Matthew 27:46

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out with a loud voice, 'Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?' (which means, 'My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?').

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Περὶ δὲ τὴν ἐνάτην ὥραν ἀνεβόησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, λέγων, Ἠλί, Ἠλί, λαμὰ σαβαχθανί; τοῦτʼ ἔστιν, Θεέ μου, Θεέ μου, ἱνα τί με ἐγκατέλιπες;

Transliteration

About but the ninth hōran aneboēsen the Iēsous phōnē megalē, legōn, Ēli, Ēli, lama sabachthani? this is, Thee of me, Thee of me, why me have you egkatelipes?

Grammar Details

• *hōran*: accusative, feminine, singular - hour
• *aneboēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - cried out
• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - proper name Jesus
• *phōnē*: dative, feminine, singular - voice/sound
• *megalē*: dative, feminine, singular - loud/great
• *legōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying
• *Ēli*: vocative - transliteration of Aramaic/Hebrew 'my God'
• *lama sabachthani*: transliteration of Aramaic 'why have you forsaken me'
• *Thee*: vocative, masculine, singular - God [direct address]
• *egkatelipes*: aorist active indicative, 2nd singular - forsook/abandoned

Word Meanings

• *hōran*: hour [ninth hour = 3pm in Jewish reckoning]
• *aneboēsen*: cried out/shouted/exclaimed
• *phōnē megalē*: loud voice/great cry
• *Ēli*: My God [Aramaic/Hebrew transliteration]
• *lama sabachthani*: why have you forsaken me [Aramaic transliteration]
• *Thee*: God/deity [direct address form]
• *egkatelipes*: forsook/abandoned/left behind

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} about{G4012} the{G5610} ninth{G1766} hour{G5610} Jesus{G2424} cried with{G310} a{G5456} loud{G3173} voice,{G5456} saying,{G3004} Eli,{G2241} Eli,{G2241} lama{G2982} sabachthani?{G4518} that{G5124} is,{G2076} My{G3450} God,{G2316} my{G3450} God,{G2316} why{G2444} hast thou forsaken{G1459} me?{G3165}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} about{G4012} the ninth{G1766} hour{G5610} Jesus{G2424} cried{G310}{(G5656)} with a loud{G3173} voice{G5456}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, Eli{G2241}, Eli{G2241}, lama{G2982} sabachthani{G4518}? that{G5123}{(G5748)} is to say, My{G3450} God{G2316}, my{G3450} God{G2316}, why{G2444} hast thou forsaken{G1459}{(G5627)} me{G3165}?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And about ye nynth houre Iesus cryed with a loude voyce sayinge: Eli Eli lama asbathani. That is to saye my God my God why hast thou forsaken me?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And aboute the nyenth houre, Iesus cried with a loude voyce, and sayde: Eli, Eli, Lamma asabthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And about ye ninth houre Iesus cryed with a loud voyce, saying, Eli, Eli, lamasabachthani? Yt is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And about the nynth houre, Iesus cried with a loude voyce, saying: Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani, that is to say: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, ‹Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?› that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lima{TR reads "lama" instead of "lima"} sabachthani?" That is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a great voice, saying, `Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' that is, `My God, my God, why didst Thou forsake me?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

• World English Bible (2000)

  About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?" That is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  At about three o’clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice,“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is,“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

Referenced Verses

• Ps 22:1 : 1 For the director, to the tune of 'The Doe of the Morning,' a psalm of David.
• Heb 5:7 : 7 During His earthly life, He offered prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverent submission.
• Ps 71:11 : 11 They say, 'God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will deliver him.'
• Isa 53:10 : 10 Yet it was the Lord's will to crush him and cause him to suffer. When you make his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.
• Lam 1:12 : 12 "Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow, which was brought upon me, which the LORD inflicted on the day of his fierce anger.
• Mark 15:34 : 34 And at three in the afternoon, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, 'Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?' (which means, 'My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me?').
• Luke 23:46 : 46 Then Jesus called out with a loud voice, 'Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.' And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
• John 19:28-30 : 28 After this, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty." 29 A jar of sour wine was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a hyssop branch, and lifted it to Jesus' mouth. 30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, "It is finished." Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.