Verse 16

{ "verseID": "Judges.19.16", "source": "וְהִנֵּ֣ה ׀ אִ֣ישׁ זָקֵ֗ן בָּ֣א מִֽן־מַעֲשֵׂ֤הוּ מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה֙ בָּעֶ֔רֶב וְהָאִישׁ֙ מֵהַ֣ר אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְהוּא־גָ֖ר בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמָּק֖וֹם בְּנֵ֥י יְמִינִֽי׃", "text": "*wə-hinnēh* *ʾîš* *zāqēn* *bāʾ* from-*maʿăśēhû* from-the-*śādeh* in-the-*ʿereb* *wə-hāʾîš* from-*har* *ʾEprayim* *wə-hûʾ*-*gār* in-the-*Gibʿāh* *wə-ʾanšê* the-*māqôm* *bənê* *Yəmînî*", "grammar": { "*wə-hinnēh*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*zāqēn*": "adjective, masculine singular - old", "*bāʾ*": "qal participle masculine singular - coming", "*maʿăśēhû*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person suffix - his work", "*śādeh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the field", "*ʿereb*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the evening", "*wə-hāʾîš*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, masculine singular - and the man", "*har*": "noun, masculine singular construct with definite article - mount of", "*ʾEprayim*": "proper noun - Ephraim", "*wə-hûʾ*": "conjunction + independent personal pronoun 3rd masculine singular - and he", "*gār*": "qal participle masculine singular - sojourning/dwelling temporarily", "*Gibʿāh*": "proper noun with definite article - in Gibeah", "*wə-ʾanšê*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and men of", "*māqôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the place", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*Yəmînî*": "proper noun - Benjaminites (sons of the right hand)" }, "variants": { "*zāqēn*": "old/elderly/aged", "*bāʾ*": "coming/arriving/entering", "*maʿăśēhû*": "his work/labor/occupation", "*gār*": "sojourning/dwelling temporarily/residing as an alien", "*māqôm*": "place/location/region", "*Yəmînî*": "Benjaminites/right-hand ones" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men, om kvelden kom en eldre mann inn fra sitt arbeid på marken. Han kom fra Efraim-fjellene og bodde som fremmed i Gibea. Mennene i byen var benjaminitter.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men se, det kom en gammel mann fra sitt arbeid på marken om kvelden, han var også fra Efraims fjell og bodde som fremmed i Gibea, men mennene i stedet var benjaminitter.

• Norsk King James

  Og se, det kom en gammel mann fra sitt arbeid ute på marka om kvelden, som også var fra Efraims fjell; og han oppholdt seg i Gibeah; men mennene på stedet var benjamitter.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så kom en gammel mann fra markene om kvelden. Han var fra Efraims fjell og bodde som fremmed i Gibea; men stedets menn var benjaminitter.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  På kvelden kom det en gammel mann fra sitt arbeid på marken. Mannen var fra Efraims fjell, men bodde i Gibea, og mennene i byen var benjaminitter.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og se, det kom en gammel mann fra sitt arbeid på marken om kvelden, han var også fra Efraims fjell, men han bodde midlertidig i Gibea, mens byens menn var benjamitter.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Se, en gammel mann, på vei hjem fra marken på kvelden, kom, og han var også fra Efraims fjell; han oppholdt seg i Gibeah, og byens menn var benjamitter.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og se, det kom en gammel mann fra sitt arbeid på marken om kvelden, han var også fra Efraims fjell, men han bodde midlertidig i Gibea, mens byens menn var benjamitter.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da kom en gammel mann fra sitt arbeid på marken om kvelden. Mannen var fra Efraims fjellområde, men bodde som fremmed i Gibea. Mennene i byen var benjaminitter.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  In the evening, an old man came in from his work in the field. He was from the hill country of Ephraim and was staying temporarily in Gibeah, though the people of the place were Benjaminites.