OET interlinear ROM 10:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: πρός Δέ τόν Ἰσραήλ λέγει Ὅλην τήν ἡμέραν ἐξεπέτασα τάς χεῖρας μού πρός λαόν ἀπειθοῦντα καί ἀντιλέγοντα)

The word But introduces a contrast. Here, But indicates that what follows is in contrast to what Paul said in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an expression that makes this contrast clearer. Alternate translation: [By contrast,]

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

πρὸς & τὸν Ἰσραὴλ λέγει

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: πρός Δέ τόν Ἰσραήλ λέγει Ὅλην τήν ἡμέραν ἐξεπέτασα τάς χεῖρας μού πρός λαόν ἀπειθοῦντα καί ἀντιλέγοντα)

Here Paul uses this phrase to introduce a quotation from an Old Testament book ([Isaiah 65:2](../isa/65/02.md)). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase that indicates that Paul is quoting from an important text. Alternate translation: [to Israel God says in the Scriptures]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

Ἰσραὴλ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: πρός Δέ τόν Ἰσραήλ λέγει Ὅλην τήν ἡμέραν ἐξεπέτασα τάς χεῖρας μού πρός λαόν ἀπειθοῦντα καί ἀντιλέγοντα)

See how you translated Israel in [10:19](../10/19.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

λέγει

˱he˲_˓is˒_saying

Here Paul uses the present tense verb says to refer to something that happened in the past. If it would not be natural to do that in your language, you could use the past tense in your translation. Alternate translation: [he said]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν, ἐξεπέτασα τὰς χεῖράς μου πρὸς λαὸν ἀπειθοῦντα καὶ ἀντιλέγοντα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: πρός Δέ τόν Ἰσραήλ λέγει Ὅλην τήν ἡμέραν ἐξεπέτασα τάς χεῖρας μού πρός λαόν ἀπειθοῦντα καί ἀντιλέγοντα)

In these two sentences Paul is quoting [Isaiah 65:2](../isa/65/02.md) from the Old Testament. It may be helpful to your readers to indicate this by setting off all of this material with quotation marks or with whatever punctuation or convention your language uses to indicate a quotation.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: πρός Δέ τόν Ἰσραήλ λέγει Ὅλην τήν ἡμέραν ἐξεπέτασα τάς χεῖρας μού πρός λαόν ἀπειθοῦντα καί ἀντιλέγοντα)

The whole day here refers to doing something constantly or continually. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Continually]

Note 7 topic: translate-symaction

ἐξεπέτασα τὰς χεῖράς μου πρὸς λαὸν ἀπειθοῦντα καὶ ἀντιλέγοντα

˱I˲_stretched_out (Some words not found in SR-GNT: πρός Δέ τόν Ἰσραήλ λέγει Ὅλην τήν ἡμέραν ἐξεπέτασα τάς χεῖρας μού πρός λαόν ἀπειθοῦντα καί ἀντιλέγοντα)

The action of stretching out hands toward someone represents welcoming or inviting someone to be a friend. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I welcomed a disobedient and contrary people to be my friends]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

λαὸν ἀπειθοῦντα καὶ ἀντιλέγοντα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: πρός Δέ τόν Ἰσραήλ λέγει Ὅλην τήν ἡμέραν ἐξεπέτασα τάς χεῖρας μού πρός λαόν ἀπειθοῦντα καί ἀντιλέγοντα)

This phrase refers to Israel, to whom God was speaking in this quotation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [you disobedient and contradictory people]