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OET interlinear MAT 2:4

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SR Greek word order

    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. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 513
    1. συναγαγών
    2. sunagō
    3. having gathered together
    4. gathered together
    5. 48630
    6. VPAA·NMS
    7. ˓having˒ gathered_together
    8. ˓having˒ gathered_together
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 514
    1. πάντας
    2. pas
    3. all
    4. -
    5. 39560
    6. E····AMP
    7. all
    8. all
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 515
    1. τούς
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····AMP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 516
    1. ἀρχιερεῖς
    2. arχiereus
    3. chief priests
    4. chief priests
    5. 7490
    6. N····AMP
    7. chief_priests
    8. chief_priests
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod; F524; F529
    11. 517
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 518
    1. γραμματεῖς
    2. grammateus
    3. scribes
    4. religious teachers
    5. 11220
    6. N····AMP
    7. scribes
    8. scribes
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod; F524; F529
    11. 519
    1. τοῦ
    2. ho
    3. of the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 520
    1. λαοῦ
    2. laos
    3. people
    4. -
    5. 29920
    6. N····GMS
    7. people
    8. people
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 521
    1. ἐπυνθάνετο
    2. punthanomai
    3. he was inquiring
    4. -
    5. 44410
    6. VIIM3··S
    7. ˱he˲ ˓was˒ inquiring
    8. ˱he˲ ˓was˒ inquiring
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod; R505
    11. 522
    1. πάρʼ
    2. para
    3. from
    4. -
    5. 38440
    6. P·······
    7. from
    8. from
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 523
    1. αὐτῶν
    2. autos
    3. them
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3GMP
    7. them
    8. them
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod; R517; R519
    11. 524
    1. ποῦ
    2. pou
    3. where
    4. where
    5. 42260
    6. D·······
    7. where
    8. where
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 525
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 526
    1. Χριστός
    2. χristos
    3. chosen one messiah
    4. Messiah
    5. 55470
    6. N····NMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Messiah
    9. WN
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod; Person=Jesus
    11. 527
    1. γεννᾶται
    2. gennaō
    3. is being born
    4. -
    5. 10800
    6. VIPP3··S
    7. ˓is_being˒ born
    8. ˓is_being˒ born
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 528

OET (OET-LV) And having_gathered_together all the chief_priests and scribes of_the people, he_was_inquiring from them where the chosen_one/messiah is_being_born.

OET (OET-RV) He gathered together all the chief priests and religious teachers and asked them where the Messiah was expected to be born.

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)

2:4a

And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people,

Verse 2:4 is the result of Herod being disturbed (in 2:3b). Herod was disturbed (2:3b), so he called together some men and asked them where the Christ would be born (2:4). In some languages, it may be natural to introduce this result with a connecting word or phrase. For example:

So (JBP)

Therefore

he had assembled: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as assembled means “brought/gathered(people) together.”

Here are some other ways to translate this verb:

called together (NIV)

summoned

told to come to him

all the chief priests and scribes of the people: In this clause, the word all goes with both chief priests and scribes. The phrase of the people also goes with both chief priests and scribes.

chief priests: The Jewish priests were men who offered sacrifices to God on behalf of the people. They also performed other rituals for them. The phrase chief priests refers to the leaders among these priests.

Here are some other ways to translate chief priests:

See also priest in the Glossary.

scribes: The Greek word that the BSB translates as scribes refers to men who studied, interpreted, and taught the law of Moses. These men were called scribes because their original work was to copy the laws of Moses by hand. In New Testament times, this was no longer their main task.

Here are some other ways to translate this term:

teachers of the Law of Moses (CEV)

teachers of religious law (NLT)

teachers of the law (NIV)

experts in the law

See scribe in the Glossary.

of the people: In this context, the word people refers to the Jews. For example:

of the Jews (REB)

In some languages, the phrase of the people is not necessary or natural here. If that is true in your language, you do not have to translate these words. For example:

Herod called a meeting of all the leading priests and teachers of the law (NCV)

2:4b

he asked them where the Christ was to be born.

he asked them where the Christ was to be born: This sentence indicates that Herod asked the chief priests and scribes a question. He wanted to know in what town or what place the Christ would be born.

