OET interlinear ROM 11:30

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

for

For indicates that what follows this word explains what came before it. Here, For indicates that what follows in this verse and the next verse explains what Paul said about the Jews in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “In fact,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

ὑμεῖς ποτε ἠπειθήσατε

you_all once disbelieved

Here, you and yourselves are plural and refer to non-Jewish Christians, as in verses 11:17–24. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “you non-Jewish believers in Christ yourselves were formerly disobedient”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἠλεήθητε

˱you_all˲_/were/_shown_mercy

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “God has shown mercy”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἠλεήθητε τῇ τούτων ἀπειθείᾳ

˱you_all˲_/were/_shown_mercy ˱by˲_the ˱of˲_these disbelief

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of mercy and disobedience, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: “were shown how merciful God is in how disobedient these were”

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

τῇ τούτων ἀπειθείᾳ

˱by˲_the ˱of˲_these disbelief

Here, in indicates that what follows is one reason why God showed mercy to non-Jewish people. Use a natural way in your language for indicating a reason. Alternate translation: “due to the disobedience of these”

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

τούτων

˱of˲_these

Here, these refers to Jewish people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “of these Jews”