InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse Mat C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C26 C28
Mat 27 V1 V4 V7 V10 V13 V16 V19 V22 V25 V28 V31 V34 V37 V40 V43 V46 V49 V52 V55 V58 V61 V64
OET-LV And concerning the_feast, the governor had_been_accustomed to_be_sending_away one prisoner to_the crowd, whom they_were_wanting.
OET (OET-RV) It was the time of the Passover celebrations, and a tradition had been established that the governor would release one prisoner to the people—whoever they chose.
Note 1 topic: writing-background
δὲ
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: κατά Δέ ἑορτήν εἰώθει ὁ ἡγεμών ἀπολύειν ἕνα τῷ ὄχλῳ δέσμιον ὅν ἤθελον)
Matthew provides background information about something that Pilate, the governor, normally did. This background information will help readers understand what happens next. Use a natural form in your language for introducing background information. Alternate translation: [Here is some important information:]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ἑορτὴν
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: κατά Δέ ἑορτήν εἰώθει ὁ ἡγεμών ἀπολύειν ἕνα τῷ ὄχλῳ δέσμιον ὅν ἤθελον)
The phrase the festival refers the Passover celebration. See how you translated the same phrase in 26:5. Alternate translation: [the festival of Passover]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
εἰώθει & ἀπολύειν
˓had˒_been_accustomed & ˓to_be˒_sending_away
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [had a custom of releasing]
OET-LV And concerning the_feast, the governor had_been_accustomed to_be_sending_away one prisoner to_the crowd, whom they_were_wanting.
OET (OET-RV) It was the time of the Passover celebrations, and a tradition had been established that the governor would release one prisoner to the people—whoever they chose.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.