OET interlinear MAT 1:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μετὰ & τὴν μετοικεσίαν Βαβυλῶνος

after & the deportation ˱to˲_Babylon

Here Matthew refers to the same event that he referred to in 1:11. Express the idea in the same way you did there. Alternate translation: [after the Babylonians captured Jerusalem and took many people away]

Note 2 topic: translate-names

Ἰεχονίας ἐγέννησεν τὸν Σαλαθιήλ, Σαλαθιὴλ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ζοροβαβέλ

Jechonias bore ¬the Salathiel Salathiel and bore ¬the Zorobabel

This is a continuation of the list of Jesus’ ancestors that began in 1:2. Use the same format as you used in the previous verses.

Note 3 topic: translate-names

τὸν Σαλαθιήλ, Σαλαθιὴλ

¬the Salathiel Salathiel

Many translations spell Salathiel as “Shealtiel.” Consider how translations with which your readers might be familiar spell this name. Alternate translation: [Shealtiel … Shealtiel]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Σαλαθιὴλ & ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ζοροβαβέλ

Salathiel & bore ¬the Zorobabel

In 1 Chronicles 3:19, a brother of Salathiel named Pedaiah is listed as the father of Zerubbabel. However, early Greek translations of 1 Chronicles 3:19 list Salathiel as the father of Zerubabbel. Matthew most likely used a source like these early Greek translations, so he probably intended his readers to think of Salathiel as the father of Zerubbabel and not as his uncle. If it would be helpful in your language, you could include some of this information in a footnote.