Here are some other ways to translate this sentence:

Christ: Here the word Christ is a descriptive title. The word Christ is the Greek translation of the Hebrew word “Messiah.” “Messiah” refers to the person whom God had appointed and promised to send as king and savior. The words Christ and Messiah have the same meaning.

Translate this word as you did in 1:1a. See also Christ in the Glossary.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοῦ λαοῦ

˱of˲_the people

Here, the phrase the people refers to the Jewish people. Matthew means that the chief priests and the scribes were part of the Jewish people. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [of the Jews] or [who belonged to the Jewish people]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

ἐπυνθάνετο παρ’ αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ Χριστὸς γεννᾶται

˱he˲_˓was˒_inquiring (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί συναγαγών πάντας τούς ἀρχιερεῖς καί γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ ἐπυνθάνετο πάρʼ αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ Χριστός γεννᾶται)

It may be more natural in your language to have a indirect quotation here. Alternate translation: [he inquired from them where the Christ would be born.]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὁ Χριστὸς γεννᾶται

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί συναγαγών πάντας τούς ἀρχιερεῖς καί γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ ἐπυνθάνετο πάρʼ αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ Χριστός γεννᾶται)

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: [is the place of Christ’s birth] or [is the Christ’s birthplace]

Note 4 topic: translate-tense

ὁ Χριστὸς γεννᾶται

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί συναγαγών πάντας τούς ἀρχιερεῖς καί γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ ἐπυνθάνετο πάρʼ αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ Χριστός γεννᾶται)

Here Herod asks a question about the location of Christ’s birth using the present tense. You could use whatever tense is natural in your language for this kind of question. Alternate translation: [will the Christ be born]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

2:4 The leading priests had political and religious clout and ministered predominantly in the Temple (see 21:23). Herod gathered the teachers of religious law because they were trained to know Old Testament prophecies and were often influential Pharisees.

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. -
    3. 25320
    4. S
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 513
    1. having gathered together
    2. gathered together
    3. 48630
    5. sunagō
    6. V-PAA·NMS
    7. ˓having˒ gathered_together
    8. ˓having˒ gathered_together
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 514
    1. all
    2. -
    3. 39560
    5. pas
    6. E-····AMP
    7. all
    8. all
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 515
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····AMP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 516
    1. chief priests
    2. chief priests
    3. 7490
    5. arχiereus
    6. N-····AMP
    7. chief_priests
    8. chief_priests
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod; F524; F529
    11. 517
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 518
    1. scribes
    2. religious teachers
    3. 11220
    5. grammateus
    6. N-····AMP
    7. scribes
    8. scribes
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod; F524; F529
    11. 519
    1. of the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 520
    1. people
    2. -
    3. 29920
    5. laos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. people
    8. people
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 521
    1. he was inquiring
    2. -
    3. 44410
    5. punthanomai
    6. V-IIM3··S
    7. ˱he˲ ˓was˒ inquiring
    8. ˱he˲ ˓was˒ inquiring
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod; R505
    11. 522
    1. from
    2. -
    3. 38440
    5. para
    6. P-·······
    7. from
    8. from
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 523
    1. them
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3GMP
    7. them
    8. them
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod; R517; R519
    11. 524
    1. where
    2. where
    3. 42260
    5. pou
    6. D-·······
    7. where
    8. where
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 525
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 526
    1. chosen one messiah
    2. Messiah
    3. 55470
    4. WN
    5. χristos
    6. N-····NMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Messiah
    9. WN
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod; Person=Jesus
    11. 527
    1. is being born
    2. -
    3. 10800
    5. gennaō
    6. V-IPP3··S
    7. ˓is_being˒ born
    8. ˓is_being˒ born
    9. -
    10. Y-4; TWise_Men_Visit_Herod
    11. 528

OET (OET-LV) And having_gathered_together all the chief_priests and scribes of_the people, he_was_inquiring from them where the chosen_one/messiah is_being_born.

OET (OET-RV) He gathered together all the chief priests and religious teachers and asked them where the Messiah was expected to be born.

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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