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Om kvelden kom en gammel mann fra sitt arbeid på åkeren. Han var fra Efraim-fjellene og bodde i Gibea, men folket i byen var benjaminitter.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og see, der kom en gammel Mand fra sin Gjerning af Marken om Aftenen, og Manden var af Ephraims Bjerg, og han var en Fremmed i Gibea; men Mændene paa det Sted vare Benjaminiter.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da, se, kom en gammel mann fra sitt arbeid ute på marken om kvelden. Han var også fra Efraim-fjellet, som bodde som fremmed i Gibea. Men mennene i stedet var benjamitter.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at evening, who was also from Mount Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Se, en gammel mann kom fra sitt arbeid på marken om kvelden. Nå var mannen fra Efraims fjelland og bodde midlertidig i Gibea, men mennene på stedet var benjaminitter.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og se, en gammel mann kom fra arbeidet sitt på marken om kvelden. Han var fra fjellandet Efraim og var en tilreisende i Gibea, mens mennene i stedet var benjaminitter.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Se, en gammel mann kom fra arbeid på marken om kvelden; mannen var fra Efraims høyland og bodde midlertidig i Gibea, men mennenene der var benjamitter.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da det ble kveld, kom det en gammel mann tilbake fra arbeidet på markene. Han var fra fjellområdet i Efraim og bodde i Gibea, men folkene der var benjaminitter.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And beholde, then came there an olde ma from his worke out of the felde in the eueninge: and he was also of mount Ephraim, and a strauger at Gibea: but ye me of that place were ye childre of Iemini.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And beholde, there came an old man from his work out of the field at euen, & the man was of mount Ephraim, but dwelt in Gibeah: and the men of the place were the children of Iemini.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And behold, there came an olde man from his worke, out of the fielde at eue, which was also of mount Ephraim, and dwelt as a straunger in Gibea: But the men of the place, were the children of Iemini.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which [was] also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place [were] Benjamites.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even: now the man was of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And lo, a man, an aged one, hath come from his work from the field in the evening, and the man `is' of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he `is' a sojourner in Gibeah, and the men of the place `are' Benjamites.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even: now the man was of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now when it was evening they saw an old man coming back from his work in the fields; he was from the hill-country of Ephraim and was living in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at evening: now the man was of the hill country of Ephraim, and he lived in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But then an old man passed by, returning at the end of the day from his work in the field. The man was from the Ephraimite hill country; he was living temporarily in Gibeah.(The residents of the town were Benjaminites.)

Referenced Verses

• Ps 104:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Psalms.104.23", "source": "יֵצֵ֣א אָדָ֣ם לְפָעֳל֑וֹ וְֽלַעֲבֹ֖דָת֣וֹ עֲדֵי־עָֽרֶב׃", "text": "*yēṣēʾ* *ʾādām* *lĕphāʿŏlô* *wĕlaʿabōdātô* *ʿadê*-*ʿāreb*", "grammar": { "*yēṣēʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he goes out", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*lĕphāʿŏlô*": "preposition *lě* + noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to his work", "*wĕlaʿabōdātô*": "conjunction + preposition *lě* + noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and to his labor", "*ʿadê*": "preposition - until", "*ʿāreb*": "noun, masculine singular - evening" }, "variants": { "*yēṣēʾ*": "goes out, comes forth, exits", "*ʾādām*": "man, mankind, human", "*pōʿal*": "work, labor, deed", "*ʿabōdāh*": "labor, service, work, task", "*ʿāreb*": "evening, sunset" } }
