Proverbs 24:31

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{ "verseID": "Proverbs.24.31", "source": "וְהִנֵּ֨ה עָ֘לָ֤ה כֻלּ֨וֹ ׀ קִמְּשֹׂנִ֗ים כָּסּ֣וּ פָנָ֣יו חֲרֻלִּ֑ים וְגֶ֖דֶר אֲבָנָ֣יו נֶהֱרָֽסָה׃", "text": "And-behold *ʿālāh* all-of-it *qimmǝśōnîm* *kāssû* *pānāyw* *ḥărullîm* and-*geder* *ʾăbānāyw* *neʿěrāsāh*", "grammar": { "*ʿālāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - grew up", "*qimmǝśōnîm*": "masculine plural noun - thorns/thistles", "*kāssû*": "Piel perfect, 3rd person common plural - covered", "*pānāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its surface", "*ḥărullîm*": "masculine plural noun - nettles", "*geder*": "masculine singular noun - wall", "*ʾăbānāyw*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its stones", "*neʿěrāsāh*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - was broken down" }, "variants": { "*qimmǝśōnîm*": "thorns/thistles/weeds", "*ḥărullîm*": "nettles/weeds", "*geder*": "wall/fence/hedge", "*neʿěrāsāh*": "was broken down/was demolished/was thrown down" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהִנֵּ֨ה עָ֘לָ֤ה כֻלּ֨וֹ ׀ קִמְּשֹׂנִ֗ים כָּסּ֣וּ פָנָ֣יו חֲרֻלִּ֑ים וְגֶ֖דֶר אֲבָנָ֣יו נֶהֱרָֽסָה׃

Transliteration

And-behold ʿālāh all-of-it qimmǝśōnîm kāssû pānāyw ḥărullîm and-geder ʾăbānāyw neʿěrāsāh

Grammar Details

• *ʿālāh*: Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - grew up
• *qimmǝśōnîm*: masculine plural noun - thorns/thistles
• *kāssû*: Piel perfect, 3rd person common plural - covered
• *pānāyw*: masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its surface
• *ḥărullîm*: masculine plural noun - nettles
• *geder*: masculine singular noun - wall
• *ʾăbānāyw*: feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its stones
• *neʿěrāsāh*: Niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - was broken down

Word Meanings

• *qimmǝśōnîm*: thorns/thistles/weeds
• *ḥărullîm*: nettles/weeds
• *geder*: wall/fence/hedge
• *neʿěrāsāh*: was broken down/was demolished/was thrown down

