Translation commentary on Luke 10:32

Exegesis:

homoiōs de kai ‘and in the very same way.’

Leuitēs ‘a Levite,’ a subordinate cultic officer, cf. IDB III, 859f.

[genomenos] (if read) ‘coming on the scene,’ cf. Good News Translation.

kata ton topon elthōn ‘coming to the place.’

Translation:

Levite, or, ‘a man of the tribe of Levi’ (Bahasa Indonesia), ‘a descendant of L.’ (Balinese, Ekari). The Levite not having the rank of a priest may either be given no honorifics (as in Balinese), or middle class honorifics (as exist in some languages). Material for a footnote, if thought necessary, is to be found e.g. in 1 Chron. 23.28-32.

The place, or specifying the reference, ‘the place of that man’ (Balinese), ‘the place where the unfortunate man (or, the victim) was (lying)’ (cf. Tae’ 1933).

Quoted with permission from Reiling, J. and Swellengrebel, J.L. A Handbook on the Gospel of Luke. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1971. For this and other handbooks for translators see here . Make sure to also consult the Handbook on the Gospel of Mark for parallel or similar verses.

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