OET interlinear MARK 7:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

ἀλλ’

but

Here, the word But introduces what a woman did in contrast to what Jesus wanted people to do. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of contrast. Alternate translation: “Instead,”

Note 2 topic: writing-participants

εὐθὺς ἀκούσασα γυνὴ περὶ αὐτοῦ, ἧς εἶχεν τὸ θυγάτριον αὐτῆς πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον ἐλθοῦσα, προσέπεσεν πρὸς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ

immediately /having/_heard /a/_woman about him ˱of˲_whom /was/_having the little_daughter ˱of˲_her /a/_spirit unclean /having/_come fell_before at the feet ˱of˲_him

Here Mark introduces a woman as a new participant in the story. If your language has its own way of introducing new participants, you could use it here in your translation. Alternate translation: “a woman heard about him. Her little daughter had an unclean spirit. Immediately, having come, she fell down at his feet”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εὐθὺς ἀκούσασα γυνὴ περὶ αὐτοῦ, ἧς εἶχεν τὸ θυγάτριον αὐτῆς πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον ἐλθοῦσα

immediately /having/_heard /a/_woman about him ˱of˲_whom /was/_having the little_daughter ˱of˲_her /a/_spirit unclean /having/_come

Here, the word immediately could go with: (1) having heard. Alternate translation: “having heard about him immediately, a woman, of whom her little daughter had an unclean spirit, having come” (2) having come. Alternate translation: “having heard about him, a woman, of whom her little daughter had an unclean spirit, immediately having come”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἐλθοῦσα

/having/_come

In a context such as this, your language might say “gone” instead of come. Alternate translation: “having gone”

Note 5 topic: translate-symaction

προσέπεσεν πρὸς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ

fell_before at the feet ˱of˲_him

In the woman’s culture, falling down at someone’s feet was a way to honor a greater person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could refer to a similar action from your culture, or you could explain what falling down means. Alternate translation: “prostrated herself before him” or “bowed down to him in respect”