OET interlinear MAT 15:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Γάρ Θεός ἐνετείλατο λέγων Τίμα τόν πατέρα καί τήν μητέρα καί Ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἤ μητέρα θανάτῳ τελευτάτω)

Here, the word For introduces an explanation of how the scribes and Pharisees transgress God’s law. This explanation continues in [14:5–6](../14/05.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces an explanation, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: [Here is how you do that:] or [What I mean is that]

Note 2 topic: translate-textvariants

ὁ & Θεὸς ἐνετείλατο λέγων

¬the & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Γάρ Θεός ἐνετείλατο λέγων Τίμα τόν πατέρα καί τήν μητέρα καί Ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἤ μητέρα θανάτῳ τελευτάτω)

Many ancient manuscripts read God commanded, saying. The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts read “God said.” 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.

Note 3 topic: writing-quotations

λέγων

saying

Here Jesus quotes from the Old Testament scriptures. The first quotation could be from [Exodus 20:12](../exo/20/12.md) or [Deuteronomy 5:16](../deu/05/16.md). The second quotation could be from [Exodus 21:17](../exo/21/17.md) or [Leviticus 20:9](../lev/20/09.md). If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a quotation from an important text, and you could include this information in a footnote. Alternate translation: [saying in the law he gave to Moses] or [speaking through Moses]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

λέγων, τίμα τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὴν μητέρα καί ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἢ μητέρα, θανάτῳ τελευτάτω

saying (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Γάρ Θεός ἐνετείλατο λέγων Τίμα τόν πατέρα καί τήν μητέρα καί Ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἤ μητέρα θανάτῳ τελευτάτω)

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there are not quotations within a quotation. Alternate translation: [saying that all people should honor their father and their mother and that everyone speaking evil of his father or mother should end in death]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

τίμα τὸν & τὴν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Γάρ Θεός ἐνετείλατο λέγων Τίμα τόν πατέρα καί τήν μητέρα καί Ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἤ μητέρα θανάτῳ τελευτάτω)

Since God is addressing each specific person who is part of God’s people, the command the words your and your are singular.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative3p

ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἢ μητέρα, θανάτῳ τελευτάτω

¬the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Γάρ Θεός ἐνετείλατο λέγων Τίμα τόν πατέρα καί τήν μητέρα καί Ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἤ μητέρα θανάτῳ τελευτάτω)

If your language does not use the third-person imperative in this way, you could state this in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [The one speaking evil of his father or mother, he should end in death] or [Anyone who speaks evil of his father or mother must end in death]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ὁ κακολογῶν

¬the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Γάρ Θεός ἐνετείλατο λέγων Τίμα τόν πατέρα καί τήν μητέρα καί Ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἤ μητέρα θανάτῳ τελευτάτω)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of evil, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [The one saying evil things about]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

θανάτῳ τελευτάτω

˱in˲_death ˓let_be˒_dying

Here, the phrase end in death means that the person is killed or executed. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [let him be put to death] or [let him be killed]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

τελευτάτω

˓let_be˒_dying

Although the term him is masculine, Jesus is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [let that person end]