OET interlinear MARK 7:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

for

Here, the word For introduces an explanation of how the scribes and Pharisees reject God’s law. This explanation continues in [7:11–13](../07/11.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces an explanation, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: [Here is how you do that:] or [What I mean is that]

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

Μωϋσῆς & εἶπεν

Moses & said

Here Jesus quotes from the Old Testament scriptures. The first quotation could be from [Exodus 20:12](../exo/20/12.md) or [Deuteronomy 5:16](../deu/05/16.md). The second quotation could be from [Exodus 21:17](../exo/21/17.md) or [Leviticus 20:9](../lev/20/09.md). If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a quotation from an important text, and you could include this information in a footnote. Alternate translation: [Moses wrote in the law] or [as you can read in the Scriptures, Moses said]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

εἶπεν, τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα σου; καί, ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἢ μητέρα θανάτῳ τελευτάτω

said ˓be˒_honoring the father ˱of˲_you and the mother ˱of˲_you and the_‹one› speaking_evil father or mother ˱in˲_death ˓let_be˒_dying

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there are not quotations within a quotation. Alternate translation: [said that all people should honor their father and their mother and that everyone speaking evil of his father or mother should end in death.]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

τίμα & σου & σου

˓be˒_honoring & ˱of˲_you & ˱of˲_you

Since God is addressing each specific person who is part of God’s people, the command Honor and the words your and your are singular.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative3p

ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἢ μητέρα θανάτῳ τελευτάτω

the_‹one› speaking_evil father or mother ˱in˲_death ˓let_be˒_dying

If your language does not use the third-person imperative in this way, you could state this in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [The one speaking evil of his father or mother, he should end in death] or [Anyone who speaks evil of his father or mother must end in death]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ὁ κακολογῶν

the_‹one› speaking_evil

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of evil, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [The one saying evil things about]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

πατέρα ἢ μητέρα & τελευτάτω

father father or mother & ˓let_be˒_dying

Although the terms his and him are masculine, Jesus is using the words in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [of one’s own father or mother, let that person end]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

θανάτῳ τελευτάτω

˱in˲_death ˓let_be˒_dying

Here, the phrase end in death means that the person is killed or executed. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [let him be put to death] or [let him be killed]