OET interlinear MAT 21:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

καὶ ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ τι, ἐρεῖτε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐάν τὶς ὑμῖν εἴπῃ τὶ ἐρεῖτε ὅτι Ὁ Κύριος αὐτῶν χρείαν ἔχει εὐθέως δέ ἀποστελεῖ αὐτούς)

Jesus is suggesting that this is a hypothetical condition, that they will only have to say these words if someone says anything to them. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a situation that could happen. Alternate translation: [Now suppose someone says something to you. Then you should say]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὑμῖν εἴπῃ τι

˱to˲_you_all ˓may˒_say (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐάν τὶς ὑμῖν εἴπῃ τὶ ἐρεῖτε ὅτι Ὁ Κύριος αὐτῶν χρείαν ἔχει εὐθέως δέ ἀποστελεῖ αὐτούς)

Jesus is implying that people might ask the disciples why they are taking someone’s donkey and colt. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [confronts you about what you are doing] or [speaks to you about what you are doing]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

ἐρεῖτε & ὁ Κύριος αὐτῶν χρείαν ἔχει

˱you_all˲_˓will_be˒_saying & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐάν τὶς ὑμῖν εἴπῃ τὶ ἐρεῖτε ὅτι Ὁ Κύριος αὐτῶν χρείαν ἔχει εὐθέως δέ ἀποστελεῖ αὐτούς)

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [you will say that the Lord has need of them]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ Κύριος

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐάν τὶς ὑμῖν εἴπῃ τὶ ἐρεῖτε ὅτι Ὁ Κύριος αὐτῶν χρείαν ἔχει εὐθέως δέ ἀποστελεῖ αὐτούς)

Here, the word Lord could refer to: (1) Jesus himself. Alternate translation: [The Lord, our teacher,]; (2) God. Alternate translation: [The Lord God]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀποστελεῖ

˱he˲_˓will_be˒_sending_out

Although the term he is masculine, Jesus is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [that person will send them]