OET interlinear MAT 23:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

πάντα & ὅσα ἐὰν εἴπωσιν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: παντᾶ Οὖν ὅσα ἄν εἴπωσιν ὑμῖν ποιήσατε καί τηρεῖτε κατά δέ τά ἔργα αὐτῶν μή ποιεῖτε λέγουσιν γάρ καί οὒ ποιοῦσιν)

The expression everything, as much as they say contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in some languages. If this is true of your language, you could shorten the expression. Alternate translation: [everything that they say]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ποιήσατε, καὶ τηρεῖτε

do (Some words not found in SR-GNT: παντᾶ Οὖν ὅσα ἄν εἴπωσιν ὑμῖν ποιήσατε καί τηρεῖτε κατά δέ τά ἔργα αὐτῶν μή ποιεῖτε λέγουσιν γάρ καί οὒ ποιοῦσιν)

The terms do and keep mean similar things. Jesus is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [obey]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

κατὰ & τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν, μὴ ποιεῖτε; λέγουσιν γὰρ καὶ οὐ ποιοῦσιν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: παντᾶ Οὖν ὅσα ἄν εἴπωσιν ὑμῖν ποιήσατε καί τηρεῖτε κατά δέ τά ἔργα αὐτῶν μή ποιεῖτε λέγουσιν γάρ καί οὒ ποιοῦσιν)

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses, since the second and third clauses give the reason for the result that the first clause describes. Alternate translation: [they say and do not do, so do not do according to their works]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: παντᾶ Οὖν ὅσα ἄν εἴπωσιν ὑμῖν ποιήσατε καί τηρεῖτε κατά δέ τά ἔργα αὐτῶν μή ποιεῖτε λέγουσιν γάρ καί οὒ ποιοῦσιν)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of works, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [what they do]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

λέγουσιν & καὶ οὐ ποιοῦσιν

˱they˲_˓are˒_speaking & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: παντᾶ Οὖν ὅσα ἄν εἴπωσιν ὑμῖν ποιήσατε καί τηρεῖτε κατά δέ τά ἔργα αὐτῶν μή ποιεῖτε λέγουσιν γάρ καί οὒ ποιοῦσιν)

Jesus implies that the Pharisees and scribes say what to do, but they themselves do not do what they say that others should do. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [they say what to do, and they do not do what they say]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

(Occurrence 2) καὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: παντᾶ Οὖν ὅσα ἄν εἴπωσιν ὑμῖν ποιήσατε καί τηρεῖτε κατά δέ τά ἔργα αὐτῶν μή ποιεῖτε λέγουσιν γάρ καί οὒ ποιοῦσιν)

The word and introduces what the Pharisees and scribes actually do in contrast with what they say. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of contrast. Alternate translation: [but]