OET interlinear ROM 4:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

τί οὖν

what (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τί Οὖν ἐροῦμεν εὑρηκέναι Ἀβραάμ τόν προπάτορα ἡμῶν κατά σάρκα)

Here, then indicates that what follows is a response to what Paul said in the previous chapter, especially what he said in [3:27–31](../03/27.md). See how you translated What then in [3:1](../03/01.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν, εὑρηκέναι Ἀβραὰμ τὸν προπάτορα ἡμῶν κατὰ σάρκα?

what (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τί Οὖν ἐροῦμεν εὑρηκέναι Ἀβραάμ τόν προπάτορα ἡμῶν κατά σάρκα)

In this verse Paul is not asking for information, but is using a question to express the objections that a Jew might have to what Paul said in the previous chapter, especially what he said in [3:27–31](../03/27.md). If you would not use a rhetorical question for this purpose in your language, you could translate his words as a statement or an exclamation and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [Then we will say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has surely discovered something!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν, εὑρηκέναι Ἀβραὰμ τὸν προπάτορα ἡμῶν κατὰ σάρκα?

what (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τί Οὖν ἐροῦμεν εὑρηκέναι Ἀβραάμ τόν προπάτορα ἡμῶν κατά σάρκα)

In this verse and the first part of the next verse, Paul is speaking as if he were a non-Christian Jew arguing against Paul. 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 4 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἐροῦμεν

˱we˲_˓will_be˒_saying

In [4:1–9](../04/01.md) Paul uses we exclusively to speak of himself and other Jews. Your language may require you to mark these forms. Alternate translation: [will we Jews say]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

εὑρηκέναι Ἀβραὰμ τὸν προπάτορα ἡμῶν κατὰ σάρκα

˓to_have˒_found (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τί Οὖν ἐροῦμεν εὑρηκέναι Ἀβραάμ τόν προπάτορα ἡμῶν κατά σάρκα)

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases. Alternate translation: [that Abraham has discovered, who is our forefather according to the flesh]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

κατὰ σάρκα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τί Οὖν ἐροῦμεν εὑρηκέναι Ἀβραάμ τόν προπάτορα ἡμῶν κατά σάρκα)

See how you translated according to the flesh in [1:3](../01/03.md).