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OET interlinear MARK 6:23

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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. Then
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26668
    1. ὤμοσεν
    2. omnuō
    3. he swore
    4. -
    5. 36600
    6. VIAA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ swore
    8. ˱he˲ swore
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded; R26651
    11. 26669
    1. αὐτῇ
    2. autos
    3. to her
    4. her
    5. 8460
    6. R···3DFS
    7. ˱to˲ her
    8. ˱to˲ her
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded; R26655
    11. 26670
    1. πολλά
    2. pollos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 41830
    6. S····NNP
    7. many ‹things›
    8. many ‹things›
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 26671
    1. ὅτι
    2. hoti
    3. that
    4. -
    5. 37540
    6. C·······
    7. ¬that
    8. ¬that
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26672
    1. Εἰ
    2. ei
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 14870
    6. C·······
    7. if
    8. if
    9. D
    10. -
    11. 26673
    1. Ὅ
    2. hos
    3. Whatever
    4. -
    5. 37390
    6. R····ANS
    7. whatever
    8. whatever
    9. D
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26674
    1. τὶ
    2. tis
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 51000
    6. R····ANS
    7. anything
    8. anything
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 26675
    1. ἐάν
    2. ean
    3. if
    4. -
    5. 14370
    6. T·······
    7. if
    8. if
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26676
    1. ἄν
    2. an
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 3020
    6. T·······
    7. ¬wishfully
    8. ¬wishfully
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 26677
    1. μέ
    2. egō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1A·S
    7. me
    8. me
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 26678
    1. αἰτήσῃς
    2. aiteō
    3. you may ask
    4. asked
    5. 1540
    6. VSAA2··S
    7. ˱you˲ ˓may˒ ask
    8. ˱you˲ ˓may˒ ask
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded; R26655
    11. 26679
    1. μέ
    2. egō
    3. me
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1A·S
    7. me
    8. me
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26680
    1. δώσω
    2. didōmi
    3. I will be giving
    4. give
    5. 13250
    6. VIFA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓will_be˒ giving
    8. ˱I˲ ˓will_be˒ giving
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded; R26651
    11. 26681
    1. σοί
    2. su
    3. to you
    4. -
    5. 47710
    6. R···2D·S
    7. ˱to˲ you
    8. ˱to˲ you
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26682
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 26683
    1. ἕως
    2. heōs
    3. up to
    4. -
    5. 21930
    6. P·······
    7. up_to
    8. up_to
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26684
    1. τό
    2. ho
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····ANS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 26685
    1. ἡμίσους
    2. ēmisus
    3. half
    4. half
    5. 22550
    6. S····GNS
    7. half
    8. half
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26686
    1. ἥμισυ
    2. ēmisus
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 22550
    6. S····ANS
    7. half
    8. half
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 26687
    1. τῆς
    2. ho
    3. of the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26688
    1. βασιλείας
    2. basileia
    3. kingdom
    4. kingdom
    5. 9320
    6. N····GFS
    7. kingdom
    8. kingdom
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26689
    1. μού
    2. egō
    3. of me
    4. my
    5. 14730
    6. R···1G·S
    7. ˱of˲ me
    8. ˱of˲ me
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26690

OET (OET-LV) And he_swore to_her, that Whatever if you_may_ask me, I_will_be_giving to_you, up_to half of_the kingdom of_me.

OET (OET-RV) Then he promised her, “Even if you asked for half of my kingdom, I’d give it to you!”

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:14–29: King Herod killed John the Baptizer

Here Mark interrupted his story of how Jesus sent his disciples to preach, expel demons, and heal people. The story about Jesus and his disciples starts again in 6:30. In Section 6:14–29, Mark inserted a different story. He told what King Herod thought about Jesus and why he thought these things. He told the story of how Herod killed John the Baptizer, and how Herod thought that Jesus must be John, alive again.

Here is another possible heading for this section:

The death of John the Baptist

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 14:1–12; Luke 9:7–9 (see also Luke 3:19–20).

Paragraph 6:21–29

The previous paragraph implied that Herodias had wanted to kill John for some time. In this paragraph, Mark told about a new development in the story: a banquet on Herod’s birthday. During this banquet, Herodias finally had a chance to have John killed.

6:23a

And he swore to her,

And he swore to her: There is a textual issue in this verse. In some Greek manuscripts, this clause includes a Greek word that can mean “many times” or “solemnly.” This Greek word can intensify the oath or mean that the king used many oaths:

  1. Most Greek manuscripts do not have this Greek word, and most English versions do not translate this word. (BSB, NIV, CEV, NJB, NLT, KJV, RSV, JBP, GW, NASB, NCV, REB, NET)

  2. Other Greek manuscripts have this Greek word. This is followed by only a few English versions. For example, the GNT says:

    With many vows he said to her… (NRSV, GNT)

You should follow option (1), since it has the support of the majority of manuscripts, including some of the oldest and most reliable manuscripts.Metzger (page 77), UBS4 (page 141), and Swanson (page 89). Also, most English versions follow this option.

he swore to her: Herod emphasized what he said in 6:22c–d by making an oath/vow to Herodias. The oath that Herod used was not written down. Use a general phrase for making an oath or a vow.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

he promised with a solemn oath

he promised with/by a vow/pledge

He swore an oath to her (GW)

In some languages it may be natural to translate the oath as direct speech. For example:

“I swear this to you,” he promised

6:23b

“Whatever you ask of me, I will give you,

Whatever you ask of me, I will give you: Herod repeated what he said in 6:22c–d.

