OET interlinear MAT 24:39

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καὶ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν

and not ˱they˲_knew

Here, Jesus implies that they did not know what was about to happen to them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [and they did not know what was about to happen to them]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

ἦρεν ἅπαντας

took_away all

Here Jesus is referring to death in a polite way by using the phrase took them all away. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a polite way of referring to death your language, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [swept them all away] or [killed them all]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἅπαντας

all

Here, the word all does not include Noah and his family, who were in the ark. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [all those outside the ark]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ἡ παρουσία τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου

thus will_be (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν ἕως ἦλθεν ὁ κατακλυσμὸς καὶ ἦρεν ἅπαντας οὕτως ἔσται ἡ παρουσία τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου)

Here Jesus concludes his comparison between the days of Noah and the coming of the Son of Man. He uses the comparison to show that the coming of the Son of Man will happen when people do not expect it, just as the flood came when people did not know that it was coming. If it would be helpful in your language, you could explain the meaning of the comparison more explicitly. Alternate translation: [thus also the coming of the Son of Man will happen when people are not expecting it]