OET interlinear MAT 21:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εἰσῆλθεν & εἰς τὸ ἱερόν

came_in & into (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἰσῆλθεν Ἰησοῦς εἰς τό ἱερόν καί ἐξέβαλεν πάντας τούς πωλοῦντας καί ἀγοράζοντας ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καί τάς τραπέζας τῶν κολλυβιστῶν κατέστρεψεν καί τάς καθέδρας τῶν πωλούντων τάς περιστεράς)

Matthew means that Jesus entered into the temple area. He does not mean that Jesus went into the most sacred parts of the temple building. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [entered into the temple courtyard]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοὺς πωλοῦντας καὶ ἀγοράζοντας ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἰσῆλθεν Ἰησοῦς εἰς τό ἱερόν καί ἐξέβαλεν πάντας τούς πωλοῦντας καί ἀγοράζοντας ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καί τάς τραπέζας τῶν κολλυβιστῶν κατέστρεψεν καί τάς καθέδρας τῶν πωλούντων τάς περιστεράς)

Matthew implies that merchants were selling animals and other items so that travelers could buy them and offer the proper sacrifices at the temple. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [the ones selling and buying things in the temple for the sacrifices]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὰς τραπέζας τῶν κολλυβιστῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἰσῆλθεν Ἰησοῦς εἰς τό ἱερόν καί ἐξέβαλεν πάντας τούς πωλοῦντας καί ἀγοράζοντας ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καί τάς τραπέζας τῶν κολλυβιστῶν κατέστρεψεν καί τάς καθέδρας τῶν πωλούντων τάς περιστεράς)

Matthew is referring to people who exchanged the commonly used Greek and Roman money for special money that could be used at the temple. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [the tables of the people who exchanged money] or [the tables of the people who exchanged the temple currency]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὰς καθέδρας τῶν πωλούντων τὰς περιστεράς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἰσῆλθεν Ἰησοῦς εἰς τό ἱερόν καί ἐξέβαλεν πάντας τούς πωλοῦντας καί ἀγοράζοντας ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καί τάς τραπέζας τῶν κολλυβιστῶν κατέστρεψεν καί τάς καθέδρας τῶν πωλούντων τάς περιστεράς)

Matthew refers to people who sold the doves that the poorest people would offer as sacrifices. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [the seats of the ones selling the doves to be sacrificed]