• Judg 19:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Judges.19.1", "source": "וַיְהִי֙ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם וּמֶ֖לֶךְ אֵ֣ין בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיְהִ֣י ׀ אִ֣ישׁ לֵוִ֗י גָּ֚ר בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֣י הַר־אֶפְרַ֔יִם וַיִּֽקַּֽח־לוֹ֙ אִשָּׁ֣ה פִילֶ֔גֶשׁ מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֖חֶם יְהוּדָֽה׃", "text": "And *wayəhî* in the *yāmîm* those, and *melek* not in *yiśrāʾēl*; and *wayəhî* *ʾîš* *lēwî* *gār* in *yarəkətê* mountain-of-*ʾep̄rayim*, and *wayyiqqaḥ*-to-himself *ʾiššâ* *p̄îlegeš* from *bêt* *leḥem* *yəhûdâ*.", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass/happened", "*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days", "*melek*": "masculine singular noun - king", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man", "*lēwî*": "proper noun - Levite", "*gār*": "masculine singular participle - sojourning/dwelling", "*yarəkətê*": "feminine plural construct - remote parts/sides", "*ʾep̄rayim*": "proper noun - Ephraim", "*wayyiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took", "*ʾiššâ*": "feminine singular noun - woman/wife", "*p̄îlegeš*": "feminine singular noun - concubine", "*bêt*": "construct form - house of", "*leḥem*": "noun - bread/Bethlehem", "*yəhûdâ*": "proper noun - Judah" }, "variants": { "*wayəhî*": "and it happened/and it came to pass/and there was", "*gār*": "sojourning/dwelling temporarily/residing", "*yarəkətê*": "remote parts/sides/recesses/furthest parts", "*p̄îlegeš*": "concubine/secondary wife/paramour", "*bêt leḥem*": "house of bread/Bethlehem (place name)" } }
• Judg 19:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Judges.19.14", "source": "וַיַּעַבְר֖וּ וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ וַתָּבֹ֤א לָהֶם֙ הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ אֵ֥צֶל הַגִּבְעָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְבִנְיָמִֽן׃", "text": "And *wayyaʿaḇrû* and *wayyēlēḵû*; and *wattāḇōʾ* to-them the-*šemeš* beside the-*giḇəʿâ* which to-*ḇinyāmin*.", "grammar": { "*wayyaʿaḇrû*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they passed on", "*wayyēlēḵû*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they went", "*wattāḇōʾ*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it came", "*šemeš*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the sun", "*giḇəʿâ*": "proper noun with definite article - the Gibeah", "*ḇinyāmin*": "proper noun - Benjamin" }, "variants": { "*wattāḇōʾ* *lāhem* *ha-šemeš*": "and the sun went down on them/and the sun set for them", "*ʾēṣel*": "beside/near/close to" } }
• Gen 3:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Genesis.3.19", "source": "בְּזֵעַ֤ת אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ תֹּ֣אכַל לֶ֔חֶם עַ֤ד שֽׁוּבְךָ֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה כִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה לֻקָּ֑חְתָּ כִּֽי־עָפָ֣ר אַ֔תָּה וְאֶל־עָפָ֖ר תָּשֽׁוּב׃", "text": "In *zēʿat* *ʾappêkā* *tōʾkal* *leḥem* until *šûbĕkā* to the *ʾădāmāh*, for from it *luqqāḥtā*; for *ʿāp̄ār* *ʾattāh*, and to *ʿāp̄ār* *tāšûb*.", "grammar": { "*zēʿat*": "noun, feminine, construct - sweat of", "*ʾappêkā*": "noun, masculine, dual + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face/nostrils", "*tōʾkal*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will eat", "*leḥem*": "noun, masculine, singular - bread/food", "*šûbĕkā*": "verb, qal infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your return", "*ʾădāmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - ground/earth", "*luqqāḥtā*": "verb, pual perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you were taken", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "noun, masculine, singular - dust", "*ʾattāh*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you", "*tāšûb*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will return" }, "variants": { "*ʾappayim*": "face/nostrils/nose", "*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance" } }
