Matthew 9:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Just then, a woman who had been suffering from bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Καὶ, ἰδού, γυνὴ, αἱμορροοῦσα δώδεκα ἔτη, προσελθοῦσα ὄπισθεν, ἥψατο τοῦ κρασπέδου τοῦ ἱματίου αὐτοῦ:

Transliteration

And, idou, a gynē, haimorroousa twelve etē, having proselthusa opisthen, hēpsato of the kraspedou of the himatiou of him:

Grammar Details

• *idou*: aorist imperative - behold/look
• *gynē*: nominative, feminine, singular - woman
• *haimorroousa*: present active participle, nominative, feminine, singular - having a flow of blood
• *etē*: accusative, neuter, plural - years
• *proselthusa*: aorist active participle, nominative, feminine, singular - having approached
• *opisthen*: adverb - behind
• *hēpsato*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - touched
• *kraspedou*: genitive, neuter, singular - edge/fringe/tassel
• *himatiou*: genitive, neuter, singular - garment/cloak

Word Meanings

• *idou*: behold/look/see
• *gynē*: woman/wife
• *haimorroousa*: having a flow of blood/bleeding
• *proselthusa*: having approached/having come to
• *opisthen*: behind/from behind
• *hēpsato*: touched/took hold of
• *kraspedou*: edge/fringe/tassel/hem
• *himatiou*: garment/cloak/robe

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And behold, a woman, who was diseased with an issue of blood for twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And beholde a woman which was diseased wt an yssue of bloude.xii. yeres came behynde hym and toched ye hem of hys vesture.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And beholde, a woman which was diseased wt an yssue of bloude xij. yeres, came behynde hym, and touched the hem of hys vesture.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (And beholde, a woman which was diseased with an issue of blood twelue yeres, came behinde him, and touched the hemme of his garment.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  ( And beholde, a woman which was diseased with an issue of blood twelue yeres, came behynde hym, and touched the hemme of his vesture.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind [him], and touched the hem of his garment:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Behold, a woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the tassels of his garment;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and lo, a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, having come to him behind, did touch the fringe of his garments,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And a woman, who for twelve years had had a flow of blood, came after him, and put her hand on the edge of his robe:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Behold, a woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 14:36 : 36 They pleaded with Him to let them touch just the fringe of His garment, and all who touched it were healed completely.
• Matt 23:5 : 5 They do all their deeds to be seen by others. They make their phylacteries broad and their tassels long.
• Mark 5:25-43 : 25 A certain woman, who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, 26 had suffered greatly under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had. Yet instead of getting better, she grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind Him in the crowd and touched His cloak. 28 For she thought, 'If I just touch His clothes, I will be healed.' 29 Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her suffering. 30 At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from Him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, 'Who touched My clothes?' 31 His disciples said to Him, 'You see the crowd pressing against You, and yet You ask, “Who touched Me?”' 32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before Him, and told Him the whole truth. 34 Then He said to her, 'Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free from your suffering.' 35 While He was still speaking, some people came from the house of the synagogue leader and said, 'Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher anymore?' 36 But Jesus overheard the message being spoken and told the synagogue leader, 'Do not be afraid. Just believe.' 37 He did not allow anyone to follow Him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. 38 They came to the house of the synagogue leader, and Jesus saw a commotion with people weeping and wailing loudly. 39 He went inside and said to them, 'Why are you making such a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.' 40 But they laughed at Him. After He put them all outside, He took the child's father, mother, and those with Him and went into the room where the child was lying. 41 Taking her by the hand, He said to her, 'Talitha koumi,' which means, 'Little girl, I say to you, get up.' 42 Immediately, the girl got up and began to walk around—she was twelve years old. They were completely astonished. 43 Jesus strictly ordered them not to let anyone know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.
• Luke 8:43-56 : 43 And a woman who had been suffering from bleeding for twelve years, and had spent all she had on physicians but could not be healed by anyone, 44 came up behind Him and touched the edge of His cloak. Immediately, her bleeding stopped. 45 "Who touched Me?" Jesus asked. When everyone denied it, Peter said, "Master, the crowds are pressing against You and crushing You." 46 But Jesus said, "Someone touched Me, for I felt power go out from Me." 47 Then the woman, realizing she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at His feet. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had been instantly healed. 48 Then He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace." 49 While He was still speaking, someone came from the house of the synagogue leader and said, "Your daughter has died. Do not trouble the Teacher any longer." 50 But Jesus, hearing this, responded to him, "Do not be afraid. Just believe, and she will be saved." 51 When He arrived at the house, He did not allow anyone to enter with Him except Peter, James, John, and the child’s father and mother. 52 Everyone was weeping and mourning for her, but He said, "Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep." 53 They laughed at Him, knowing that she had died. 54 But He took her by the hand and called out, "Child, arise!" 55 Her spirit returned, and she immediately stood up. Then He directed them to give her something to eat. 56 Her parents were amazed, but He instructed them not to tell anyone what had happened.
• Deut 22:12 : 12 Make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.
• Acts 19:12 : 12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched him were brought to the sick, and their diseases left them, and evil spirits went out of them.
• Num 15:38-39 : 38 Speak to the Israelites and tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments for all their generations, and to put a blue cord on each tassel. 39 These tassels will serve as a reminder. When you see them, you will remember all the commandments of the Lord and obey them. You will not follow the desires of your own heart and eyes, which lead you astray.
• Mark 6:56 : 56 And wherever He entered—villages, towns, or countryside—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him to let them touch even the edge of His cloak. And all who touched it were healed.
• Mark 8:22 : 22 They came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him.
• Lev 15:25-33 : 25 If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days outside of her menstrual period, or if the discharge continues beyond her period, she will be unclean as during her menstruation for as long as the discharge lasts. 26 Any bed she lies on during her discharge will be like her bed during menstruation; any object she sits on will be unclean as during her menstrual impurity. 27 Anyone who touches them will be unclean. They must wash their clothes, bathe in water, and will remain unclean until evening. 28 When she is cleansed from her discharge, she must count seven days, and after that she will be clean. 29 On the eighth day, she must take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 30 The priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way, the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD because of her discharge. 31 You must warn the Israelites about their impurity, so they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them. 32 This is the law concerning the man with a discharge and anyone who has an emission of semen that makes him unclean. 33 It also applies to a woman during her menstrual period, to anyone—male or female—with a discharge, and to a man who lies with a woman who is unclean.
• Acts 5:15 : 15 As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.