OET interlinear MAT 15:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ λαὸς οὗτος & τιμᾷ

¬The people this & /is/_honoring

Here, the phrase This people refers to the Israelites about whom Isaiah was speaking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “The Israelites honor” or “These Jewish people”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

με & ἐμοῦ

me & me

Here, both uses of the word me refer to God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could refer to him more directly. Alternate translation: “me, their God, … me”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τοῖς χείλεσίν

the lips

Here, lips represent someone speaking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “with their speech” or “with their words”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἡ & καρδία αὐτῶν πόρρω ἀπέχει ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ

the & heart ˱of˲_them far_away /is/_being_away from me

Here Isaiah speaks as if the Israelites’ heart was far away from God. He means that they do not think about God or want to obey him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use simile form or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “it is as if their hearts were far away from me” or “they do not want to serve me”

Note 5 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

ἡ & καρδία αὐτῶν πόρρω ἀπέχει

the & heart ˱of˲_them far_away /is/_being_away

If it would not be natural in your language to speak as if a group of people had only one heart, you could use the plural form of that word in your translation. Alternate translation: “their hearts are far away”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἡ & καρδία αὐτῶν

the & heart ˱of˲_them

In the author’s culture, the heart is the place where humans think and feel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate heart by referring to the place where humans think and feel in your culture or by expressing the idea plainly. Alternate translation: “their mind” or “their thinking”