OET interlinear MAT 9:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

καὶ ἐγένετο

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐγένετο αὐτοῦ ἀνακειμένου ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ καί ἰδού πολλοί τελῶναι καί ἁμαρτωλοί ἐλθόντες συνανέκειντο τῷ Ἰησοῦ καί τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ)

Here, the phrase And it happened that introduces something that happened soon after what Matthew previously narrated. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces an event that came soon after the previous event. Alternate translation: [Soon after that,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀνακειμένου

reclining

In Jesus’ culture, people would usually recline, or lie on one side, when they were eating. If it would be helpful in your language, you could refer to the position in which people eat in your culture, or you could just refer to eating. Alternate translation: [was sitting down to eat] or [was eating]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῇ οἰκίᾳ

the house

Here it is implied that this is Matthew’s house. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Matthew’s house]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἰδοὺ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐγένετο αὐτοῦ ἀνακειμένου ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ καί ἰδού πολλοί τελῶναι καί ἁμαρτωλοί ἐλθόντες συνανέκειντο τῷ Ἰησοῦ καί τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ)

The word behold draws the attention of the audience and asks them to listen carefully. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express behold with a word or phrase that asks the audience to listen, or you could draw the audience’s attention in another way. Alternate translation: [as it happened] or [notice]