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OET (OET-RV)A womaninside the house came up to him carrying a carvedalabasterflask of very expensive lotion, which she poured over his head as he was seated,
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, 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 OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULTa woman approached him having an alabaster jar of very expensive perfumed oil, and she poured it upon his head, he reclining to eat.
USTWhile Jesus was feasting there, a woman came to him. She brought with her a stone jar that contained a valuable, fragrant ointment. She poured the ointment on Jesus’ head.
BSBa woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.
BLBa woman came to Him, having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and poured it on His head as He is reclining.
AICNTa woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at the table.
OEBa woman came up to him with an alabaster jar of very costly perfume, and poured the perfume on his head as he sat at the table.
WEBBEa woman came to him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.
NETa woman came to him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfumed oil, and she poured it on his head as he was at the table.
LSVthere came to Him a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, very precious, and she poured on His head as He is reclining.
FBVa woman came over to him carrying an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume. She poured it on Jesus' head while he was sitting eating. But when the disciples saw what she did, they were upset.
TCNTa woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment, and she poured it out on his head as he reclined at the table.
T4Ta woman came to him. She was carrying a stone jar containing very expensive perfume. To show how much she appreciated Jesus, she poured the perfume on his head as he was eating.
LEBa woman came up to him holding an alabaster flask of very expensive perfumed oil, and poured it[fn] out on his head while he[fn] was reclining at table.
26:7*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
26:7*Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was reclining at table”)
BBEThere came to him a woman having a bottle of perfume of great price, and she put the perfume on his head when he was seated at table.
Wymtha woman came to Him with a jar of very costly, sweet-scented ointment, which she poured over His head as He reclined at table.
ASVthere came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he sat at meat.
DRAThere came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment, and poured it on his head as he was at table.
YLTthere came to him a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, very precious, and she poured on his head as he is reclining (at meat).
Drbya woman, having an alabaster flask of very precious ointment, came to him and poured it out upon his head as he lay at table.
RVthere came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he sat at meat.
WbstrThere came to him a woman having an alabaster-box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head as he sat at table .
KJB-1769There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
KJB-1611There came vnto him a woman, hauing an alabaster boxe of very precious ointment, and powred it on his head, as he sate at meat. (There came unto him a woman, having an alabaster boxe of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.)
BshpsThere came vnto him a woman, hauing an Alabaster boxe of precious oyntment, and powred it on his head, as he sate at the boorde. (There came unto him a woman, having an Alabaster boxe of precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at the boorde.)
GnvaThere came vnto him a woman, which had a boxe of very costly oyntment, and powred it on his head, as he sate at the table. (There came unto him a woman, which had a boxe of very costly ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at the table. )
Cvdlthere came vnto hi a woman, which had a boxe with precious oyntment, and poured it vpon his heade, as he sat at the table. (there came unto hi a woman, which had a boxe with precious ointment, and poured it upon his heade, as he sat at the table.)
TNTther came vnto him a woman which had an alablaster boxe of precious oyntment and powred it on his heed as he sate at the bourde. (ther came unto him a woman which had an alablaster boxe of precious ointment and poured it on his heed as he sat at the bourde. )
Wycla womman that hadde a box of alabastre of precious oynement, cam to hym, and schedde out on the heed of hym restynge. (a woman that had a box of alabastre of precious ointment, came to him, and schedde out on the head of him restynge.)
Luthtrat zu ihm ein Weib, das hatte ein Glas mit köstlichem Wasser und goß es auf sein Haupt, da er zu Tisch saß. (trat to him a woman, the had a Glas with köstlichem water and poured/cast it on his head, there he to table saß.)
ClVgaccessit ad eum mulier habens alabastrum unguenti pretiosi, et effudit super caput ipsius recumbentis.[fn] (accessit to him mulier habens alabastrum unguenti pretiosi, and effudit over caput ipsius recumbentis. )
26.7Accessit. HIER. Diligenter observa, quæ de duabus super caput. Siquidem peccatrix, super pedes, et ea quæ dicitur non fuisse peccatrix, super caput. Mulier habens. Maria Magdalena soror Lazari modo justa et familiaris, quæ quondam peccatrix venit et pedes lacrymis lavit, nunc caput et pedes unxit, pedes nunc, ut Joannes dicit. Unguenti pretiosi. Marcus: nardi spicati, id est, de spicis et foliis confecti, quod pretiosius est. Joannes nardi pistici, id est, fidelis, non adulterati aliis herbis: Græce, fides Latine. Mystice. Hæc devotio Mariæ fidem significat Ecclesiæ, quæ dum deitatem Christi prædicat, caput ungit: dum humanitatem, pedes. De hoc unguento in domo Simonis leprosi in Bethania dicunt, et Matthæus et Marcus et Joannes. Lucas vero aliud dicit simile huic factum ante in domo alterius Simonis pharisæi non leprosi, neque in Bethania, sed de eadem muliere quæ tunc accessit peccatrix.
