OET interlinear MAT 23:33

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ὄφεις, γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν

serpents (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὄφεις γενήματα ἐχιδνῶν πῶς φύγητε ἀπὸ τῆς κρίσεως τῆς Γεέννης)

The terms serpents and offspring of vipers both refer to poisonous snakes. 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 expression. Alternate translation: “Poisonous snakes”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὄφεις, γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν

serpents (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὄφεις γενήματα ἐχιδνῶν πῶς φύγητε ἀπὸ τῆς κρίσεως τῆς Γεέννης)

Here Jesus speaks of the scribes and Pharisees as if they were serpents and offspring of vipers. He means that they are evil and hurt other people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use simile form or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “You who are like serpents and the offspring of vipers” or “Evil and wicked people”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

πῶς φύγητε ἀπὸ τῆς κρίσεως τῆς Γεέννης?

how ˱you_all˲_/may/_escape from the judgment ¬the ˱of˲_Gehenna

Jesus is using the question form to rebuke the religious leaders. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “you will not escape from the judgment of Gehenna” or “you cannot escape from the judgment of Gehenna!”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τῆς κρίσεως τῆς Γεέννης

the judgment ¬the ˱of˲_Gehenna

Here, Jesus is using the possessive form to describe judgment that takes place in Gehenna. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “judgment in Gehenna”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῆς κρίσεως τῆς Γεέννης

the judgment ¬the ˱of˲_Gehenna

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of judgment, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “being judged in Gehenna”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

Γεέννης

˱of˲_Gehenna

Here Jesus uses the name Gehenna to refer to hell. The valley named Gehenna was outside the city of Jerusalem and was a place where people threw out and burned garbage. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a simile or state the meaning plainly. See how you expressed the idea in 23:15. Alternate translation: “of a place like the valley of Gehenna” or “of hell, which is like Gehenna valley”