OET interlinear ROM 9:8

uW Translation Notes:

τοῦτ’ ἔστιν

this is

Alternate translation: “Another way to say this is”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὰ τέκνα τῆς σαρκὸς,

the children ˱of˲_the flesh

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.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐπαγγελίας

the children ˱of˲_the the children ˱of˲_the promise

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.