6:23c

up to half my kingdom!”

up to half my kingdom: Here Herod added to what he said the first time in 6:22c–d. He made his promise sound much more generous by using the words up to half my kingdom. These words were probably a well-known saying to show generosity.

up to: The Greek word translated by the BSB as up to means “as much as” or “to the amount/extent of.”

half my kingdom: Herod did not really have the authority to give any of his kingdom to another person. However, he still said this, whether he meant it or not. If it is difficult to translate the expression half my kingdom in your language, you could say:

half of my land/country

half of all that I rule over

General Comment on 6:23a–c

In some languages it may be natural to translate what Herod promised using indirect speech. For example:

And he promised her with an oath to give her whatever she asked him, up to half his kingdom.

And he swore that he would give her whatever she asked him, up to half his kingdom.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

αὐτῇ & ἐάν με αἰτήσῃς, δώσω σοι, ἕως ἡμίσους τῆς βασιλείας μου

˱to˲_her & if (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὤμοσεν αὐτῇ ὅτι Ὅ ἐάν αἰτήσῃς μέ δώσω σοί ἕως ἡμίσους τῆς βασιλείας μού)

It may be more natural in your language to have an indirect quotation here. Alternate translation: [her that if she asked him, he would give it to her, up to half of his kingdom]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

αἰτήσῃς & σοι

˱you˲_˓may˒_ask & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὤμοσεν αὐτῇ ὅτι Ὅ ἐάν αἰτήσῃς μέ δώσω σοί ἕως ἡμίσους τῆς βασιλείας μού)

Because Herod is speaking to the girl, the word you is singular throughout this verse.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

ἕως ἡμίσους τῆς βασιλείας μου

up_to half ˱of˲_the kingdom (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὤμοσεν αὐτῇ ὅτι Ὅ ἐάν αἰτήσῃς μέ δώσω σοί ἕως ἡμίσους τῆς βασιλείας μού)

Herod says up to half of my kingdom here as an overstatement for emphasis. He means that he will definitely give the young woman what she asks for. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that indicates that Herod is making an overstatement, or you could express the idea more generally. Alternate translation: [even if it were up to half of my kingdom] or [no matter how valuable] or [even if it is very difficult to give]

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. Then
    3. 25320
    4. S
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. S
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26668
    1. he swore
    2. -
    3. 36600
    5. omnuō
    6. V-IAA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ swore
    8. ˱he˲ swore
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded; R26651
    11. 26669
    1. to her
    2. her
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3DFS
    7. ˱to˲ her
    8. ˱to˲ her
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded; R26655
    11. 26670
    1. that
    2. -
    3. 37540
    5. hoti
    6. C-·······
    7. ¬that
    8. ¬that
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26672
    1. Whatever
    2. -
    3. 37390
    4. D
    5. hos
    6. R-····ANS
    7. whatever
    8. whatever
    9. D
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26674
    1. if
    2. -
    3. 14370
    5. ean
    6. T-·······
    7. if
    8. if
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26676
    1. you may ask
    2. asked
    3. 1540
    5. aiteō
    6. V-SAA2··S
    7. ˱you˲ ˓may˒ ask
    8. ˱you˲ ˓may˒ ask
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded; R26655
    11. 26679
    1. me
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1A·S
    7. me
    8. me
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26680
    1. I will be giving
    2. give
    3. 13250
    5. didōmi
    6. V-IFA1··S
    7. ˱I˲ ˓will_be˒ giving
    8. ˱I˲ ˓will_be˒ giving
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded; R26651
    11. 26681
    1. to you
    2. -
    3. 47710
    5. su
    6. R-···2D·S
    7. ˱to˲ you
    8. ˱to˲ you
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26682
    1. up to
    2. -
    3. 21930
    5. heōs
    6. P-·······
    7. up_to
    8. up_to
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26684
    1. half
    2. half
    3. 22550
    5. ēmisus
    6. S-····GNS
    7. half
    8. half
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26686
    1. of the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26688
    1. kingdom
    2. kingdom
    3. 9320
    5. basileia
    6. N-····GFS
    7. kingdom
    8. kingdom
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26689
    1. of me
    2. my
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1G·S
    7. ˱of˲ me
    8. ˱of˲ me
    9. -
    10. Y28; TJohn_Beheaded
    11. 26690

OET (OET-LV) And he_swore to_her, that Whatever if you_may_ask me, I_will_be_giving to_you, up_to half of_the kingdom of_me.

OET (OET-RV) Then he promised her, “Even if you asked for half of my kingdom, I’d give it to you!”

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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