Luke 1:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

At the time of the incense offering, the whole assembly of the people was praying outside.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ πᾶν τὸ πλῆθος τοῦ λαοῦ ἦν προσευχόμενον ἔξω τῇ ὥρᾳ τοῦ θυμιάματος.

Transliteration

Kai pan to plēthos tou laou ēn proseuchomenon exō tē hōra tou thymiamatos.

Grammar Details

• *Kai*: conjunction - and
• *pan to plēthos*: nominative, neuter, singular - all the multitude
• *tou laou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of the people
• *ēn proseuchomenon*: imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd person singular + present, middle, participle, nominative, neuter, singular - was praying
• *exō*: adverb - outside
• *tē hōra*: dative, feminine, singular - at the hour/time
• *tou thymiamatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - of the incense

Word Meanings

• *plēthos*: multitude/crowd/assembly
• *laou*: people/nation/population
• *proseuchomenon*: praying/petitioning
• *hōra*: hour/time/season
• *thymiamatos*: incense/incense offering

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the time of incense.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And wet into ye teple of ye Lorde and the whoale multitude of ye people were with out in prayer whill the incense was aburnynge.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he wente in to the temple of the LORDE, and the whole multitude of the people was without in prayer, whyle the incense was aburnynge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the whole multitude of the people were without in prayer, while the incense was burning.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the whole multitude of the people were without in prayer, whyle the incence was burnyng.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the hour of the perfume.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And all the people were offering prayers outside, at the time of the burning of perfumes.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now the whole crowd of people were praying outside at the hour of the incense offering.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 16:17 : 17 No one is to be in the tent of meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he comes out, having made atonement for himself, his household, and the whole assembly of Israel.
• Rev 8:3 : 3 Another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all God's people on the golden altar before the throne.
• Heb 4:14 : 14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens—Jesus, the Son of God—let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.
• Heb 9:24 : 24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands, which is only a copy of the true one, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.