• Ps 128:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.128.2", "source": "יְגִ֣יעַ כַּ֭פֶּיךָ כִּ֣י תֹאכֵ֑ל אַ֝שְׁרֶ֗יךָ וְט֣וֹב לָֽךְ׃", "text": "*yəgîaʿ* *kappêkā* *kî* *tōʾkēl* *ʾašrêkā* *wə-ṭôb* *lāk*", "grammar": { "*yəgîaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - labor/toil of", "*kappêkā*": "noun, dual with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your palms/hands", "*kî*": "conjunction - when/for/indeed", "*tōʾkēl*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will eat", "*ʾašrêkā*": "noun, plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your happiness/blessedness", "*wə-ṭôb*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and good", "*lāk*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to/for you" }, "variants": { "*yəgîaʿ kappêkā*": "labor of your hands/fruit of your labor", "*kî*": "when/for/indeed/because", "*ʾašrêkā*": "blessed are you/happiness to you" } }
• Prov 13:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Proverbs.13.11", "source": "ה֭וֹן מֵהֶ֣בֶל יִמְעָ֑ט וְקֹבֵ֖ץ עַל־יָ֣ד יַרְבֶּֽה׃", "text": "*hôn mēhebel yimʿāṭ wə-qōbēṣ ʿal-yād yarbê*", "grammar": { "*hôn*": "noun, masculine singular - wealth", "*mēhebel*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from vanity/from being easily gotten", "*yimʿāṭ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - diminishes/decreases", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*qōbēṣ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - gathering/collecting", "*ʿal-yād*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - little by little/by labor", "*yarbê*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - increases/multiplies" }, "variants": { "*hôn*": "wealth/riches/substance", "*mēhebel*": "from vanity/fraudulently/from being easily gotten", "*yimʿāṭ*": "diminishes/decreases/becomes less", "*qōbēṣ*": "gathering/collecting/accumulating", "*ʿal-yād*": "little by little/gradually/by labor", "*yarbê*": "increases/multiplies/grows" } }
• Prov 14:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Proverbs.14.23", "source": "בְּכָל־עֶ֭צֶב יִהְיֶ֣ה מוֹתָ֑ר וּדְבַר־שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃", "text": "In *kāl-ʿeṣeb* *yihyeh* *môtār* and *dəbar-śəpātayim* only to *maḥsôr*", "grammar": { "*kāl-ʿeṣeb*": "masculine singular adjective + masculine singular noun - all labor", "*yihyeh*": "3rd person masculine singular Qal imperfect - there will be", "*môtār*": "masculine singular noun - profit", "*dəbar-śəpātayim*": "masculine singular construct + feminine dual noun - word of lips", "*maḥsôr*": "masculine singular noun - lack/need" }, "variants": { "*ʿeṣeb*": "labor/toil/pain", "*yihyeh*": "will be/shall be/exists", "*môtār*": "profit/gain/advantage", "*dəbar-śəpātayim*": "word of lips/mere talk/empty words", "*maḥsôr*": "lack/need/poverty" } }
• Prov 24:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Proverbs.24.27", "source": "הָ֘כֵ֤ן בַּח֨וּץ ׀ מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ וְעַתְּדָ֣הּ בַּשָּׂדֶ֣ה לָ֑ךְ אַ֝חַ֗ר וּבָנִ֥יתָ בֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פ", "text": "*Hākēn* in-the-*ḥûṣ* *məlaʾktekā* and-*ʿattədāh* in-the-*śādeh* to-you after and-*bānîtā* *bêtekā*", "grammar": { "*hākēn*": "Hiphil imperative, masculine singular - prepare", "*ḥûṣ*": "masculine singular noun with article - outside", "*məlaʾktekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your work", "*ʿattədāh*": "Piel imperative with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - make it ready", "*śādeh*": "masculine singular noun with article - field", "*bānîtā*": "Qal perfect waw consecutive, 2nd person masculine singular - build", "*bêtekā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your house" }, "variants": { "*hākēn*": "prepare/put in order", "*məlaʾktekā*": "your work/your business/your occupation", "*ʿattədāh*": "make it ready/prepare it" } }
