OET interlinear MARK 6:25

uW Translation Notes:

μετὰ σπουδῆς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἰσελθοῦσα εὐθύς μετά σπουδῆς πρός τόν βασιλέα ᾐτήσατο λέγουσα Θέλω ἵνα ἐξαυτῆς δῷς μοί ἐπί πίνακι τήν κεφαλήν Ἰωάννου τοῦ Βαπτιστοῦ)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of haste, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [quickly] or [hurriedly]

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

λέγουσα

saying

Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [and she said]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

θέλω ἵνα ἐξαυτῆς δῷς μοι ἐπὶ πίνακι τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰωάννου τοῦ Βαπτιστοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἰσελθοῦσα εὐθύς μετά σπουδῆς πρός τόν βασιλέα ᾐτήσατο λέγουσα Θέλω ἵνα ἐξαυτῆς δῷς μοί ἐπί πίνακι τήν κεφαλήν Ἰωάννου τοῦ Βαπτιστοῦ)

Here the woman implies that she wants Herod to have John killed by having his head cut off and brought to her. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [I desire that you would have one of your soldiers at once behead John the Baptist and then give me his head here on a platter]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

δῷς

˱you˲_˓may˒_give

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

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

πίνακι

˓a˒_platter

A platter is a large, flat serving dish. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of dish, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [a tray] or [a large serving plate]