Matthew 15:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But you say that if anyone declares to their father or mother, ‘What you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὑμεῖς δὲ λέγετε, Ὃς ἂν εἴπῃ τῷ πατρὶ ἢ τῇ μητρί, Δῶρον, ὃ ἐὰν ἐξ ἐμοῦ ὠφεληθῇς·

Transliteration

You de legete, Whoever an eipē to the father or to the mother, Dōron, what ean from me you might be ōphelēthēs;

Grammar Details

• *Humeis*: nominative, plural - you
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
• *legete*: present, indicative, active, 2nd person plural - you say
• *Hos an*: indefinite relative pronoun - whoever
• *eipē*: aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd person singular - he might say
• *tō patri*: dative, masculine, singular - to the father
• *ē*: disjunctive conjunction - or
• *tē mētri*: dative, feminine, singular - to the mother
• *Dōron*: nominative, neuter, singular - gift/offering
• *ho ean*: relative + conditional - whatever
• *ex emou*: from me
• *ōphelēthēs*: aorist, subjunctive, passive, 2nd person singular - you might be benefited

Word Meanings

• *legete*: say/speak/tell
• *eipē*: might say/speak/tell
• *Dōron*: gift/offering/sacrifice
• *ōphelēthēs*: might be benefited/profited/helped

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But you say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatever you might be profited by me;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But{G1161} ye{G5210} say,{G3004} whosoever{G3739} shall{G302} say{G2036} to{G3962} his father{G3962} or{G2228} his mother,{G3384} That{G3739} wherewith{G3739} thou mightest have been profited{G5623} by{G1537} me{G1700} is given{G1435} [to God];

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But{G1161} ye{G5210} say{G3004}{(G5719)}, Whosoever{G3739}{G302} shall say{G2036}{(G5632)} to his father{G3962} or{G2228} his mother{G3384}, It is a gift{G1435}, by{G1537} whatsoever{G3739}{G1437} thou mightest be profited{G5623}{(G5686)} by me{G1700};

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But ye saye every ma shall saye to his father or mother: That which thou desyrest of me to helpe ye with: is geven God:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But ye saye: Euery man shal saye to father or mother: The thige yt I shulde helpe ye withal, is geue vnto God.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But ye say, Whosoeuer shal say to father or mother, By the gift that is offered by me, thou maiest haue profite,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But ye say, whosoeuer shall say to father or mother: by the gyft that is offered of me, thou shalt be helped:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹But ye say, Whosoever shall say to› [his] ‹father or› [his] ‹mother,› [It is] ‹a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But you say, 'Whoever may tell his father or his mother, "Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  but ye say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering `is' whatever thou mayest be profited by me; --

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given `to God';

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given [to God] ;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is given to God;

• World English Bible (2000)

  But you say, 'Whoever may tell his father or his mother, "Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But you say,‘If someone tells his father or mother,“Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,”

Referenced Verses

• Lev 27:9-9 : 9 If it is an animal that can be offered as an offering to the LORD, whatever is given to the LORD shall be holy. 10 It must not be exchanged or substituted, whether good for bad or bad for good. If it is exchanged, both the animal and its substitute shall become holy. 11 If it is an unclean animal that cannot be offered to the LORD as a sacrifice, it must be presented before the priest. 12 The priest shall assess it as either good or bad; whatever value the priest assigns, that shall be its value. 13 If the owner wishes to redeem it, they must add a fifth to its value. 14 If someone consecrates their house as holy to the LORD, the priest shall value it as either good or bad; whatever value the priest assigns, so it shall remain. 15 If the one who consecrated it wishes to redeem their house, they must add a fifth to the valuation price, and it shall become theirs. 16 If someone dedicates part of their field as their possession to the LORD, the valuation will be based on how much seed is required to sow it—a homer of barley seed will be valued at fifty shekels of silver. 17 If they dedicate their field during the Year of Jubilee, the valuation will stand as it is. 18 But if they dedicate their field after the Jubilee, the priest will calculate the value based on the number of years left until the next Jubilee, and a reduction will be made from the original valuation. 19 If the person who dedicated the field wishes to redeem it, they must add a fifth to the valuation price, and the field will be theirs again. 20 If they do not redeem the field, or if they have sold it to someone else, it can no longer be redeemed. 21 When the field is released in the Jubilee, it will become holy to the LORD, like a field devoted to Him. It will belong to the priest as their possession. 22 If someone dedicates a field they purchased, one that is not part of their ancestral inheritance, to the LORD, 23 the priest will calculate its value up to the Year of Jubilee, and the person must pay the value on that day. It will be holy to the LORD. 24 In the Year of Jubilee, the field will return to the original owner from whom it was purchased, the one who holds it as their ancestral inheritance. 25 Every valuation will be according to the sanctuary shekel, where twenty gerahs make a shekel. 26 However, no one may dedicate the firstborn of their animals, because the firstborn already belongs to the LORD, whether it is an ox or a sheep. 27 If it is an unclean animal, it may be redeemed according to its valuation by adding a fifth of its value, or if not redeemed, it must be sold at its valuation. 28 Anything that is devoted to the LORD, whether a person, an animal, or a field from one's possession, cannot be sold or redeemed; everything devoted is most holy to the LORD. 29 No person who has been devoted to destruction for the LORD may be redeemed; they must be put to death. 30 A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD. 31 If anyone wishes to redeem any part of their tithe, they must add a fifth of its value to it. 32 Every tithe of the herd or flock, every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd’s rod, will be holy to the LORD. 33 No one may pick out the good from the bad or make any substitution. If anyone does substitute one animal for another, both the original animal and its substitute shall become holy and cannot be redeemed. 34 These are the commandments the LORD gave Moses for the Israelites on Mount Sinai.
• Prov 20:25 : 25 It is a trap for someone to dedicate something rashly and only later to reconsider their vows.
• Amos 7:15-17 : 15 But the Lord took me from tending the flock and said to me, 'Go, prophesy to My people Israel.' 16 Now therefore, hear the word of the Lord: You say, 'Do not prophesy against Israel and do not preach against the house of Isaac.' 17 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: 'Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, your sons and daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be divided up with a measuring line, and you yourself will die in a polluted land. Israel will surely go into exile away from their homeland.'
• Matt 23:16-18 : 16 Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.' 17 You fools and blind! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold? 18 And you say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is obligated.'
• Mark 7:10-13 : 10 For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.' 11 But you say, 'If anyone says to his father or mother, "Whatever help you might have received from me is Corban"' (that is, devoted to God), 12 then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother. 13 You nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that."
• Acts 4:19 : 19 But Peter and John replied, 'Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge.'
• Acts 5:29 : 29 But Peter and the apostles replied, 'We must obey God rather than men.'