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OET (OET-LV) nor may_you_swear by the head of_you, because you_are_ not _being_able to_make one hair white.
or black.
OET (OET-RV) And don’t swear by your own strength because you can’t even make one strand of hair grow a different colour.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
μήτε ἐν τῇ κεφαλῇ σου ὀμόσῃς, ὅτι οὐ δύνασαι μίαν τρίχα λευκὴν ποιῆσαι ἢ μέλαιναν
nor by the head ˱of˲_you ˱you˲_/may/_swear because not ˱you˲_/are/_being_able one hair white /to/_make or black
Here, the word for introduces a reason why people should not swear by their head. If it would be helpful in your language, you could put the reason before the command. Alternate translation: “Also, you are not able to make one hair on your head white or black, so you should not swear by your head”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / youcrowd
σου ὀμόσῃς & οὐ δύνασαι
˱of˲_you ˱you˲_/may/_swear & not ˱you˲_/are/_being_able
Even though Jesus is speaking to many disciples, he is addressing an individual situation, so you and your are singular throughout this verse. But if the singular form would not be natural in your language for someone who was speaking to a group of people, you could use the plural forms of you and your in your translation.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
μίαν τρίχα
one hair
Here Jesus implies that this hair is on a person’s head. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “one hair on your head”
5:21-47 You have heard. . . . But I say: Jesus contrasts his own teaching to six misinterpretations of the law. Each antithesis provides an example of the surpassing righteousness of Jesus. Jesus reveals the will of God as it contrasts with traditions.
OET (OET-LV) nor may_you_swear by the head of_you, because you_are_ not _being_able to_make one hair white.
or black.
OET (OET-RV) And don’t swear by your own strength because you can’t even make one strand of hair grow a different colour.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.