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OET interlinear MAT 1:16

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SR Greek word order

    1. Greek word
    2. Greek lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. Ἰακώβ
    2. iakōb
    3. Yakōb
    4. Yacob
    5. 23840
    6. N····NMS
    7. Yakōb/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ)
    8. Jacob
    9. U
    10. Person=Jacob; Y26
    11. 240
    1. δέ
    2. de
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 11610
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y26
    11. 241
    1. ἐγέννησεν
    2. gennaō
    3. bore
    4. -
    5. 10800
    6. VIAA3··S
    7. bore
    8. bore
    9. -
    10. Y26
    11. 242
    1. τόν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AMS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y26
    11. 243
    1. Ἰωσήφ
    2. iōsēf
    3. Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf)
    4. -
    5. 25010
    6. N····AMS
    7. Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf)
    8. Joseph
    9. U
    10. Person=Joseph6; Y26
    11. 244
    1. τόν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y26
    11. 245
    1. ἄνδρα
    2. anēr
    3. husband
    4. husband
    5. 4350
    6. N····AMS
    7. husband
    8. husband
    9. -
    10. Y26
    11. 246
    1. Μαρίας
    2. maria
    3. of Maria/(Miryām)
    4. -
    5. 31370
    6. N····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ Maria/(Miryām)
    8. ˱of˲ Mary
    9. U
    10. Person=Mary; Y26; F249
    11. 247
    1. ἐξ
    2. ek
    3. of
    4. -
    5. 15370
    6. P·······
    7. of
    8. of
    9. -
    10. Y26
    11. 248
    1. ἧς
    2. hos
    3. whom
    4. -
    5. 37390
    6. R····GFS
    7. whom
    8. whom
    9. -
    10. Y26; R247; Person=Mary
    11. 249
    1. ἐγεννήθη
    2. gennaō
    3. was born
    4. -
    5. 10800
    6. VIAP3··S
    7. ˓was˒ born
    8. ˓was˒ born
    9. -
    10. Y26
    11. 250
    1. Ἰησοῦς
    2. iēsous
    3. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    4. -
    5. 24240
    6. N····NMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y26; F253
    11. 251
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the one
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. R····NMS
    7. the ‹one›
    8. the ‹one›
    9. -
    10. Y26
    11. 252
    1. λεγόμενος
    2. legō
    3. being called
    4. called
    5. 30040
    6. VPPP·NMS
    7. ˓being˒ called
    8. ˓being˒ called
    9. -
    10. Y26; R251; Person=Jesus
    11. 253
    1. Χριστός
    2. χristos
    3. +the chosen one messiah
    4. messiah
    5. 55470
    6. N····NMS
    7. ˓the˒ chosen_one/messiah
    8. ˓the˒ Anointed|Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y26; Person=Jesus
    11. 254

OET (OET-LV) and Yakōb bore the Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf) the husband of_Maria/(Miryām), of whom was_born Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), the one being_called the_chosen_one/messiah.

OET (OET-RV) Yacob the father of Yosef, the husband of Maria (Grk: Marias) who Yeshua (Grk: Yaysous), the one called the messiah was born to.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:1–17: A list of Jesus’ ancestors

Matthew began his book by listing the names of Jesus’ ancestors. He did this to show that Jesus came from the family line of King David and Abraham. By doing this, Matthew showed his readers that the Messiah had come and that he was Jesus.

In this list, Matthew divided the names into three groups of fourteen. In order to get fourteen names in each of the three groups, Matthew omitted several names. (Omitting names to achieve numerical groups was a common practice at that time.) So sometimes the word “father” actually refers to the grandfather. As a result, it may be better in some languages to translate the word “father” with a more general term such as “ancestor.”

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The ancestors of Jesus

Matthew wrote/gave the list of the family line of Jesus

There is a parallel passage for this section in Luke 3:23–38.

Paragraph 1:12–16

This paragraph contains the third group of fourteen names of men in the family line of Jesus.

1:16a

and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary,

1:16b

of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

1:16a–b

Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus: The Greek pronoun that the BSB translates as whom is feminine. Therefore, it refers to Mary only. It does not refer to Joseph.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

Joseph, who married Mary, the mother of Jesus (GNT)

Joseph, who was the husband of Mary. Mary was the mother of Jesus (GW)

who is called Christ: The phrase who is called Christ indicates that Jesus is described or addressed with the title Christ. He received this title because he actually is the Christ.

