OET interlinear MARK 7:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀκυροῦντες

annulling

Here Jesus speaks as if the word of God were an object that people could set aside. He means that they are ignoring the word of God and treating it like it is not important. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “nullifying” or “ignoring”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ

the word ¬the ˱of˲_God

Jesus is using the term word to refer to the commands that God gave using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “what God said” or “God’s command”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῇ παραδόσει ὑμῶν

˱for˲_the tradition ˱of˲_you_all

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of tradition, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “by what you received”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

παρεδώκατε

˱you_all˲_gave_over

Here Jesus speaks as if the tradition were a physical object that the scribes and Pharisees had handed down to others. He means that they taught people to observe the tradition. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “you instructed” or “you told to other people”