26.7Accessit. HIER. Diligenter observa, which about duabus over caput. Siquidem peccatrix, over pedes, and ea which it_is_said not/no fuisse peccatrix, over caput. Mulier habens. Maria Magdalena soror Lazari modo justa and familiaris, which quondam peccatrix he_came and pedes lacrymis lavit, now caput and pedes unxit, pedes nunc, as Yoannes dicit. Unguenti pretiosi. Marcus: nardi spicati, id it_is, about spicis and foliis confecti, that pretiosius it_is. Yoannes nardi pistici, id it_is, fidelis, not/no adulterati aliis herbis: Græce, fides Latine. Mystice. This devotio Mariæ faith significat Ecclesiæ, which dum deitatem of_Christ prælet_him_say, caput ungit: dum humanitatem, pedes. De this unguento in at_home Simonis leprosi in Bethania dicunt, and Matthæus and Marcus and Yoannes. Lucas vero something_else dicit simile huic done before in at_home alterius Simonis pharisæi not/no leprosi, nor in Bethania, but about eadem muliere which tunc accessit peccatrix.
26:7 The jar of expensive perfume was a burial ointment (see Mark 16:1; Luke 23:56–24:1; John 12:1-7; 19:38-42) made of nard, which was harvested in India. The value of this jar of perfume was nearly a year’s wages (John 12:5).
approached ˱to˲_him /a/_woman having /an/_alabaster_flask ˱of˲_ointment heavily_valued
Here Matthew introduces a woman into the story. If your language has its own way of introducing new participants, you could use it here in your translation. Alternate translation: [there was a woman who had an alabaster jar of very expensive perfumed oil. She approached him]
Matthew is using the possessive form to describe an alabaster jar that is filled with very expensive perfumed oil. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [an alabaster jar full of very expensive perfumed oil]
The word alabaster is the name of a soft, white stone. People stored precious and valuable items in jars made from alabaster. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of stone, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [a white stone jar]
This oil had fragrant additives. To make a themselves have a nice smell, people would rub the oil on themselves or sprinkle their clothing with it. Matthew indicates that this was particularly expensive oil. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of oil, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [of very expensive oil with perfume in it]
Here, the phrase he reclining to eat refers to something that was happening while the woman poured the oil on Jesus’ head. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a simultaneous action. Alternate translation: [his head as he was reclining to eat]
In Jesus’ culture, people would usually recline, or lay on one side, when they were eating. If it would be helpful in your language, you could refer to the position in which people eat in your culture, or you could just refer to eating. See how you translated the similar phrase in 9:10. Alternate translation: [he sitting down to eat] or [he eating]
On the Thursday before he was crucified, Jesus had arranged to share the Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room, traditionally thought to be located in the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem. After they finished the meal, they went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples. There Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ own disciples, betrayed him to soldiers sent from the High Priest, and they took Jesus to the High Priest’s residence. In the morning the leading priests and teachers of the law put Jesus on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy. The council sent Jesus to stand trial for treason before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who resided at the Praetorium while in Jerusalem. The Praetorium was likely located at the former residence of Herod the Great, who had died over 30 years earlier. When Pilate learned that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. But when Jesus gave no answer to Herod’s many questions, Herod and his soldiers sent him back to Pilate, who conceded to the people’s demands that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry his cross out of the city gate to Golgotha, meaning Skull Hill, referring to what may have been a small unquarried hill in the middle of an old quarry just outside the gate. After Jesus was unable to carry his cross any further, a man named Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry it for him. There at Golgotha they crucified Jesus. After Jesus died, his body was hurriedly taken down before nightfall and placed in a newly cut, rock tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish high council. This tomb was likely located at the perimeter of the old quarry.
Bethany and Bethphage
Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-48; John 12:1-19; see also Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9
At the start of Passover one week before he was crucified, Jesus and his disciples traveled to Jerusalem, approaching the city from the east. When they arrived at the village of Bethphage, Jesus mounted a donkey and rode down the Mount of Olives as a humble king entering his capital city. Along the way, many people laid branches and cloaks in his path to welcome him. After Jesus entered the city, he immediately went up to the Temple and drove out the moneychangers and merchants there, and he healed the blind and the lame. Then he traveled nearly two miles outside the city to the village of Bethany to spend the night, which appears to have been where he typically lodged each night while visiting Jerusalem during the crowded Passover festival. Bethany is also where Jesus’ close friends Mary, Martha, and Lazarus lived. One evening while Jesus was there at a large dinner party given in his honor, Martha served the food, and Mary poured expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair.
