OET interlinear MAT 15:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parables

οὐκ ἔστιν καλὸν λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων καὶ βαλεῖν τοῖς κυναρίοις

not ˱it˲_is good /to/_take the bread ˱of˲_the children and /to/_cast_‹it› ˱to˲_the little_dogs

To explain to the woman why he has not helped her, Jesus offers a story or illustration. In the story, the children represent the Jewish people, the little dogs represent non-Jewish people, and the bread represents the help that Jesus gives to people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could indicate that this is a story with a specific message, or you could explain what the parable means. Alternate translation: “Listen to this story: It is not good to take the bread of the children and to throw it to the little dogs” or “It is not good to take the bread of the children and to throw it to the little dogs. That is what helping you instead of my fellow Jews would be like”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων

the bread ˱of˲_the children

Here, Jesus is using the possessive form to describe bread that was prepared for the children to eat. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “the food prepared for the children” or “the food that the children were going to eat”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

τὸν ἄρτον

the bread

Jesus is using bread to represent food. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the meals”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

βαλεῖν τοῖς κυναρίοις

/to/_cast_‹it› ˱to˲_the little_dogs

Here, Jesus implies that the bread is thrown to the little dogs so that they can eat it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “to throw it to the little dogs for them to eat”

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

τοῖς κυναρίοις

˱to˲_the little_dogs

Here, the phrase little dogs could describe: (1) domesticated animals that eat pests and can protect houses and families. You could use the name of a similar animal in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “to the domesticated animals” or “to the guard animals” (2) scavenging animals that were generally considered unclean and dirty. You could use the name of a similar animal in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “to the scavenging animals” or “to the dirty animals”