OET interlinear MAT 21:38

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οἱ δὲ γεωργοὶ ἰδόντες τὸν υἱὸν

the but tenant_farmers /having/_seen the son

Here Jesus implies that the son traveled to the vineyard, after which the farmers saw him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “Then the son arrived at the vineyard. But the farmers, having seen him”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

εἶπον ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ κληρονόμος; δεῦτε, ἀποκτείνωμεν αὐτὸν καὶ σχῶμεν τὴν κληρονομίαν αὐτοῦ

said among themselves this is the heir come ˱we˲_/may/_kill_off him and ˱we˲_/may/_have the inheritance ˱of˲_him

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: “said among themselves that this man was the heir and that they should come and kill him and have his inheritance”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν ἑαυτοῖς

among themselves

Here, the phrase among themselves could mean: (1) that the farmers were speaking with each other. Alternate translation: “to one another” (2) that the farmers were thinking this without saying it. Alternate translation: “within themselves”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / go

δεῦτε

come

In a context such as this, your language might say “Go” instead of Come. Alternate translation: “Go”

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

καὶ

and

Here, the word and introduces the purpose for which the farmers plan to kill the son. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a purpose. Alternate translation: “in order that we might”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὴν κληρονομίαν αὐτοῦ

the inheritance ˱of˲_him

Here the farmers are referring primarily to the vineyard, which would be the son’s inheritance. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “his inheritance, this vineyard”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν κληρονομίαν αὐτοῦ

the inheritance ˱of˲_him

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of inheritance, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “what he will inherit”