The verb is called is passive. The text does not specify who will call Jesus this. Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

Christ: Here Matthew used the word Christ as a descriptive title for Jesus. Christ is not just a name for Jesus. It has meaning, and the meaning of the title is in focus in this context.

See the note on Christ in 1:1a for advice on translating this title.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

Ἰακὼβ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰωσὴφ τὸν ἄνδρα Μαρίας

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἰακώβ δέ ἐγέννησεν τόν Ἰωσήφ τόν ἄνδρα Μαρίας ἐξ ἧς ἐγεννήθη Ἰησοῦς ὁ λεγόμενος Χριστός)

This is the end of the list of Jesus’ ancestors that began in [1:2](../01/02.md). Use the same format as you used in the previous verses.

Note 2 topic: translate-names

Μαρίας

˱of˲_Mary

The word Mary is the name of a woman.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐξ ἧς ἐγεννήθη Ἰησοῦς

of whom ˓was˒_born Jesus

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [who gave birth to Jesus]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

ὁ λεγόμενος Χριστός

the_‹one› ˓being˒_called ˓the˒_Anointed|Christ

Here, the phrase the one called Christ distinguishes this Jesus from any other people named Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that distinguishes between this Jesus and any other people with that name. Alternate translation: [the Jesus called Christ] or [specifically, the one who is called Christ]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὁ λεγόμενος Χριστός

the_‹one› ˓being˒_called ˓the˒_Anointed|Christ

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, you could use an indefinite subject. Alternate translation: [whom people call Christ]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

1:16 This genealogy is traced through Joseph, who stands in David’s line (see also study note on Luke 3:23-38).

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

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    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. 11610
    5. de
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y26
    11. 241
    1. Yakōb
    2. Yacob
    3. 23840
    4. U
    5. iakōb
    6. N-····NMS
    7. Yakōb/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ)
    8. Jacob
    9. U
    10. Person=Jacob; Y26
    11. 240
    1. bore
    2. -
    3. 10800
    5. gennaō
    6. V-IAA3··S
    7. bore
    8. bore
    9. -
    10. Y26
    11. 242
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AMS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y26
    11. 243
    1. Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf)
    2. -
    3. 25010
    4. U
    5. iōsēf
    6. N-····AMS
    7. Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf)
    8. Joseph
    9. U
    10. Person=Joseph6; Y26
    11. 244
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y26
    11. 245
    1. husband
    2. husband
    3. 4350
    5. anēr
    6. N-····AMS
    7. husband
    8. husband
    9. -
    10. Y26
    11. 246
    1. of Maria/(Miryām)
    2. -
    3. 31370
    4. U
    5. maria
    6. N-····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ Maria/(Miryām)
    8. ˱of˲ Mary
    9. U
    10. Person=Mary; Y26; F249
    11. 247
    1. of
    2. -
    3. 15370
    5. ek
    6. P-·······
    7. of
    8. of
    9. -
    10. Y26
    11. 248
    1. whom
    2. -
    3. 37390
    5. hos
    6. R-····GFS
    7. whom
    8. whom
    9. -
    10. Y26; R247; Person=Mary
    11. 249
    1. was born
    2. -
    3. 10800
    5. gennaō
    6. V-IAP3··S
    7. ˓was˒ born
    8. ˓was˒ born
    9. -
    10. Y26
    11. 250
    1. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    2. -
    3. 24240
    4. UN
    5. iēsous
    6. N-····NMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y26; F253
    11. 251
    1. the one
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. R-····NMS
    7. the ‹one›
    8. the ‹one›
    9. -
    10. Y26
    11. 252
    1. being called
    2. called
    3. 30040
    5. legō
    6. V-PPP·NMS
    7. ˓being˒ called
    8. ˓being˒ called
    9. -
    10. Y26; R251; Person=Jesus
    11. 253
    1. +the chosen one messiah
    2. messiah
    3. 55470
    4. WN
    5. χristos
    6. N-····NMS
    7. ˓the˒ chosen_one/messiah
    8. ˓the˒ Anointed|Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y26; Person=Jesus
    11. 254

OET (OET-LV) and Yakōb bore the Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf) the husband of_Maria/(Miryām), of whom was_born Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), the one being_called the_chosen_one/messiah.

OET (OET-RV) Yacob the father of Yosef, the husband of Maria (Grk: Marias) who Yeshua (Grk: Yaysous), the one called the messiah was born to.

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.

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