MAT 14:11 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=minor/spelling Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

UST Then, the man put John’s head on a plate and gave it to Herodias’ daughter. She gave it to her mother.

BSB [John’s] head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, [who] carried [it] to her mother.

BLB And his head was brought on a platter and was given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

AICNT And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

OEB and his head was brought on a dish and given to the girl, and she took it to her mother.

WEBBE His head was brought on a platter and given to the young lady; and she brought it to her mother.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET His head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

LSV and his head was brought on a plate, and was given to the girl, and she brought [it] near to her mother.

FBV John's head was brought on a plate and given to the girl, who took it to her mother.

TCNT John's head was then brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

T4T The executioner did that, and put John’s head on a platter and gave it to the girl. Then the girl took it to her mother.

LEB and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it[fn] to her mother.

14:11 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

BBE And his head was put on a plate and given to the girl; and she took it to her mother.

Moff his head was brought on a dish and given to the girl, and she took it to her mother.

Wymth The head was brought on a dish and given to the young girl, and she took it to her mother.

ASV And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

DRA And his head was brought in a dish: and it was given to the damsel, and she brought it to her mother.

YLT and his head was brought upon a plate, and was given to the damsel, and she brought [it] nigh to her mother.

Drby and his head was brought upon a dish, and was given to the damsel, and she carried [it] to her mother.

RV And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
(And his head was brought in a platter, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. )

SLT And his head was brought upon a board, and given to the girl, and she brought to her mother.

Wbstr And his head was brought in a dish, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

KJB-1769 And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
(And his head was brought in a platter, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. )

KJB-1611 And his head was brought in a charger, and giuen to the Damsell: and she brought it to her mother.
(And his head was brought in a platter, and given to the Damsell: and she brought it to her mother.)

Bshps And his head was brought in a platter, and geuen to the damsell: and she brought it to her mother.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Gnva And his head was brought in a platter, and giuen to the maide, and shee brought it vnto her mother.
(And his head was brought in a platter, and given to the maid, and she brought it unto her mother. )

Cvdl And his heed was brought in a platter, and geuen to the damsell, & she brought it vnto her mother.
(And his heed was brought in a platter, and given to the damsel, and she brought it unto her mother.)

TNT and his heed was brought in a platter and geven to the damsell and she brought it to her mother.
(and his heed was brought in a platter and given to the damsel and she brought it to her mother. )

Wycl And his heed was brouyt in a dische, and it was youun to the damysel, and she bar it to hir modir.
(And his heed was brought in a dische, and it was given to the damsel, and she bar it to her mother.)

Luth Und sein Haupt ward hergetragen in einer Schüssel und dem Mägdlein gegeben; und sie brachte es ihrer Mutter.
(And be head what/which hergetragen in one/a bowl/basin/platter and to_him Maiden given; and they/she/them brought it of_their/her mother.)

ClVg Et allatum est caput ejus in disco, et datum est puellæ, et attulit matri suæ.
(And allatum it_is the_head his in/into/on I_learn, and given/present(n) it_is girls, and brought mother his/her_own. )

UGNT καὶ ἠνέχθη ἡ κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πίνακι, καὶ ἐδόθη τῷ κορασίῳ, καὶ ἤνεγκεν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῆς.
(kai aʸneⱪthaʸ haʸ kefalaʸ autou epi pinaki, kai edothaʸ tōi korasiōi, kai aʸnegken taʸ maʸtri autaʸs.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἠνέχθη ἡ κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πίνακι καὶ ἐδόθη τῷ κορασίῳ, καὶ ἤνεγκεν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῆς.
(kai aʸneⱪthaʸ haʸ kefalaʸ autou epi pinaki kai edothaʸ tōi korasiōi, kai aʸnegken taʸ maʸtri autaʸs.)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἠνέχθη ἡ κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πίνακι, καὶ ἐδόθη τῷ κορασίῳ· καὶ ἤνεγκεν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῆς.
(Kai aʸneⱪthaʸ haʸ kefalaʸ autou epi pinaki, kai edothaʸ tōi korasiōi; kai aʸnegken taʸ maʸtri autaʸs.)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἠνέχθη ἡ κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πίνακι, καὶ ἐδόθη τῷ κορασίῳ· καὶ ἤνεγκε τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῆς.
(Kai aʸneⱪthaʸ haʸ kefalaʸ autou epi pinaki, kai edothaʸ tōi korasiōi; kai aʸnegke taʸ maʸtri autaʸs. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 14:1–12: The story about how John the Baptist died

In this section, Matthew wrote how John the Baptist was killed. This section can be difficult to translate because the events are not in chronological order.

Verses 1–2 refer to events that happened after John the Baptist died. But verses 3–12 refer back to events that had happened before John the Baptist died, and they include the story of his death. You will need to clearly indicate the change in time at 14:3.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The Death of John the Baptist (GNT)

John the Baptist Beheaded (NASB)

There are parallel passages for this section in Mark 6:14–29 and Luke 9:7–9.

14:11a

John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl,

and his head was brought back on a tray and given to the young woman.
They cut it off and came back with his head on a plate and gave it to the daughter.

John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl: These clauses are passive. Here are some ways to translate them:

Use passive verbs. For example:
The head was brought in on a plate and given to the girl (GNT)
Use active verbs. For example:
they brought it on a platter and gave it to the girl (NCV)

the girl: This refers to Herodias’ daughter. She was probably thirteen to eighteen years old. Use an expression in your language that applies to a young woman of that age.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

young lady

Herodias’ daughter

14:11b

who carried it to her mother.

Then she took/delivered it to her mother.
Then she took the platter and went with it to her mother and gave it to her.

who carried it to her mother: The daughter took the severed head to her mother, who was in another room, and gave it to her. Your translation should not imply that the mother was in the same room as the men. And your translation should not imply that the daughter kept the head. In some languages, it may be necessary to make some of this information explicit. For example:

she went with the head to her mother and gave it to her

she took the platter and went with it to her mother

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἠνέχθη ἡ κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πίνακι, καὶ ἐδόθη τῷ κορασίῳ

˓was˒_brought the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἠνέχθη ἡ κεφαλή αὐτοῦ ἐπί πίνακι καί ἐδόθη τῷ κορασίῳ καί ἤνεγκεν τῇ μητρί αὐτῆς)

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, you could refer to whoever beheaded John, or you could use an indefinite subject. Alternate translation: [the soldier who beheaded John brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl] or [someone brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτοῦ

˱of˲_him

The pronoun his refers to John. If this is not clear for your readers, you could use the person's name here. Alternate translation: [John’s]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

πίνακι

˓a˒_platter

See how you translated the word platter in [14:8](../14/08.md). Alternate translation: [a tray] or [a large serving plate]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῷ κορασίῳ

˱to˲_the little_girl

Here, the word girl refers to a woman who has reached puberty but who is still young, probably between 12 and 20 years old. Use a word in your language that refers generally to a young woman who has reached puberty. Alternate translation: [to the young woman]

Parallel MAT 14:11

Section 14:1–12: The story about how John the Baptist died

14:11a

14:11b