OET interlinear MAT 6:28

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

καὶ περὶ ἐνδύματος τί μεριμνᾶτε?

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί περί ἐνδύματος τί μεριμνᾶτε Καταμάθετε τά κρίνα τοῦ ἀγροῦ πῶς αὐξάνουσιν οὒ κοπιῶσιν οὐδέ νήθουσιν)

Jesus is using the question form to show his disciples that they should not be anxious about clothing. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [Further, you should not be anxious about clothing.] or [You should never be anxious about clothing!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

καταμάθετε τὰ κρίνα τοῦ ἀγροῦ πῶς αὐξάνουσιν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί περί ἐνδύματος τί μεριμνᾶτε Καταμάθετε τά κρίνα τοῦ ἀγροῦ πῶς αὐξάνουσιν οὒ κοπιῶσιν οὐδέ νήθουσιν)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could rearrange the parts of this sentence. Alternate translation: [Consider how the lilies of the field grow]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

τὰ κρίνα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί περί ἐνδύματος τί μεριμνᾶτε Καταμάθετε τά κρίνα τοῦ ἀγροῦ πῶς αὐξάνουσιν οὒ κοπιῶσιν οὐδέ νήθουσιν)

The word lilies describes beautiful flowers that grow wild in the fields. If your language does not have a word for this flower, you can use the name of a similar flower that your readers would recognize, or you can use a general term. Alternate translation: [the tulips] or [the blossoms]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὰ κρίνα τοῦ ἀγροῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί περί ἐνδύματος τί μεριμνᾶτε Καταμάθετε τά κρίνα τοῦ ἀγροῦ πῶς αὐξάνουσιν οὒ κοπιῶσιν οὐδέ νήθουσιν)

Here, Jesus is using the possessive form to describe lilies that grow in the field. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the lilies that you see in the field]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

τοῦ ἀγροῦ

˱of˲_the field

The word field represents fields in general, not one particular field. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: [of the fields]

Note 6 topic: translate-unknown

οὐδὲ νήθουσιν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί περί ἐνδύματος τί μεριμνᾶτε Καταμάθετε τά κρίνα τοῦ ἀγροῦ πῶς αὐξάνουσιν οὒ κοπιῶσιν οὐδέ νήθουσιν)

In this context, to spin means to make thread or yarn for cloth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could explain the meaning with a phrase. Alternate translation: [nor do they make thread for cloth] or [nor do they make yarn for cloth]