OET interlinear ROM 11:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἰ & εἰ

if & if

See how you translated if in 11:12.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καὶ τὸ φύραμα & καὶ οἱ κλάδοι

also the lump & also the branches

In these clauses Paul implies that the lump of dough and the branches are also holy. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “the lump of dough is also holy … the branches are also holy”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εἰ & ἡ ἀπαρχὴ ἁγία, καὶ τὸ φύραμα;

if & the first-fruit_‹is› holy also the lump

Paul is speaking of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the Israelites’ ancestors, as if they were the firstfruits to be harvested. He is also speaking of the Israelites who descended from those men, as if they were a lump of dough that was made from the firstfruits that had been harvested. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this idea with a simile. Alternate translation: “if Abraham is like the first of what has been offered to God, all of his descendants should also be considered an offering”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εἰ ἡ ῥίζα ἁγία, καὶ οἱ κλάδοι

if if the root_‹is› holy also the branches

Paul is speaking of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the Israelites’ ancestors, as if they were the root of a tree. He is also speaking of the Israelites who descended from those men as if they were the branches of that same tree. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this idea with a simile. Alternate translation: “if Abraham is like the root of a tree, all of his descendants should also be considered branches of that tree”