Matthew 15:39 — Greek interlinear

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strong's
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Καί
2. καί
3. And
4. -
5. G2532 ↗
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y32
11. 10676
1. ἀπολύσας
2. ἀπολύω
3. having sent away
4. sending
5. G630 ↗
6. V-PAA·NMS
7. ˓having˒ sent_away
8. ˓having˒ sent_away
9. -
10. Y32; R10595; Person=Jesus
11. 10677
1. τούς
2. ὁ
3. the
4. the
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····AMP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10678
1. ὄχλους
2. ὄχλος
3. crowds
4. crowds
5. G3793 ↗
6. N-····AMP
7. crowds
8. crowds
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10679
1. ἀνέβη
2. ἀναβαίνω
3. -
4. -
5. G305 ↗
6. V-IAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ went_uphill
8. ˱he˲ went_up
9. -
10. -
11. 10680
1. ἐνέβη
2. ἐμβαίνω
3. he boarded
4. @Yeshua
5. G1684 ↗
6. V-IAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ boarded
8. ˱he˲ boarded
9. -
10. Y32; R10595; Person=Jesus
11. 10681
1. ἐμβαίνει
2. ἐμβαίνω
3. -
4. -
5. G1684 ↗
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ boarding
8. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ boarding
9. -
10. -
11. 10682
1. εἰς
2. εἰς
3. into
4. into
5. G1519 ↗
6. P-·······
7. into
8. into
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10683
1. τό
2. ὁ
3. the
4. the
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10684
1. πλοῖον
2. πλοῖον
3. boat
4. boat
5. G4143 ↗
6. N-····ANS
7. boat
8. boat
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10685
1. καί
2. καί
3. and
4. and
5. G2532 ↗
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10686
1. ἦλθεν
2. ἔρχομαι
3. came
4. went
5. G2064 ↗
6. V-IAA3··S
7. came
8. came
9. -
10. Y32; R10595; Person=Jesus
11. 10687
1. ἦλθον
2. ἔρχομαι
3. -
4. -
5. G2064 ↗
6. V-IAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ came
8. ˱they˲ came
9. -
10. -
11. 10688
1. εἰς
2. εἰς
3. to
4. to
5. G1519 ↗
6. P-·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10689
1. τά
2. ὁ
3. the
4. the
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····ANP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10690
1. ὅρια
2. ὅριον
3. regions
4. regions
5. G3725 ↗
6. N-····ANP
7. regions
8. regions
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10691
1. τῆς
2. ὁ
3. -
4. -
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····GFS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. -
11. 10692
1. Μαγαδάν
2. Μαγαδάν
3. of Magadan
4. of Magadan
5. G3093 ↗
6. N-····GFS
7. ˱of˲ Magadan
8. ˱of˲ Magadan
9. U
10. Location=Magadan; Y32
11. 10693

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 15:32–39: Jesus provided food for over four thousand people

In this section, Jesus miraculously provided food for over four thousand people. He did something similar in 14:13–21. In both of these stories Jesus began with only a small amount of food, but he caused it to miraculously multiply so there was enough for all of them to eat. Matthew told us the number of the men only, even though many women and children were also there and ate.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Feeding the Four Thousand (NRSV)

Four Thousand Fed (NASB)

There is a parallel passage for this section in Mark 8:1–10.

15:39a

After Jesus had dismissed the crowds,

After Jesus let the crowd go home,
Then Jesus sent the people away/home.

After Jesus had dismissed the crowds: In this context, the Greek word that the BSB translates as dismissed refers to telling the crowd go home. After the people ate as much as they wanted, Jesus told them to return to their homes. Your translation should not imply that Jesus was being rude or hostile toward the people.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

After he dismissed the crowd

Then Jesus sent the people home

Then Jesus told the crowd of people to go home

This same word occurs in 15:32d.

15:39b

He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

he entered a boat and went to the area of Magadan.
Then he got in a boat with his disciples and went to the land of the town of Magadan.

He got into the boat: The disciples probably got into the boat with Jesus. But they are not mentioned because Jesus is in focus here. In some languages, it may be necessary to make the disciples explicit. For example:

he got into the boat together with the disciples

he and his disciples entered into a boat

the boat: The phrase the boat would normally refer to a boat that had previously been mentioned. This boat may be the same boat as in 14:33a. Or, it is possible that the boat belonged to one of the disciples.

Since no boat is mentioned in the immediate context, it is possible to simply say:

a boat (GNT)

and went to the region of Magadan: The word Magadan probably refers to a small village. This clause indicates that Jesus entered the area that belonged to the people of Magadan.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

went to the area of Magadan (NCV)

came to shore near the town of Magadan (CEV)

arrived at the land of the people of the town of Magadan

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐνέβη

˱he˲_boarded

Matthew implies that the disciples were traveling with Jesus. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Jesus and his disciples got]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἦλθεν

came

In a context such as this, your language might say “came” instead of went. Alternate translation: [came]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

Μαγαδάν

˱of˲_Magadan

The word Magadan could be the name of: (1) a small village. Alternate translation: [of the village of Magadan]; (2) a district or area. Alternate translation: [of the district of Magadan]

Note 4 topic: translate-textvariants

Μαγαδάν

˱of˲_Magadan

Many ancient manuscripts read Magadan. The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts read “Magdala.” If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT.

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

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strong's
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. And
2. -
3. G2532 ↗
4. Καί
5. καί
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y32
11. 10676
1. having sent away
2. sending
3. G630 ↗
4. ἀπολύσας
5. ἀπολύω
6. V-PAA·NMS
7. ˓having˒ sent_away
8. ˓having˒ sent_away
9. -
10. Y32; R10595; Person=Jesus
11. 10677
1. the
2. the
3. G3588 ↗
4. τούς
5. ὁ
6. E-····AMP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10678
1. crowds
2. crowds
3. G3793 ↗
4. ὄχλους
5. ὄχλος
6. N-····AMP
7. crowds
8. crowds
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10679
1. he boarded
2. @Yeshua
3. G1684 ↗
4. ἐνέβη
5. ἐμβαίνω
6. V-IAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ boarded
8. ˱he˲ boarded
9. -
10. Y32; R10595; Person=Jesus
11. 10681
1. into
2. into
3. G1519 ↗
4. εἰς
5. εἰς
6. P-·······
7. into
8. into
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10683
1. the
2. the
3. G3588 ↗
4. τό
5. ὁ
6. E-····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10684
1. boat
2. boat
3. G4143 ↗
4. πλοῖον
5. πλοῖον
6. N-····ANS
7. boat
8. boat
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10685
1. and
2. and
3. G2532 ↗
4. καί
5. καί
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10686
1. came
2. went
3. G2064 ↗
4. ἦλθεν
5. ἔρχομαι
6. V-IAA3··S
7. came
8. came
9. -
10. Y32; R10595; Person=Jesus
11. 10687
1. to
2. to
3. G1519 ↗
4. εἰς
5. εἰς
6. P-·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10689
1. the
2. the
3. G3588 ↗
4. τά
5. ὁ
6. E-····ANP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10690
1. regions
2. regions
3. G3725 ↗
4. ὅρια
5. ὅριον
6. N-····ANP
7. regions
8. regions
9. -
10. Y32
11. 10691
1. of Magadan
2. of Magadan
3. G3093 ↗
4. Μαγαδάν
5. Μαγαδάν
6. N-····GFS
7. ˱of˲ Magadan
8. ˱of˲ Magadan
9. U
10. Location=Magadan; Y32
11. 10693

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 15:39

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

Section 15:32–39: Jesus provided food for over four thousand people

15:39a

15:39b

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