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OET interlinear MAT 5:41

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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. And
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 2620
    1. ὅστις
    2. hostis
    3. whoever
    4. -
    5. 37480
    6. R····NMS
    7. whoever
    8. whoever
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 2621
    1. σέ
    2. su
    3. you
    4. you
    5. 47710
    6. R···2A·S
    7. you
    8. you
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 2622
    1. ἐάν
    2. ean
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 14370
    6. T·······
    7. if
    8. if
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 2623
    1. ἀγγαρεύσει
    2. aŋgareuō
    3. will be compelling
    4. -
    5. 290
    6. VIFA3··S
    7. ˓will_be˒ compelling
    8. ˓will_be˒ compelling
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; F2631
    11. 2624
    1. ἀγγαρεύσῃ
    2. aŋgareuō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 290
    6. VSAA3··S
    7. ˓may˒ compel
    8. ˓may˒ compel
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 2625
    1. ἀγγαρεύει
    2. aŋgareuō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 290
    6. VIPA3··S
    7. compelling
    8. compelling
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 2626
    1. μίλιον
    2. milion
    3. mile
    4. mile miles
    5. 34000
    6. N····ANS
    7. mile
    8. mile
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 2627
    1. ἕν
    2. heis
    3. one
    4. someone
    5. 15200
    6. E····ANS
    7. one
    8. one
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 2628
    1. ὕπαγε
    2. hupagō
    3. be going
    4. -
    5. 52170
    6. VMPA2··S
    7. ˓be˒ going
    8. ˓be˒ going
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R1857
    11. 2629
    1. μετʼ
    2. meta
    3. with
    4. with
    5. 33260
    6. P·······
    7. with
    8. with
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 2630
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. autos
    3. him
    4. -
    5. 8460
    6. R···3GMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R2624
    11. 2631
    1. ἔτι
    2. eti
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 20890
    6. D·······
    7. still
    8. still
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 2632
    1. ἀλλά
    2. allos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 2430
    6. E····ANP
    7. another
    8. another
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 2633
    1. δύο
    2. duo
    3. two
    4. two
    5. 14170
    6. S····ANP
    7. two
    8. two
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 2634

OET (OET-LV) and whoever will_be_compelling you one mile, be_going with him two.

OET (OET-RV) And if someone forces you to walk a mile, walk two miles with them.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:1–7:29: Jesus preached a sermon on a mountain

For many years, English versions and Christians have commonly referred to Matthew 5–7 as “The Sermon on the Mount.” In some translations, it may be helpful to include a heading for chapters 5–7 that is on a level above the section heading for 5:1–12.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The Sermon on the Mountain

The sermon that Jesus preached on a mountain

Jesus taught people on the side of a mountain/hill

5:41a

and if someone forces you to go one mile,

and if someone forces you to go one mile: The Greek word that the BSB translates as forces…to go means “force into service.” It originally referred to a Roman soldier who had authority to make a person carry something for him, as the GNT translates (see the second example below). But it can also refer more generally to someone in a position of authority who can force you to do something for him.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

if anyone requires you to go one mile (NJB)

And if one of the occupation troops forces you to carry his pack one mile (GNT)

And if someone forces you to carry his load for one mile

one mile: The word mile refers to a Roman mile, which is about one and a half kilometers. The exact distance is not important to the teaching.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

one kilometer

one length of ground/land

5:41b

go with him two miles.

go with him two miles: Use the same term for “mile” as you used in the previous clause, but now it is two of them or “twice as far.” Jesus’ point here was that the person forced to help another person should do more than he is asked to do.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

ὅστις σε ἀγγαρεύσει μίλιον ἕν, ὕπαγε μετ’ αὐτοῦ δύο

whoever (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ὅστις σέ ἀγγαρεύσει μίλιον ἕν ὕπαγε μετʼ αὐτοῦ δύο)

Jesus is using a hypothetical situation to teach. Use a natural method in your language for introducing a hypothetical situation. Alternate translation: [if someone presses you into service for one mile, you should go with him two]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

σε ἀγγαρεύσει

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ὅστις σέ ἀγγαρεύσει μίλιον ἕν ὕπαγε μετʼ αὐτοῦ δύο)

Here, the phrase press you into service refers to a person in authority forcing someone else to carry his or her pack or belongings. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that makes this idea explicit. Alternate translation: [will force you to carry his pack] or [will make you act as his porter]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / youcrowd

σε & ὕπαγε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ὅστις σέ ἀγγαρεύσει μίλιον ἕν ὕπαγε μετʼ αὐτοῦ δύο)

Even though Jesus is speaking to many disciples, he is addressing an individual situation, so you is singular throughout this verse. But if the singular form would not be natural in your language for someone who is speaking to a group of people, you could use the plural form of you in your translation.

Note 4 topic: translate-bdistance

μίλιον ἕν

mile one

Here, one mile refers to the Roman mile, which was 1,000 paces. In modern measurements, this is about 4,860 feet or 1,480 meters. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express this in terms of modern measurements, either in the text or a footnote. It is not important to the meaning of the passage to be precise about the distance, so you could use round numbers. Alternate translation: [for one kilometer]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ὕπαγε μετ’ αὐτοῦ δύο

˓be˒_going with him two

Jesus is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translation: [go with him two miles]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

αὐτοῦ

him

Although the term him is masculine, Jesus 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: [him or her]

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. And
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 2620
    1. whoever
    2. -
    3. 37480
    5. hostis
    6. R-····NMS
    7. whoever
    8. whoever
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 2621
    1. will be compelling
    2. -
    3. 290
    5. aŋgareuō
    6. V-IFA3··S
    7. ˓will_be˒ compelling
    8. ˓will_be˒ compelling
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; F2631
    11. 2624
    1. you
    2. you
    3. 47710
    5. su
    6. R-···2A·S
    7. you
    8. you
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 2622
    1. one
    2. someone
    3. 15200
    5. heis
    6. E-····ANS
    7. one
    8. one
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 2628
    1. mile
    2. mile miles
    3. 34000
    5. milion
    6. N-····ANS
    7. mile
    8. mile
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 2627
    1. be going
    2. -
    3. 52170
    5. hupagō
    6. V-MPA2··S
    7. ˓be˒ going
    8. ˓be˒ going
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R1857
    11. 2629
    1. with
    2. with
    3. 33260
    5. meta
    6. P-·······
    7. with
    8. with
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 2630
    1. him
    2. -
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. him
    8. him
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount; R2624
    11. 2631
    1. two
    2. two
    3. 14170
    5. duo
    6. S-····ANP
    7. two
    8. two
    9. -
    10. Y31; TSermon_on_the_Mount
    11. 2634

OET (OET-LV) and whoever will_be_compelling you one mile, be_going with him two.

OET (OET-RV) And if someone forces you to walk a mile, walk two miles with them.

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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