OET interlinear MAT 24:38

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

for

Here, the word For introduces Jesus’ explanation of the comparison he just drew between the time of Noah and the coming of the Son of Man. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of explanation, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: “Here is how they are similar:” or “Indeed,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις & ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας

in the days & until that day

Here, the word days refers to a specific period of time, and the word day refers to a specific moment in time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use comparable phrases or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “in the time … until the time when” or “in the time period … until the instant that”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

ἦσαν & τρώγοντες καὶ πίνοντες, γαμοῦντες καὶ γαμίζοντες

˱they˲_were & eating and drinking marrying and betrothing

Here Jesus describes several normal human activities (eating, drinking, and marrying and giving in marriage) in order to refer to normal human activities in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could indicate more explicitly that these are examples of normal human activities, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “they were doing regular activities, such as eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage” or “they were going about their normal lives”

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

ἦσαν

˱they˲_were

The pronoun they refers to people in general. If this is not clear for your readers, you could use a form that refers to people in general. Alternate translation: “men and women were” or “most people were”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

γαμοῦντες καὶ γαμίζοντες

marrying and betrothing

In Jesus’ culture, it was customary to talk about men marrying and fathers giving their daughters in marriage. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “men marrying and women being given in marriage” or “men and women marrying”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

γαμίζοντες

betrothing

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of marriage, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “causing to be married”