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OET (OET-LV) Not that not we_are_having the_right, but in_order_that ourselves an_example we_may_give to_you_all, in_order that to_be_imitating us.
OET (OET-RV) not that we didn’t have the right but in order to make ourselves a good example that you all could emulate.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives
οὐχ ὅτι οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν, ἀλλ’
not that not ˱we˲_/are/_having /the/_right but
Paul uses a double negative to emphasize the positive. If this double negative would be misunderstood in your language, you could translate it as a positive statement. Alternate translation: “and we certainly have the right to receive food from you, but instead we worked for our food”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
ἑαυτοὺς τύπον δῶμεν ὑμῖν
ourselves /an/_example ˱we˲_/may/_give ˱to˲_you_all
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of example, you can express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “we might show you the right way in order for you” or “we might demonstrate the way to live for you”
μιμεῖσθαι
/to_be/_imitating
See how you translated imitate in verse 7.
3:9 Paul had distanced himself from others in the culture who were motivated by fame and money (1 Thes 2:5).
OET (OET-LV) Not that not we_are_having the_right, but in_order_that ourselves an_example we_may_give to_you_all, in_order that to_be_imitating us.
OET (OET-RV) not that we didn’t have the right but in order to make ourselves a good example that you all could emulate.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.