OET interlinear MAT 5:35

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

μήτε ἐν τῇ γῇ, ὅτι ὑποπόδιόν ἐστιν τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ

nor by the earth because nor (Some words not found in SR-GNT: μήτε ἐν τῇ γῇ ὅτι ὑποπόδιον ἐστίν τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ μήτε εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ὅτι πόλις ἐστίν τοῦ μεγάλου Βασιλέως)

Here, the word for introduces a reason why people should not swear by the earth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could put the reason before the command. Alternate translation: [and the earth is a footstool for his feet, so do not swear by it either]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὑποπόδιόν ἐστιν τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: μήτε ἐν τῇ γῇ ὅτι ὑποπόδιον ἐστίν τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ μήτε εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ὅτι πόλις ἐστίν τοῦ μεγάλου Βασιλέως)

Here, Jesus speaks of the earth as if it were a footstool for his feet. He means that the earth is a place over which God rules. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [it is where God exercises his authority] or [it is the place over which God rules]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

μήτε εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, ὅτι πόλις ἐστὶν τοῦ μεγάλου Βασιλέως

nor nor in Jerusalem because ˓the˒_city (Some words not found in SR-GNT: μήτε ἐν τῇ γῇ ὅτι ὑποπόδιον ἐστίν τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ μήτε εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ὅτι πόλις ἐστίν τοῦ μεγάλου Βασιλέως)

Here, the word for introduces a reason why people should not swear by Jerusalem. If it would be helpful in your language, you could put the reason before the command. Alternate translation: [and Jerusalem is the city of the great King, so do not swear by it either]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

πόλις & τοῦ μεγάλου Βασιλέως

˓the˒_city & ˱of˲_the great King

Here, Jesus is using the possessive form to describe a city that belongs to the great King. It is the city where the great King is present in a special way. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the city where the great King is present] or [the city that the great King possesses]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοῦ μεγάλου Βασιλέως

˱of˲_the great King

Here Jesus implies that the great King is God. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [of the great King, God]