OET interlinear ROM 7:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ἡ & ἁμαρτία ἀφορμὴν λαβοῦσα διὰ τῆς ἐντολῆς

¬the & sin /an/_opportunity /having/_taken by the commandment

See how you translated this clause in 7:8.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ἐξηπάτησέν με

deceived me

Here Paul speaks of sin as if it were a person who could deceive people. Paul means that his desire to sin tricked him into thinking that he could become righteous by obeying the commandment. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “caused me to deceive myself”

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

δι’ αὐτῆς

by it

The pronoun it refers to the commandment. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “through the commandment”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ἀπέκτεινεν

killed_off_‹me›

Here Paul speaks of sin as if it were a person who could kill people. Paul means that his desire to sin caused him to disobey God’s law, which resulted in Paul being spiritually dead. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “caused me to die spiritually”