OET interlinear ROM 3:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

τάφος ἀνεῳγμένος ὁ λάρυγξ αὐτῶν; ταῖς γλώσσαις αὐτῶν ἐδολιοῦσαν

/a/_tomb /having_been/_opened_up the throat_‹is› ˱of˲_them ˱with˲_the tongues ˱of˲_them ˱they˲_/were/_deceiving

These two sentences are a quotation from Psalm 5:10. 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 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

τάφος ἀνεῳγμένος ὁ λάρυγξ αὐτῶν; ταῖς γλώσσαις αὐτῶν ἐδολιοῦσαν; ἰὸς ἀσπίδων ὑπὸ τὰ χείλη αὐτῶν

/a/_tomb /having_been/_opened_up the throat_‹is› ˱of˲_them ˱with˲_the tongues ˱of˲_them ˱they˲_/were/_deceiving poison ˱of˲_asps_‹is› under the lips ˱of˲_them

These three sentences mean the same thing. Paul says the same thing three times, in slightly different ways, to show how harmful the words are that these people say. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine the phrases into one. Alternate translation: [The things they say are deadly, deceptive, and damaging]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

ὁ λάρυγξ αὐτῶν

the throat_‹is› ˱of˲_them

Paul quotes David speaking of these people’s throats in general, not of one particular throat. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural phrase. Alternate translation: [Each of their throats]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὁ λάρυγξ αὐτῶν

the throat_‹is› ˱of˲_them

Here Paul quotes David using throat to describe something people would say by using their throats to say it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [What they say]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τάφος ἀνεῳγμένος ὁ λάρυγξ αὐτῶν

/a/_tomb /having_been/_opened_up the throat_‹is› ˱of˲_them

Paul quotes David using opened grave to describe these people’s throat as if it were a deep hole containing rotting corpses. He means that the things these people say are morally corrupt and offend God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Their words express moral corruption]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ταῖς γλώσσαις αὐτῶν

˱with˲_the tongues ˱of˲_them

Here Paul quotes David using tongues to describe something people would say to deceive someone, using their tongues to say it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [with what they say]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

ἰὸς ἀσπίδων ὑπὸ τὰ χείλη αὐτῶν

poison ˱of˲_asps_‹is› under the lips ˱of˲_them

This sentence is a quotation from Psalm 140:3. 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 8 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἰὸς ἀσπίδων

poison ˱of˲_asps_‹is›

Paul is using the possessive form to describe poison that comes from asps, which are venomous snakes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: [Asp’s poison]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἰὸς ἀσπίδων

poison ˱of˲_asps_‹is›

Paul quotes David using poison of asps to refer to what people say as if what they say contained poison. He means that the things they say harm people as does deadly venom. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: [What hurts people like a poisonous snake bite] or [Speech that hurts people]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὑπὸ τὰ χείλη αὐτῶν

under the lips ˱of˲_them

Here Paul quotes David using lips to describe something people would say to harm someone by using their lips to say it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [is in what they say]