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OET interlinear PHM 1:13

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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. ὅν
    2. hos
    3. whom
    4. -
    5. 37390
    6. R····AMS
    7. whom
    8. whom
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140781
    1. ἐγώ
    2. egō
    3. I
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1N·S
    7. I
    8. I
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140782
    1. ἐβουλόμην
    2. boulomai
    3. was wishing
    4. -
    5. 10140
    6. VIIM1··S
    7. ˓was˒ wishing
    8. ˓was˒ wishing
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140783
    1. πρός
    2. pros
    3. with
    4. -
    5. 43140
    6. P·······
    7. with
    8. with
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140784
    1. ἐμαυτόν
    2. emautou
    3. myself
    4. -
    5. 16830
    6. R···1AMS
    7. myself
    8. myself
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140785
    1. κατέχειν
    2. kateχō
    3. to be keeping
    4. -
    5. 27220
    6. VNPA····
    7. ˓to_be˒ keeping
    8. ˓to_be˒ keeping
    9. -
    10. Y64; R140734; Person=Paul
    11. 140786
    1. ἵνα
    2. hina
    3. in order that
    4. -
    5. 24430
    6. C·······
    7. in_order_that
    8. in_order_that
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140787
    1. ὑπέρ
    2. huper
    3. for
    4. -
    5. 52280
    6. P·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140788
    1. σοῦ
    2. su
    3. you
    4. -
    5. 47710
    6. R···2G·S
    7. you
    8. you
    9. -
    10. Y64; R140714
    11. 140789
    1. μοί
    2. egō
    3. unto me
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1D·S
    7. ˱unto˲ me
    8. ˱unto˲ me
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140790
    1. διακονῇ
    2. diakoneō
    3. he may be serving
    4. serving
    5. 12470
    6. VSPA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ ˓may_be˒ serving
    8. ˱he˲ ˓may_be˒ serving
    9. -
    10. Y64; R140757; Person=Onesimus
    11. 140791
    1. μοί
    2. egō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1D·S
    7. me
    8. me
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 140792
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140793
    1. τοῖς
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····DMP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140794
    1. δεσμοῖς
    2. desmos
    3. bonds
    4. bonds
    5. 11990
    6. N····DMP
    7. bonds
    8. bonds
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140795
    1. τοῦ
    2. ho
    3. of the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GNS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140796
    1. εὐαγγελίου
    2. euaŋgelion
    3. good message
    4. good message
    5. 20980
    6. N····GNS
    7. good_message
    8. gospel
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140797

OET (OET-LV) whom I was_wishing with myself to_be_keeping, in_order_that for you unto_me he_may_be_serving in the bonds of_the good_message,

OET (OET-RV) I wanted to keep him here) so that he might be serving me here due to the bonds of the good message,

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 8–21: Paul asks Philemon to accept back Onesimus, Philemon’s runaway slave

This is the main part of the letter. Paul stated clearly in verse 17 what he was asking Philemon to do. He said, “Welcome Onesimus back just as you would welcome me.” But before Paul asked Philemon to do this, he told Philemon several reasons why he should welcome Onesimus back. In verses 8–11, he told Philemon that he wanted him to do something to help Onesimus because Onesimus had become a Christian and would be useful to Philemon. Paul told Philemon that another reason why he should help Onesimus was because Philemon loved Paul and his other Christian brothers. In verses 12–14, Paul said that he was sending Onesimus back to Philemon, even though he wanted to keep Onesimus with him. In verses 15–16, Paul told Philemon why God may have allowed these things to happen, and that he (Paul) loved Onesimus very much. Then in verses 17–21, Paul finally said clearly that he wanted Philemon to welcome Onesimus. Paul offered to pay for anything Onesimus owed to Philemon. He also reminded Philemon that in the past he had helped Philemon become a Christian. This was another reason why Paul expected that Philemon would do what he asked.

In this Section (verses 8–21) Paul, as a Christian brother, asked Philemon to help Onesimus, but did not command him to do it.

Read verses 8–21 carefully in the BSB and the GNT.

Paragraph 12–14 Paul sends Onesimus back to Philemon

In this letter, which Onesimus himself took to Philemon, Paul told Philemon that he was sending Onesimus back. Paul wanted Onesimus to stay with him and help him while he was in prison. But he was sending Onesimus back to Philemon because Onesimus was Philemon’s slave. It was Philemon, not Paul, who must decide whether Onesimus would come back later to help Paul while Paul was in prison.

