OET interlinear ROM 7:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

χωρὶς νόμου

apart_from law

Here Paul speaks about the law as if it did not exist before he knew about it. Paul means that he was not aware of God’s law at one time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “while unaware of the law” or “without knowledge of the law”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ἐλθούσης & τῆς ἐντολῆς

/having/_come & the commandment

Paul speaks of the commandment as if it were a person who could come to Paul. He means that he became aware of the commandment. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “when I became aware of the commandment”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῆς ἐντολῆς, ἡ ἁμαρτία

the commandment the sin

See how you translated commandment and sin in the previous verse.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῆς ἐντολῆς

the commandment

Here, the commandment could refer to: (1) all the commandments that make up God’s law. Alternate translation: “God’s commandments” (2) the commandment against coveting, as mentioned in the previous verse. Alternate translation: “the commandment against coveting”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ἡ ἁμαρτία ἀνέζησεν

the sin revived

Here Paul speaks of sin as if it were a person who could come to life. This could mean: (1) Paul’s desire to sin was stimulated, as mentioned in the previous verse. Alternate translation: “my desire to sin was stimulated” (2) Paul realized that he was sinning, as mentioned in 7:7. Alternate translation: “I became aware of my sin”