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OET interlinear MAT 2:12

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SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

    1. Greek word
    2. Greek lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. Καί
    2. kai
    3. And
    4. But
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 687
    1. χρηματισθέντες
    2. χrēmatizō
    3. having been warned
    4. warned
    5. 55370
    6. VPAP·NMP
    7. ˓having_been˒ warned
    8. ˓having_been˒ warned
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus; R579
    11. 688
    1. κατʼ
    2. kata
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 25960
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 689
    1. ὄναρ
    2. onar
    3. +a dream
    4. dream
    5. 36770
    6. N····ANS
    7. ˓a˒ dream
    8. ˓a˒ dream
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 690
    1. μή
    2. mē
    3. not
    4. -
    5. 33610
    6. D·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 691
    1. ἀνακάμψαι
    2. anakamptō
    3. to return
    4. return
    5. 3440
    6. VNAA····
    7. ˓to˒ return
    8. ˓to˒ return
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus; R579
    11. 692
    1. πρός
    2. pros
    3. to
    4. -
    5. 43140
    6. P·······
    7. to
    8. to
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 693
    1. Ἡρῴδην
    2. ērōdēs
    3. Haʸrōdaʸs
    4. Herod
    5. 22640
    6. N····AMS
    7. Haʸrōdaʸs
    8. Herod
    9. U
    10. Person=Herod; Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 694
    1. διʼ
    2. dia
    3. by
    4. -
    5. 12230
    6. P·······
    7. by
    8. by
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 695
    1. ἄλλης
    2. allos
    3. another
    4. -
    5. 2430
    6. E····GFS
    7. another
    8. another
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 696
    1. ὁδοῦ
    2. hodos
    3. way
    4. -
    5. 35980
    6. N····GFS
    7. way
    8. way
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 697
    1. ἀνεχώρησαν
    2. anaχōreō
    3. they withdrew
    4. -
    5. 4020
    6. VIAA3··P
    7. ˱they˲ withdrew
    8. ˱they˲ withdrew
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus; R579
    11. 698
    1. εἰς
    2. eis
    3. into
    4. -
    5. 15190
    6. P·······
    7. into
    8. into
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 699
    1. τήν
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 700
    1. ἑαυτῶν
    2. heautou
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 14380
    6. R···3GNP
    7. ˱of˲ themselves
    8. ˱of˲ themselves
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 701
    1. χώραν
    2. χōra
    3. country
    4. country
    5. 55610
    6. N····AFS
    7. country
    8. country
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 702
    1. αὐτῶν
    2. autos
    3. of them
    4. their
    5. 8460
    6. R···3GMP
    7. ˱of˲ them
    8. ˱of˲ them
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus; R579
    11. 703

OET (OET-LV) And having_been_warned in a_dream not to_return to Haʸrōdaʸs, they_withdrew by another way into the country of_them.

OET (OET-RV) But because they’d been warned in a dream not to return to King Herod, they went home again to their own country.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–12: Wise men came and honored Jesus

In this section, Matthew showed his readers that:

  1. Jesus was indeed born in Bethlehem as scripture predicted (even though he would later move to Nazareth, and people considered him to be a Nazarene).

  2. The Jewish religious teachers who knew the law did not go to worship the king of the Jews. It was the Gentile wise men who worshiped him.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The Visit of the Wise Men (NET)

Visitors from the East (GNT)

2:12a

And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod,

And: In some languages, it may be natural to begin 2:12 with a word or phrase that shows that the wise men’s dream occurred some time after they gave gifts. For example:

Later (CEV)

Then (GNT)

having been warned in a dream: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as having been warned is passive.

Here are some ways to translate this verb:

warned: Here are some other ways to translate this word:

advised

told/instructed

informed

not to return to Herod: The phrase not to return to Herod was God’s warning in the dream. It is implied that they should not return to Herod and tell him where Jesus was.

Also, it may be more natural in some languages to make this direct speech. For example:

“Do not go back to Herod.”

“You(plur) must not return to Herod.”

2:12b

they withdrew to their country by another route.

they withdrew to their country: The wise men went back to their own country where they lived. They returned to their homeland. For example:

they went back home (CEV)

by another route: They returned a different way. They did not go back the same way they had come. They did this to avoid seeing Herod again.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

by another road (GNT)

a different way

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

χρηματισθέντες

˓having_been˒_warned

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. If you need to say who did the action, it is clear from the context that it was God. Alternate translation: [God having warned them]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

κατ’ ὄναρ μὴ ἀνακάμψαι πρὸς Ἡρῴδην & ἀνεχώρησαν

in ˓a˒_dream (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί χρηματισθέντες κατʼ ὄναρ μή ἀνακάμψαι πρός Ἡρῴδην διʼ ἄλλης ὁδοῦ ἀνεχώρησαν εἰς τήν χώραν αὐτῶν)

It may be more natural in your language to have a direct quotation here. Alternate translation: [through a dream, “Do not return to Herod,” they departed]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Greek word
    5. Greek lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. And
    2. But
    3. 25320
    4. S
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 687
    1. having been warned
    2. warned
    3. 55370
    5. χrēmatizō
    6. V-PAP·NMP
    7. ˓having_been˒ warned
    8. ˓having_been˒ warned
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus; R579
    11. 688
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 25960
    5. kata
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 689
    1. +a dream
    2. dream
    3. 36770
    5. onar
    6. N-····ANS
    7. ˓a˒ dream
    8. ˓a˒ dream
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 690
    1. not
    2. -
    3. 33610
    5. mē
    6. D-·······
    7. not
    8. not
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 691
    1. to return
    2. return
    3. 3440
    5. anakamptō
    6. V-NAA····
    7. ˓to˒ return
    8. ˓to˒ return
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus; R579
    11. 692
    1. to
    2. -
    3. 43140
    5. pros
    6. P-·······
    7. to
    8. to
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 693
    1. Haʸrōdaʸs
    2. Herod
    3. 22640
    4. U
    5. ērōdēs
    6. N-····AMS
    7. Haʸrōdaʸs
    8. Herod
    9. U
    10. Person=Herod; Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 694
    1. they withdrew
    2. -
    3. 4020
    5. anaχōreō
    6. V-IAA3··P
    7. ˱they˲ withdrew
    8. ˱they˲ withdrew
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus; R579
    11. 698
    1. by
    2. -
    3. 12230
    5. dia
    6. P-·······
    7. by
    8. by
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 695
    1. another
    2. -
    3. 2430
    5. allos
    6. E-····GFS
    7. another
    8. another
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 696
    1. way
    2. -
    3. 35980
    5. hodos
    6. N-····GFS
    7. way
    8. way
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 697
    1. into
    2. -
    3. 15190
    5. eis
    6. P-·······
    7. into
    8. into
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 699
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 700
    1. country
    2. country
    3. 55610
    5. χōra
    6. N-····AFS
    7. country
    8. country
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus
    11. 702
    1. of them
    2. their
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3GMP
    7. ˱of˲ them
    8. ˱of˲ them
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Jesus; R579
    11. 703

OET (OET-LV) And having_been_warned in a_dream not to_return to Haʸrōdaʸs, they_withdrew by another way into the country of_them.

OET (OET-RV) But because they’d been warned in a dream not to return to King Herod, they went home again to their own country.

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.

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