OET interlinear MARK 4:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἀνέτειλεν ὁ ἥλιος

rose the sun

Here, the phrase the sun rose refers to the sun coming up over the horizon in the morning. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the sun came up” or “the sun began to shine in the morning”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

ἐκαυματίσθη & τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη

˱it˲_/was/_scorched & the_‹depth› no /to_be/_having root ˱it˲_/was/_withered

Here, although the pronoun it is singular throughout the verse, it refers to the seeds that the farmer sowed in 4:5. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the plural form here. Alternate translation: “they were scorched … they had no root, they withered”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐκαυματίσθη

˱it˲_/was/_scorched

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, it is clear from the context that it was the sun. Alternate translation: “the sun scorched it”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ῥίζαν

the_‹depth› no /to_be/_having root

Jesus says no root here as a generalization for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: “it had almost no root” or “it had very small roots”