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OET interlinear MAT 20:2

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SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

    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. καί
    2. kai
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 13406
    1. συμφωνήσας
    2. sumfōneō
    3. having agreed together
    4. agreed
    5. 48560
    6. VPAA·NMS
    7. ˓having˒ agreed_together
    8. ˓having˒ agreed_together
    9. -
    10. Y33; R13394
    11. 13407
    1. Δέ
    2. de
    3. And
    4. and then
    5. 11610
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y33
    11. 13408
    1. μετά
    2. meta
    3. with
    4. -
    5. 33260
    6. P·······
    7. with
    8. with
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13409
    1. τῶν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GMP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13410
    1. ἐργατῶν
    2. ergatēs
    3. workers
    4. -
    5. 20400
    6. N····GMP
    7. workers
    8. workers
    9. -
    10. Y33; F13432; F13481
    11. 13411
    1. ἐκ
    2. ek
    3. for
    4. -
    5. 15370
    6. P·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13412
    1. δηναρίου
    2. dēnarion
    3. +a daʸnarion coin
    4. -
    5. 12200
    6. N····GNS
    7. ˓a˒ daʸnarion_\add coin\add*
    8. ˓a˒ denarius
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13413
    1. τήν
    2. ho
    3. for the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AFS
    7. ˱for˲ the
    8. ˱for˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13414
    1. ἡμέραν
    2. hēmera
    3. day
    4. day
    5. 22500
    6. N····AFS
    7. day
    8. day
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13415
    1. ἀπέστειλεν
    2. apostellō
    3. he sent out
    4. sent
    5. 6490
    6. VIAA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ sent_out
    8. ˱he˲ sent_out
    9. -
    10. Y33; R13394
    11. 13416
    1. αὐτούς
    2. autos
    3. them
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3AMP
    7. them
    8. them
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13417
    1. εἰς
    2. eis
    3. into
    4. -
    5. 15190
    6. P·······
    7. into
    8. into
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13418
    1. τόν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13419
    1. ἀμπελῶνα
    2. ampelōn
    3. vineyard
    4. vineyard
    5. 2900
    6. N····AMS
    7. vineyard
    8. vineyard
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13420
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. autos
    3. of him
    4. his
    5. 8460
    6. R···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y33; R13394
    11. 13421

OET (OET-LV) And having_agreed_together with the workers for a_daʸnarion_coin for_the day, he_sent_ them _out into the vineyard of_him.

OET (OET-RV) They all agreed on the rate for the day, and then he sent them off to work in his vineyard.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 20:1–16: Jesus told a parable about vineyard workers

In this section, Jesus told a parable about some vineyard workers and the man who owned the vineyard. Even though the workers worked for a different number of hours, the owner gave them all the same pay. This parable continues the discussion about rewards for being a disciple (19:27–29). It also helps to explain the meaning of the saying “many who are first will be last, and the last will be first” (19:30). The main point of the parable is about God’s grace. In the kingdom, God gives his servants much more than they deserve. In the kingdom, the values are different than the values here on earth.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The story about men who worked in a field of grapes

A story that shows God’s generosity/grace

Rewards for serving God

This parable occurs only in the book of Matthew.

20:2a

He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day

He agreed to pay them: The laborers were employed for only one day at a time. So each time that a landowner wanted workers, he would discuss with them and agree upon a wage for that particular day.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

He made an agreement with the workers (NJB)

After agreeing with the laborers for (ESV)

The man agreed to pay the workers (NCV)

a denarius for the day: A denarius was a Roman coin made of silver. It was the usual wage for a full day of work on a farm.

The plural form of this word occurs in 18:28. Translate it here in the same way you did there.

Here are some ways to translate this word:

To help your readers understand what is going on here, you may wish to add a footnote such as this:

A denarius was a Roman silver coin. It was the usual wage for a full day’s work.

20:2b

and sent them into his vineyard.

sent them into his vineyard: This clause implies that the master first described the work that he wanted the laborers to do. Then he sent them to do it.

Here is another way to translate this clause:

he sent them to work in his vineyard (GW)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: συμφωνήσας Δέ μετά τῶν ἐργατῶν ἐκ δηναρίου τήν ἡμέραν ἀπέστειλεν αὐτούς εἰς τόν ἀμπελῶνα αὐτοῦ)

Here, the word Now introduces the next thing that happened. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next event, or you could leave Now untranslated. Alternate translation: [Then]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

συμφωνήσας & μετὰ τῶν ἐργατῶν ἐκ δηναρίου τὴν ἡμέραν

˓having˒_agreed_together & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: συμφωνήσας Δέ μετά τῶν ἐργατῶν ἐκ δηναρίου τήν ἡμέραν ἀπέστειλεν αὐτούς εἰς τόν ἀμπελῶνα αὐτοῦ)

Here Jesus implies that the master of the house found some workers, told them what he wanted them to do, and then agreed with them on how much he would pay them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make some of that information more explicit. Alternate translation: [having located some workers and having agreed to pay them a denarius for the day]

Note 3 topic: translate-bmoney

δηναρίου

˓a˒_denarius

A denarius was a silver coin equivalent to about one day’s wage for a hired worker. You could try to express this amount in terms of current monetary values, but that might cause your Bible translation to become outdated and inaccurate, since those values can change over time. So instead you might state something more general or give the equivalent in wages. Alternate translation: [one silver coin] or [an average wage]

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. and then
    3. 11610
    4. S
    5. de
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y33
    11. 13408
    1. having agreed together
    2. agreed
    3. 48560
    5. sumfōneō
    6. V-PAA·NMS
    7. ˓having˒ agreed_together
    8. ˓having˒ agreed_together
    9. -
    10. Y33; R13394
    11. 13407
    1. with
    2. -
    3. 33260
    5. meta
    6. P-·······
    7. with
    8. with
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13409
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GMP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13410
    1. workers
    2. -
    3. 20400
    5. ergatēs
    6. N-····GMP
    7. workers
    8. workers
    9. -
    10. Y33; F13432; F13481
    11. 13411
    1. for
    2. -
    3. 15370
    5. ek
    6. P-·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13412
    1. +a daʸnarion coin
    2. -
    3. 12200
    5. dēnarion
    6. N-····GNS
    7. ˓a˒ daʸnarion_\add coin\add*
    8. ˓a˒ denarius
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13413
    1. for the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AFS
    7. ˱for˲ the
    8. ˱for˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13414
    1. day
    2. day
    3. 22500
    5. hēmera
    6. N-····AFS
    7. day
    8. day
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13415
    1. he sent
    2. sent
    3. 6490
    5. apostellō
    6. V-IAA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ sent_out
    8. ˱he˲ sent_out
    9. -
    10. Y33; R13394
    11. 13416
    1. them
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3AMP
    7. them
    8. them
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13417
    1. out
    2. sent
    3. 6490
    5. apostellō
    6. V-IAA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ sent_out
    8. ˱he˲ sent_out
    9. -
    10. Y33; R13394
    11. 13416
    1. into
    2. -
    3. 15190
    5. eis
    6. P-·······
    7. into
    8. into
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13418
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13419
    1. vineyard
    2. vineyard
    3. 2900
    5. ampelōn
    6. N-····AMS
    7. vineyard
    8. vineyard
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13420
    1. of him
    2. his
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y33; R13394
    11. 13421

OET (OET-LV) And having_agreed_together with the workers for a_daʸnarion_coin for_the day, he_sent_ them _out into the vineyard of_him.

OET (OET-RV) They all agreed on the rate for the day, and then he sent them off to work in his vineyard.

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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