OET interlinear ROM 9:8

uW Translation Notes:

τοῦτ’ ἔστιν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τοῦτʼ ἐστίν οὒ τά τέκνα τῆς σαρκός ταῦτα τέκνα τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀλλά τά τέκνα τῆς ἐπαγγελίας λογίζεται εἰς σπέρμα)

Alternate translation: [Another way to say this is]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὰ τέκνα τῆς σαρκὸς,

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τοῦτʼ ἐστίν οὒ τά τέκνα τῆς σαρκός ταῦτα τέκνα τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀλλά τά τέκνα τῆς ἐπαγγελίας λογίζεται εἰς σπέρμα)

Here, children of the flesh refers to the physical descendants of Abraham. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Abraham’s physical descendants]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τέκνα τοῦ Θεοῦ

children children ¬the ˱of˲_God

See how you translated this phrase in the [8:16](../08/16.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐπαγγελίας

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τοῦτʼ ἐστίν οὒ τά τέκνα τῆς σαρκός ταῦτα τέκνα τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀλλά τά τέκνα τῆς ἐπαγγελίας λογίζεται εἰς σπέρμα)

Paul is using the possessive form to describe children who are the result of the promise. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: [the children who result from the promise]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῆς ἐπαγγελίας

˱of˲_the ˱of˲_the promise

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of promise, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [who had been promised]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῆς ἐπαγγελίας

˱of˲_the ˱of˲_the promise

Here, the promise refers to God’s promise to give Abraham descendants. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [of the promise God made to Abraham]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

σπέρμα

descendants

See how you translated seed in the previous verse.