OET interlinear MAT 16:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν ἑαυτοῖς

among themselves

Here, the phrase among themselves could mean: (1) that the disciples were reasoning with each other. Alternate translation: “with one another” (2) that the disciples were thinking this without saying it. Alternate translation: “within themselves”

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

λέγοντες, ὅτι ἄρτους οὐκ ἐλάβομεν

saying ¬that loaves not ˱we˲_took

Here, the word translated because could introduce: (1) what the disciples think might be the reason for why Jesus said what he did about yeast. Alternate translation: “saying, ‘He said that because we did not take loaves’” (2) what the disciples say. Alternate translation: “saying, ‘We did not take loaves’”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

λέγοντες, ὅτι ἄρτους οὐκ ἐλάβομεν

saying ¬that loaves not ˱we˲_took

It may be more natural in your language to have an indirect quotation here. Alternate translation: “saying that it was because they did not take loaves”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὅτι

¬that

Here the disciples imply that they are giving a reason for why Jesus said what he did about yeast. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “Jesus has spoken about yeast because”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

οὐκ ἐλάβομεν

not ˱we˲_took

By we, the disciples mean themselves but not Jesus, so use the exclusive form of that word in your translation if your language marks that distinction.