OET interlinear ROM 7:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

βλέπω

˱I˲_˓am˒_seeing

Here Paul uses see to refer to noticing or perceiving something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I perceive]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἕτερον νόμον

another law

Here, a different law refers to a rule or principle. It does not refer to the laws God gave the Jews. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [this rule] or [a different kind of law]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ἐν τοῖς μέλεσίν μου, ἀντιστρατευόμενον

in the in in the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: βλέπω δέ ἕτερον νόμον ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν μού ἀντιστρατευόμενον τῷ νόμῳ τοῦ νοός μού καί αἰχμαλωτίζοντα μέ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ τῆς ἁμαρτίας τῷ ὄντι ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν μού)

Here Paul speaks of a different law as if it were a person who could fight within someone’s body parts. He means that his sinful desires caused him to use his body to do sinful things that he did not want to do. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [were causing me to use my members to sin in opposition to]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τῷ νόμῳ τοῦ νοός μου

˱against˲_the law ˱of˲_the mind the law ¬which (Some words not found in SR-GNT: βλέπω δέ ἕτερον νόμον ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν μού ἀντιστρατευόμενον τῷ νόμῳ τοῦ νοός μού καί αἰχμαλωτίζοντα μέ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ τῆς ἁμαρτίας τῷ ὄντι ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν μού)

Here, the law of my mind could refer to: (1) a principle that Paul thinks, which is the delight for God’s laws that he said in the previous verse is in his “inner man.” Alternate translation: [the principle I have thought] or [the principle in my mind] (2) the laws God gave the Jews, which Paul says that he serves with his mind in [7:25](../07/25.md). Alternate translation: [God’s law that is in my mind]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

αἰχμαλωτίζοντά με

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: βλέπω δέ ἕτερον νόμον ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν μού ἀντιστρατευόμενον τῷ νόμῳ τοῦ νοός μού καί αἰχμαλωτίζοντα μέ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ τῆς ἁμαρτίας τῷ ὄντι ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν μού)

Here Paul speaks of a different law as if it were a person who could take someone captive. He means that his sinful desires controlled him against his will. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [controlling me]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τῷ νόμῳ τῆς ἁμαρτίας

˱against˲_the law the law ¬the ˱of˲_sin

Here the law of the sin could refer to: (1) the principle that people have a sinful nature. Alternate translation: [the law that is my sinful nature] (2) the laws God gave the Jews, which Paul previously said in [7:5](../07/05.md) stimulate people to sin more. Alternate translation: [God’s laws that stimulate sin]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τῷ ὄντι ἐν τοῖς μέλεσίν μου

˱against˲_the the ¬which being in the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: βλέπω δέ ἕτερον νόμον ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν μού ἀντιστρατευόμενον τῷ νόμῳ τοῦ νοός μού καί αἰχμαλωτίζοντα μέ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ τῆς ἁμαρτίας τῷ ὄντι ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν μού)

Here Paul speaks of the law of the sin as if it were something that could be inside someone. He means he has a sinful nature that influences what he does with his body parts. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [that influences what I do with my members]