OET interlinear MAT 4:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

ὁ & ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν

he & answering said

Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: “he answered” or “he said to him”

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

γέγραπται

˱it˲_/has_been/_written

In Matthew’s culture, it is written was a normal way to introduce a quotation from an important text, in this case, the book of Deuteronomy (see Deuteronomy 8:3). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase that indicates that Jesus is quoting from an important text. Alternate translation: “You can read in the Scriptures” or “It says in the book of Deuteronomy”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

γέγραπται

˱it˲_/has_been/_written

If your language does not use the passive form, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Moses wrote this in the Scriptures”

οὐκ & ζήσεται

not & /will_be/_living

The author of the quotation could be using the future tense to give: (1) a general statement. Alternate translation: “does not live” (2) a command. Alternate translation: “should not live”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

ὁ ἄνθρωπος

he the person

The word Man represents people in general, not one particular man. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “Humans”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ὁ ἄνθρωπος

he the person

Although the term Man is masculine, the author of the quotation is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “Man and woman” or “A person”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἄρτῳ

bread

Here, bread represents food and eating in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “food” or “eating”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἀλλ’ ἐπὶ

but by

The author of the quotation is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “but he will live by”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

παντὶ ῥήματι

every word

The author of the quotation is using the term word to mean a message spoken in words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “every message” or “everything”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐκπορευομένῳ διὰ στόματος Θεοῦ

going_out through /the/_mouth ˱of˲_God

Here, the phrase coming through the mouth of God indicates that God is the one speaking every word. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternative translation: “that God has spoken” or “that God says”