out
    9. -
    10. Y32; R10298; Person=Jesus
    11. 10359
    1. not
    2. -
    3. 37560
    4. D
    5. ou
    6. D-·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. D
    10. Y32
    11. 10358
    1. sent out
    2. sent
    3. 6490
    5. apostellō
    6. V-IAP1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓was˒ sent_out
    8. ˱I˲ ˓was˒ sent_out
    9. -
    10. Y32; R10298; Person=Jesus
    11. 10359
    1. except
    2. -
    3. 14870
    5. ei
    6. C-·······
    7. except
    8. except
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 10360
    1. not/lest
    2. -
    3. 33610
    5. mē
    6. D-·······
    7. ¬not/lest
    8. ¬not/lest
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 10361
    1. to
    2. -
    3. 15190
    5. eis
    6. P-·······
    7. to
    8. to
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 10362
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····ANP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 10363
    1. which
    2. that
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. R-····ANP
    7. ¬which
    8. ¬which
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 10366
    1. having lost
    2. lost
    3. 6220
    5. apolluō
    6. V-PEA·ANP
    7. ˓having˒ lost
    8. ˓having˒ lost
    9. -
    10. Y32; R10364
    11. 10367
    1. sheep
    2. sheep
    3. 42630
    5. probaton
    6. N-····ANP
    7. sheep
    8. sheep
    9. -
    10. Y32; F10367
    11. 10364
    1. of +the house
    2. -
    3. 36240
    5. oikos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ ˓the˒ house
    8. ˱of˲ ˓the˒ house
    9. -
    10. Y32
    11. 10368
    1. of Israaʸl/(Yisrāʼēl)
    2. Yisrael
    3. 24740
    4. U
    5. israēl
    6. N-····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ Israaʸl/(Yisrā\sup ʼēl\sup*)
    8. ˱of˲ Israel
    9. U
    10. Y32
    11. 10369

OET (OET-LV) But he answering said:
I_was_ not _sent_out except not/lest to the which having_lost sheep of_the_house of_Israaʸl/(Yisrāʼēl).

OET (OET-RV) Yeshua answered, “I was only sent to the lost sheep that descended from Yisrael.”

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.

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