Luke 9:30

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Suddenly, two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and were talking with him.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ, ἰδού, ἄνδρες δύο συνελάλουν αὐτῷ, οἵτινες ἦσαν Μωσῆς καὶ Ἠλίας:

Transliteration

And, idou, andres two sunelaloun with him, who ēsan Mōsēs and Ēlias:

Grammar Details

• *idou*: imperative used as interjection - behold/look
• *andres*: nominative masculine plural - men
• *sunelaloun*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were talking with
• *ēsan*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were
• *Mōsēs*: nominative masculine singular - Moses
• *Ēlias*: nominative masculine singular - Elijah

Word Meanings

• *idou*: behold/look/see
• *andres*: men/adults/males
• *sunelaloun*: were talking with/conversing with/speaking together with

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And behold, two men talked with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And beholde two men talked wt him and they were Moses and Helyas

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and beholde, two men talked with him, Which were Moses and Elias,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And beholde, two men talked with him, which were Moses and Elias:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And beholde, there talked with hym two men, which were Moyses & Elias:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And lo, two men were speaking together with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with him;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with him.

Referenced Verses

• Heb 3:3-6 : 3 For Jesus has been found worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. 4 For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God. 5 Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to what would be spoken later. 6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God's house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we boast.
• Matt 17:3-4 : 3 Just then, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus. 4 Peter said to Jesus, 'Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three tents: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.'
• Mark 9:4-6 : 4 And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 5 Peter responded and said to Jesus, 'Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.' 6 For he did not know what to say, because they were terrified.
• Luke 1:17 : 17 And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare a people fit for the Lord.
• Luke 9:19 : 19 They replied, 'Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the ancient prophets has risen.'
• Luke 24:27 : 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
• Luke 24:44 : 44 He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms."
• John 1:17 : 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
• Rom 3:21-23 : 21 But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, testified to by the Law and the Prophets. 22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
• 2 Cor 3:7-9 : 7 If the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not look intently at Moses’ face because of its glory, which was passing away, 8 will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? 9 For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness far exceeds it in glory. 10 Indeed, what once had glory now has no glory at all because of the surpassing glory. 11 For if what was passing away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of what remains!
• Jas 5:17-18 : 17 Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. 18 Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.