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OET interlinear MAT 20:3

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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. And
    4. Then
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y33
    11. 13422
    1. διεξελθών
    2. diexerχomai
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 13267
    6. VPAA·NMS
    7. ˓having˒ passed_through
    8. ˓having˒ passed_through
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 13423
    1. ἐξελθών
    2. exerχomai
    3. having come out
    4. -
    5. 18310
    6. VPAA·NMS
    7. ˓having˒ come_out
    8. ˓having˒ come_out
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13424
    1. περί
    2. peri
    3. about
    4. -
    5. 40120
    6. P·······
    7. about
    8. about
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13425
    1. τήν
    2. ho
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 13426
    1. τρίτην
    2. tritos
    3. +the third
    4. -
    5. 51540
    6. E····AFS
    7. ˓the˒ third
    8. ˓the˒ third
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13427
    1. ὥραν
    2. hōra
    3. hour
    4. -
    5. 56100
    6. N····AFS
    7. hour
    8. hour
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13428
    1. τρίτην
    2. tritos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 51540
    6. E····AFS
    7. third
    8. third
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 13429
    1. εὗρεν
    2. euriskō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 21470
    6. VIAA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ found
    8. ˱he˲ found
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 13430
    1. εἶδεν
    2. horaō
    3. he saw
    4. noticed
    5. 37080
    6. VIAA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ saw
    8. ˱he˲ saw
    9. -
    10. Y33; R13394
    11. 13431
    1. ἄλλους
    2. allos
    3. others
    4. others
    5. 2430
    6. R····AMP
    7. others
    8. others
    9. -
    10. Y33; R13411; F13433; F13440; F13456; F13457
    11. 13432
    1. ἑστῶτας
    2. istaō
    3. having stood
    4. standing
    5. 24760
    6. VPEA·AMP
    7. ˓having˒ stood
    8. ˓having˒ stood
    9. -
    10. Y33; R13432
    11. 13433
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13434
    1. τῇ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13435
    1. ἀγορᾷ
    2. agora
    3. marketplace
    4. marketplace
    5. 580
    6. N····DFS
    7. marketplace
    8. marketplace
    9. -
    10. Y33; F13488
    11. 13436
    1. ἀργούς
    2. argos
    3. idle
    4. idle
    5. 6920
    6. S····AMP
    7. idle
    8. idle
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13437

OET (OET-LV) And having_come_out about the_third hour, he_saw others having_stood idle in the marketplace,

OET (OET-RV) Then around 9am he noticed some others standing idle in the marketplace,

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.

20:3a

About the third hour he went out

About the third hour: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as the third hour refers to the third hour after sunrise. That generally indicates 9 o’clock in the morning. The word About means that this is an approximate time.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

about 9 o’clock (NCV)

About 9 a.m. (GW)

at mid-morning

he went out: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as went out indicates that the master of the house went outside his house. He left his house and went back to the marketplace.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

the man went to the marketplace (NCV)

he returned to the market

20:3b

and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

saw others: The Greek word that the BSB translates as others refers to other men. They were men like the ones whom the master of the house first met.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

the man saw some other people (CEV)

he found some more men

standing: The word standing means that the men were present in the marketplace. Some were possibly sitting or squatting as they waited for work. It does not necessarily mean that all the men were actually standing on their feet.

Here is another way to translate this word:

waiting around

in the marketplace: The marketplace was an open space in the middle of the village. It was used for a market. It was also a place where children played and where people gathered for any purpose at all.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

market (GNT)

public square

doing nothing: In this context, doing nothing means that these men were not working. They were waiting to be hired. Your translation should not imply that they were lazy or did not want to work.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

idle (ESV)

waiting for a job

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἐξελθὼν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐξελθών περί τρίτην ὥραν εἶδεν ἄλλους ἑστῶτας ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ ἀργούς)

In a context such as this, your language might say “come” instead of gone. Alternate translation: [having come out]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

περὶ τρίτην ὥραν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐξελθών περί τρίτην ὥραν εἶδεν ἄλλους ἑστῶτας ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ ἀργούς)

In this culture, people began counting the hours each day beginning around daybreak, at about six o’clock in the morning. So, the third hour would be around nine o’clock in the morning. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this in the way the people of your culture reckon time. Alternate translation: [about 9:00 AM]

Note 3 topic: translate-ordinal

τρίτην ὥραν

˓the˒_third hour

If your language does not use ordinal numbers, you could use a cardinal number here or an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: [hour three]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἑστῶτας ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ ἀργούς

˓having˒_stood in the marketplace idle

In Jesus’ culture, people would wait in the marketplace when they wanted to find work. If they had not yet found work, they would be standing idle. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [standing in the marketplace still looking for work]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῇ ἀγορᾷ

the marketplace

A marketplace is a large, open-air area where people buy and sell goods. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of area, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. See how you translated this word in [11:16](../11/16.md). Alternate translation: [the town square] or [the park]

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. Then
    3. 25320
    4. S
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y33
    11. 13422
    1. having come out
    2. -
    3. 18310
    5. exerχomai
    6. V-PAA·NMS
    7. ˓having˒ come_out
    8. ˓having˒ come_out
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13424
    1. about
    2. -
    3. 40120
    5. peri
    6. P-·······
    7. about
    8. about
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13425
    1. +the third
    2. -
    3. 51540
    5. tritos
    6. E-····AFS
    7. ˓the˒ third
    8. ˓the˒ third
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13427
    1. hour
    2. -
    3. 56100
    5. hōra
    6. N-····AFS
    7. hour
    8. hour
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13428
    1. he saw
    2. noticed
    3. 37080
    5. horaō
    6. V-IAA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ saw
    8. ˱he˲ saw
    9. -
    10. Y33; R13394
    11. 13431
    1. others
    2. others
    3. 2430
    5. allos
    6. R-····AMP
    7. others
    8. others
    9. -
    10. Y33; R13411; F13433; F13440; F13456; F13457
    11. 13432
    1. having stood
    2. standing
    3. 24760
    5. istaō
    6. V-PEA·AMP
    7. ˓having˒ stood
    8. ˓having˒ stood
    9. -
    10. Y33; R13432
    11. 13433
    1. idle
    2. idle
    3. 6920
    5. argos
    6. S-····AMP
    7. idle
    8. idle
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13437
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13434
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y33
    11. 13435
    1. marketplace
    2. marketplace
    3. 580
    5. agora
    6. N-····DFS
    7. marketplace
    8. marketplace
    9. -
    10. Y33; F13488
    11. 13436

OET (OET-LV) And having_come_out about the_third hour, he_saw others having_stood idle in the marketplace,

OET (OET-RV) Then around 9am he noticed some others standing idle in the marketplace,

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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