Read verses 12–14 again.

13

I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.

I would have liked: “I would like” (GNT). You could freely translate the first part of verse 13 as “If I did what I wanted, I would keep him here.” But Paul didn’t do what he wanted to do for himself. He let Philemon decide (verse 14).

keep him with me: Paul wanted Onesimus to stay near him in the town where Paul was in prison so that Onesimus could visit him and help him.

on your behalf he could minister to me: Paul knew that Philemon wanted to help Paul in any way he could. If he had lived near Paul, he would have come to the prison and helped him. Philemon’s slave Onesimus was there, and he could have helped Paul in Philemon’s place, or on his behalf.

on your behalf: This means “instead of you, in your name, for you.” Some other ways to translate it are: “what you would have done” (JBP), “take your place” (NIV), “as you would wish” (NEB).

in my chains: Another way to express the meaning of the phrase in my chains here, is “during the time I am in prison.” See notes on verse 10.

for the gospel: He was in prison because he preached the Good News about Jesus Christ (see verse 1).

uW Translation Notes:

ἵνα ὑπὲρ σοῦ μοι διακονῇ

in_order_that (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅν ἐγώ ἐβουλόμην πρός ἐμαυτόν κατέχειν ἵνα ὑπέρ σοῦ μοί διακονῇ ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς τοῦ εὐαγγελίου)

Paul knows that Philemon wants to help him, and so he suggests that a way to do that would be to allow Onesimus to serve Paul in prison. Alternate translation: [so that, since you could not be here, he might help me] or [so that he could help me in your place]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς

in the bonds

Prisoners were often bound in chains. Paul was in prison when he told Onesimus about the Messiah, and he was still in prison when he wrote this letter.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς τοῦ εὐαγγελίου

in the bonds ˱of˲_the gospel

Paul was in prison because he preached the gospel publicly. You can state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [in the chains that they put on me because I preach the gospel]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

1:13-14 Paul hints at his desire that Philemon choose to free Onesimus to serve as Paul’s helper (also 1:21). The Christian life is a free response to God’s grace (Rom 12:1; Eph 4:1; Col 3:12-13).

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. whom
    2. -
    3. 37390
    5. hos
    6. R-····AMS
    7. whom
    8. whom
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140781
    1. I
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1N·S
    7. I
    8. I
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140782
    1. was wishing
    2. -
    3. 10140
    5. boulomai
    6. V-IIM1··S
    7. ˓was˒ wishing
    8. ˓was˒ wishing
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140783
    1. with
    2. -
    3. 43140
    5. pros
    6. P-·······
    7. with
    8. with
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140784
    1. myself
    2. -
    3. 16830
    5. emautou
    6. R-···1AMS
    7. myself
    8. myself
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140785
    1. to be keeping
    2. -
    3. 27220
    5. kateχō
    6. V-NPA····
    7. ˓to_be˒ keeping
    8. ˓to_be˒ keeping
    9. -
    10. Y64; R140734; Person=Paul
    11. 140786
    1. in order that
    2. -
    3. 24430
    5. hina
    6. C-·······
    7. in_order_that
    8. in_order_that
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140787
    1. for
    2. -
    3. 52280
    5. huper
    6. P-·······
    7. for
    8. for
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140788
    1. you
    2. -
    3. 47710
    5. su
    6. R-···2G·S
    7. you
    8. you
    9. -
    10. Y64; R140714
    11. 140789
    1. unto me
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1D·S
    7. ˱unto˲ me
    8. ˱unto˲ me
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140790
    1. he may be serving
    2. serving
    3. 12470
    5. diakoneō
    6. V-SPA3··S
    7. ˱he˲ ˓may_be˒ serving
    8. ˱he˲ ˓may_be˒ serving
    9. -
    10. Y64; R140757; Person=Onesimus
    11. 140791
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140793
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····DMP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140794
    1. bonds
    2. bonds
    3. 11990
    5. desmos
    6. N-····DMP
    7. bonds
    8. bonds
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140795
    1. of the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GNS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140796
    1. good message
    2. good message
    3. 20980
    5. euaŋgelion
    6. N-····GNS
    7. good_message
    8. gospel
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 140797

OET (OET-LV) whom I was_wishing with myself to_be_keeping, in_order_that for you unto_me he_may_be_serving in the bonds of_the good_message,

OET (OET-RV) I wanted to keep him here) so that he might be serving me here due to the bonds of the good message,

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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