• Eccl 1:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.1.13", "source": "וְנָתַ֣תִּי אֶת־לִבִּ֗י לִדְר֤וֹשׁ וְלָתוּר֙ בַּֽחָכְמָ֔ה עַ֛ל כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם ה֣וּא ׀ עִנְיַ֣ן רָ֗ע נָתַ֧ן אֱלֹהִ֛ים לִבְנֵ֥י הָאָדָ֖ם לַעֲנ֥וֹת בּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*Wənātattî* *ʾet*-*libbî* *lidrôš* *wəlātûr* in-*ḥokmāh* *ʿal* *kol*-*ʾăšer* *naʿăśāh* *taḥat* *haššāmāyim* *hûʾ* *ʿinyan* *rāʿ* *nātan* *ʾĕlōhîm* *libnê* *hāʾādām* *laʿănôt* *bô*", "grammar": { "*Wənātattî*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect 1st common singular - and I gave/set", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - my heart", "*lidrôš*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to seek/inquire", "*wəlātûr*": "conjunction + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - and to search/explore", "*ḥokmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom", "*ʿal*": "preposition - concerning/about", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that which", "*naʿăśāh*": "verb, niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - is done/has been done", "*taḥat*": "preposition - under", "*haššāmāyim*": "article + noun, masculine plural - the heavens", "*hûʾ*": "personal pronoun 3rd masculine singular - it (is)", "*ʿinyan*": "noun, masculine singular construct - task/occupation/business", "*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - bad/evil/grievous", "*nātan*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - gave/placed", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*libnê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - to sons of", "*hāʾādām*": "article + noun, masculine singular - the man/mankind", "*laʿănôt*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to be occupied/busy", "*bô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with it" }, "variants": { "*drš*": "seek/inquire/search/investigate", "*tûr*": "search/explore/spy out/examine", "*ʿinyan*": "task/business/occupation/travail", "*ʿnh*": "be occupied/busy/afflicted/burdened", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings (grammatically plural form used for singular deity)" } }
• Eccl 5:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.12", "source": "יֵ֚שׁ רָעָ֣ה חוֹלָ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ עֹ֛שֶׁר שָׁמ֥וּר לִבְעָלָ֖יו לְרָעָתֽוֹ׃", "text": "There is *rāʿāh* *ḥôlāh* *rāʾîṯî* under *haššāmeš*, *ʿōšer* *šāmûr* to *liḇəʿālāw* to *lərāʿāṯô*", "grammar": { "*rāʿāh*": "noun, feminine singular - evil/misery/distress", "*ḥôlāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - sick/sore", "*rāʾîṯî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I saw", "*haššāmeš*": "definite article + noun, common singular - the sun", "*ʿōšer*": "noun, masculine singular - riches/wealth", "*šāmûr*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - being kept/guarded", "*liḇəʿālāw*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - for its owners", "*lərāʿāṯô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - for his harm" }, "variants": { "*rāʿāh*": "evil/misery/distress/injury/calamity", "*ḥôlāh*": "sick/sore/grievous/painful", "*ʿōšer*": "riches/wealth/opulence", "*šāmûr*": "kept/guarded/preserved/retained", "*lərāʿāṯô*": "for his harm/injury/misfortune/hurt" } }
• Eph 4:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Ephesians.4.28", "source": "Ὁ κλέπτων μηκέτι κλεπτέτω: μᾶλλον δὲ κοπιάτω, ἐργαζόμενος τὸ ἀγαθόν ταῖς χερσὶν, ἵνα ἔχῃ μεταδιδόναι τῷ χρείαν ἔχοντι.", "text": "The one *kleptōn* no longer let him *kleptetō*: *mallon de kopiatō*, *ergazomenos* the *agathon* with the *chersin*, *hina* he might *echē metadidonai* to the one *chreian echonti*.", "grammar": { "*kleptōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - stealing", "*kleptetō*": "present active imperative, 3rd singular - let him steal", "*mallon*": "adverb - rather/instead", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*kopiatō*": "present active imperative, 3rd singular - let him labor", "*ergazomenos*": "present middle participle, nominative masculine singular - working/performing", "*agathon*": "accusative neuter singular - good", "*chersin*": "dative feminine plural - with