Mark 9:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, 'This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐγένετο νεφέλη ἐπισκιάζουσα αὐτοῖς: καὶ ἦλθεν φωνὴ ἐκ τῆς νεφέλης, λέγουσα, Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός: αὐτοῦ ἀκούετε.

Transliteration

And egeneto nephelē episkiazousa them: and ēlthen phōnē from the nephelēs, legousa, This estin the Huios of me the agapētos: him akouete.

Grammar Details

• *egeneto*: aorist middle, 3rd singular - became/came to be
• *nephelē*: nominative singular - cloud
• *episkiazousa*: present active participle, nominative singular feminine - overshadowing/covering
• *ēlthen*: aorist active, 3rd singular - came
• *phōnē*: nominative singular - voice/sound
• *nephelēs*: genitive singular - of the cloud
• *legousa*: present active participle, nominative singular feminine - saying
• *estin*: present active, 3rd singular - is
• *Huios*: nominative singular - Son
• *agapētos*: nominative singular - beloved
• *akouete*: present active imperative, 2nd plural - hear/listen to

Word Meanings

• *egeneto*: became/happened/came to be
• *nephelē*: cloud
• *episkiazousa*: overshadowing/covering/casting shadow upon
• *phōnē*: voice/sound
• *legousa*: saying/speaking/telling
• *Huios*: Son
• *agapētos*: beloved/dearly loved
• *akouete*: hear/listen to/obey

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son; hear him.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} there came{G1096} a cloud{G3507} overshadowing{G1982} them:{G846} and{G2532} there came{G2064} a voice{G5456} out of{G1537} the cloud,{G3507} This{G3778} is{G2076} my{G3450} beloved{G27} Son:{G5207} hear{G191} ye him.{G846}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} there was{G1096}{(G5633)} a cloud{G3507} that overshadowed{G1982}{(G5723)} them{G846}: and{G2532} a voice{G5456} came{G2064}{(G5627)} out of{G1537} the cloud{G3507}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, This{G3778} is{G2076}{(G5748)} my{G3450} beloved{G27} Son{G5207}: hear{G191}{(G5720)} him{G846}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And ther was a cloude that shaddowed the. And a voyce came out of the cloude sayinge: This is my dere sonne here him.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And there was a cloude, which ouershadowed the. And out of the cloude there came a voyce, and sayde: This is my deare sonne, heare him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And there was a cloude that shadowed them, and a voyce came out of the cloude, saying, This is my beloued Sonne: heare him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And there was a cloude that shadowed them: and a voyce came out of the cloude, saying, This is my beloued sonne, heare hym.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And there came a cloud overshadowing them, and there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, `This is My Son -- the Beloved, hear ye him;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear ye him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear ye him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And a cloud came over them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, give ear to him.

• World English Bible (2000)

  A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came from the cloud,“This is my one dear Son. Listen to him!”

Referenced Verses

• Matt 3:17 : 17 And a voice from heaven said, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'
• 2 Pet 1:17 : 17 For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice was conveyed to Him by the Majestic Glory: 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'
• Mark 1:11 : 11 And a voice came from heaven: 'You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.'
• Luke 9:34-36 : 34 While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, 'This is my beloved Son; listen to him.' 36 When the voice had spoken, they found Jesus alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen.
• John 1:34 : 34 I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.
• John 1:49 : 49 Nathanael responded, 'Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel!'
• John 3:16-18 : 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. 18 Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is already condemned, because they have not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
• John 5:18 : 18 Because of this, the Jews were all the more determined to kill Him, not only because He was breaking the Sabbath, but also because He was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
• John 5:22-25 : 22 'For the Father judges no one, but He has entrusted all judgment to the Son.' 23 'So that everyone may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.' 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes in the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. 25 Truly, truly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
• John 5:37 : 37 The Father who sent me has Himself testified about me. You have never heard His voice or seen His form.
• John 6:69 : 69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.'
• John 9:35 : 35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and when He found him, He said, 'Do you believe in the Son of God?'
• John 19:7 : 7 The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die because he made himself the Son of God."
• John 20:31 : 31 But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
• Acts 1:9 : 9 After He had said this, He was taken up as they were watching, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.
• Acts 3:22-23 : 22 Moses said: 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you. 23 And it will be that every person who does not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.'
• Acts 7:37 : 37 This is the same Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.'
• Acts 8:36 : 36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, 'Look, here is water! What is stopping me from being baptized?'
• Rom 1:4 : 4 and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by His resurrection from the dead—Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Heb 2:1 : 1 Therefore, we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away.
• Heb 12:25-26 : 25 See to it that you do not reject the one who speaks. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven? 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens."
• 1 John 4:9-9 : 9 By this, the love of God was revealed among us: that God sent His only Son into the world so that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
• 1 John 5:11-12 : 11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
• 1 John 5:20 : 20 We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true. And we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
• Rev 1:7 : 7 Look, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Yes, Amen.
• Matt 17:5-7 : 5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!' 6 When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. 7 But Jesus came and touched them. 'Get up,' He said, 'Don’t be afraid.'
• Matt 26:63-64 : 63 But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, "I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God." 64 Jesus said to him, "You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."
• Matt 27:43 : 43 'He trusts in God; let God deliver Him now, if He wants Him. For He said, "I am the Son of God."'
• Matt 27:54 : 54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, 'Truly this was the Son of God!'
• Exod 23:21-22 : 21 Pay attention to him and listen to his voice. Do not rebel against him, for he will not forgive your rebellion, since my name is in him. 22 If you listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and oppose those who oppose you.
• Exod 24:16 : 16 The glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day, the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.
• Exod 40:34 : 34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.
• Deut 18:15-19 : 15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people. You must listen to him. 16 This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, 'Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, or we will die.' 17 The LORD said to me, 'What they say is good.' 18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. 19 If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call them to account.
• 1 Kgs 8:10-12 : 10 When the priests withdrew from the holy place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD. 11 The priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD. 12 Then Solomon said, 'The LORD has said that He would dwell in thick darkness.'
• Ps 2:7 : 7 I will proclaim the decree of the Lord: He said to me, 'You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.'
• Ps 97:2 : 2 Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
• Dan 7:13 : 13 I continued watching in the visions of the night, and behold, with the clouds of heaven came one like a son of man. He approached the Ancient of Days and was presented before Him.