hands", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*echē*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd singular - he might have", "*metadidonai*": "present active infinitive - to share/impart", "*chreian*": "accusative feminine singular - need", "*echonti*": "present active participle, dative masculine singular - having" }, "variants": { "*kleptōn*": "stealing/thief", "*kleptetō*": "steal/take secretly", "*kopiatō*": "labor/toil/work hard", "*ergazomenos*": "working/performing/doing", "*agathon*": "good/beneficial/worthy", "*metadidonai*": "share/impart/give", "*chreian echonti*": "one having need/one in need" } }
• 1 Thess 4:11-12 : 11 { "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.4.11", "source": "Καὶ φιλοτιμεῖσθαι ἡσυχάζειν, καὶ πράσσειν τὰ ἴδια, καὶ ἐργάζεσθαι ταῖς ἰδίαις χερσὶν ὑμῶν, καθὼς ὑμῖν παρηγγείλαμεν·", "text": "And to *philotimeisthai* to *hēsychazein*, and to *prassein* the *idia*, and to *ergazesthai* with the *idiais* *chersin* of you, just as to you we *parēngeilamen*;", "grammar": { "*philotimeisthai*": "present, infinitive, middle - to aspire/strive eagerly", "*hēsychazein*": "present, infinitive, active - to be quiet/live quietly", "*prassein*": "present, infinitive, active - to do/practice", "*idia*": "accusative, neuter, plural - one's own things/affairs", "*ergazesthai*": "present, infinitive, middle - to work/labor", "*idiais*": "dative, feminine, plural - one's own (adjective)", "*chersin*": "dative, feminine, plural - hands (instrumental)", "*parēngeilamen*": "aorist, indicative, active, 1st person, plural - we commanded/charged" }, "variants": { "*philotimeisthai*": "aspire/strive eagerly/make it your ambition", "*hēsychazein*": "be quiet/live quietly/be calm/keep still", "*prassein*": "do/practice/perform/attend to", "*idia*": "one's own things/affairs/business", "*ergazesthai*": "work/labor/earn", "*parēngeilamen*": "commanded/charged/instructed" } } 12 { "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.4.12", "source": "Ἵνα περιπατῆτε εὐσχημόνως πρὸς τοὺς ἔξω, καὶ μηδενὸς χρείαν ἔχητε.", "text": "That you may *peripatēte* *euschēmonōs* toward the ones *exō*, and of nothing *chreian* you may *echēte*.", "grammar": { "*peripatēte*": "present, subjunctive, active, 2nd person, plural - you may walk/conduct yourselves", "*euschēmonōs*": "adverb - properly/respectably", "*exō*": "adverb used as substantive - outside/outsiders", "*chreian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - need/necessity", "*echēte*": "present, subjunctive, active, 2nd person, plural - you may have" }, "variants": { "*peripatēte*": "walk/conduct yourselves/live", "*euschēmonōs*": "properly/respectably/decently/appropriately", "*exō*": "outside/outsiders/non-believers", "*chreian*": "need/necessity/requirement", "*echēte*": "have/experience/possess" } }
• 2 Thess 3:10 : 10 { "verseID": "2 Thessalonians.3.10", "source": "Καὶ γὰρ ὅτε ἦμεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, τοῦτο παρηγγέλλομεν ὑμῖν, ὅτι Εἴ τις οὐ θέλει ἐργάζεσθαι, μηδὲ ἐσθιέτω.", "text": "*Kai gar hote ēmen pros* you, this *parēngellomen* you, *hoti Ei tis ou thelei ergazesthai, mēde esthietō*.", "grammar": { "*Kai gar*": "conjunctive phrase - for also/for even", "*hote*": "temporal conjunction - when", "*ēmen*": "imperfect indicative, active, 1st plural - we were", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - with", "*parēngellomen*": "imperfect indicative, active, 1st plural - we were commanding", "*hoti*": "conjunction introducing quotation - that", "*Ei*": "conditional conjunction - if", "*tis*": "nominative, indefinite pronoun - anyone", "*ou*": "negative particle - not", "*thelei*": "present indicative, active, 3rd singular - wants/wills", "*ergazesthai*": "present infinitive, middle - to work", "*mēde*": "negative conjunction - neither/nor/not even", "*esthietō*": "present imperative, active, 3rd singular - let him eat" }, "variants": { "*parēngellomen*": "we were commanding/we were instructing/we were charging", "*thelei*": "wants/wills/desires", "*ergazesthai*": "to work/to labor", "*esthietō*": "let him eat/he should eat" } }