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Thorns had grown all over it, the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns, its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And, lo, it was all grown over{H5927} with thorns,{H7063} The face{H6440} thereof was covered{H3680} with nettles,{H2738} And the stone{H68} wall{H1444} thereof was broken down.{H2040}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And, lo, it was all grown over{H5927}{(H8804)} with thorns{H7063}, and nettles{H2738} had covered{H3680}{(H8795)} the face{H6440} thereof, and the stone{H68} wall{H1444} thereof was broken down{H2040}{(H8738)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And lo, it was all couered wt nettels, & stode full of thistles, & ye stone wall was broke downe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And lo, it was al growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken downe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And lo, it was all couered with nettles, and stoode full of thornes, and the stone wall was broken downe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, [and] nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, And its stone wall was broken down.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And lo, it hath gone up -- all of it -- thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 3:17-19 : 17 { "verseID": "Genesis.3.17", "source": "וּלְאָדָ֣ם אָמַ֗ר כִּֽי־שָׁמַעְתָּ֮ לְק֣וֹל אִשְׁתֶּךָ֒ וַתֹּ֙אכַל֙ מִן־הָעֵ֔ץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר צִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֥א תֹאכַ֖ל מִמֶּ֑נּוּ אֲרוּרָ֤ה הָֽאֲדָמָה֙ בַּֽעֲבוּרֶ֔ךָ בְּעִצָּבוֹן֙ תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֔נָּה כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י חַיֶּֽיךָ׃", "text": "And to *ʾādām* *ʾāmar*: Because *šāmaʿtā* to *qôl* *ʾištekā* and *tōʾkal* from the *ʿēṣ* which *ṣiwwîtîkā* saying, Not *tōʾkal* from it; *ʾărûrāh* the *ʾădāmāh* for *ʿăbûrekā*; in *ʿiṣṣābôn* *tōʾkălennāh* all *yĕmê* *ḥayyêkā*.", "grammar": { "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/Adam", "*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*šāmaʿtā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you listened/obeyed", "*qôl*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - voice of", "*ʾištekā*": "noun, feminine, singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your wife", "*tōʾkal*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular + waw consecutive - and you ate", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine, singular - tree", "*ṣiwwîtîkā*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - I commanded you", "*ʾărûrāh*": "verb, qal passive participle, feminine singular - cursed", "*ʾădāmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - ground/land/earth", "*ʿăbûrekā*": "preposition + noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - because of you", "*ʿiṣṣābôn*": "noun, masculine, singular - toil/hardship/labor", "*tōʾkălennāh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - you will eat of it", "*yĕmê*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - days of", "*ḥayyêkā*": "noun, masculine, plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your life" }, "variants": { "*ʿiṣṣābôn*": "toil/hardship/labor/pain", "*ʿăbûr*": "because of/for the sake of/on account of" } } 18 { "verseID": "Genesis.3.18", "source": "וְק֥וֹץ וְדַרְדַּ֖ר תַּצְמִ֣יחַֽ לָ֑ךְ וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ אֶת־עֵ֥שֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃", "text": "And *qôṣ* and *dardar* *taṣmîaḥ* to you; and *ʾākaltā* [direct object marker] *ʿēśeb* the *śādeh*.", "grammar": { "*qôṣ*": "noun, masculine, singular - thorn/thistle", "*dardar*": "noun, masculine, singular - thistle/bramble", "*taṣmîaḥ*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it will cause to grow/sprout", "*ʾākaltā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular + waw consecutive - and you will eat", "*ʿēśeb*": "noun, masculine, singular - herb/plant/vegetation", "*śādeh*": "noun, masculine, singular - field" }, "variants": { "*qôṣ wĕdardar*": "thorns and thistles/thorny plants" } } 19 { "verseID": "Genesis.3.19", "source": "בְּזֵעַ֤ת אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ תֹּ֣אכַל לֶ֔חֶם עַ֤ד שֽׁוּבְךָ֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה כִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה לֻקָּ֑חְתָּ כִּֽי־עָפָ֣ר אַ֔תָּה וְאֶל־עָפָ֖ר תָּשֽׁוּב׃", "text": "In *zēʿat* *ʾappêkā* *tōʾkal* *leḥem* until *šûbĕkā* to the *ʾădāmāh*, for from it *luqqāḥtā*; for *ʿāp̄ār* *ʾattāh*, and to *ʿāp̄ār* *tāšûb*.", "grammar": { "*zēʿat*": "noun, feminine, construct - sweat of", "*ʾappêkā*": "noun, masculine, dual + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face/nostrils", "*tōʾkal*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will eat", "*leḥem*": "noun, masculine, singular - bread/food", "*šûbĕkā*": "verb, qal infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your return", "*ʾădāmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - ground/earth", "*luqqāḥtā*": "verb, pual perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you were taken", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "noun, masculine, singular - dust", "*ʾattāh*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you", "*tāšûb*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will return" }, "variants": { "*ʾappayim*": "face/nostrils/nose", "*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance" } }
• Job 31:40 : 40 { "verseID": "Job.31.40", "source": "תַּ֤חַת חִטָּ֨ה ׀ יֵ֥צֵא ח֗וֹחַ וְתַֽחַת־שְׂעֹרָ֥ה בָאְשָׁ֑ה תַּ֝֗מּוּ דִּבְרֵ֥י אִיּֽוֹב׃", "text": "Instead-of *ḥiṭṭâ* may-*yēṣēʾ ḥôaḥ* and-instead-of-*śəʿōrâ bāʾšâ* *tammû diḇrê ʾiyyôḇ*", "grammar": { "*ḥiṭṭâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wheat", "*yēṣēʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - let come forth", "*ḥôaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - thorn/thistle", "*śəʿōrâ*": "noun, feminine singular - barley", "*bāʾšâ*": "noun, feminine singular - stinkweed/wild herb", "*tammû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they are finished", "*diḇrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of", "*ʾiyyôḇ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Job" }, "variants": { "*yēṣēʾ*": "let come forth/may grow/let spring up", "*ḥôaḥ*": "thorn/thistle/bramble", "*bāʾšâ*": "stinkweed/noxious weeds/foul plants", "*tammû*": "are finished/are completed/are ended", "*diḇrê*": "words/speeches/statements" } }
• Prov 19:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Proverbs.19.23", "source": "יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֣ה לְחַיִּ֑ים וְשָׂבֵ֥עַ יָ֝לִ֗ין בַּל־יִפָּ֥קֶד רָֽע׃", "text": "*yirʾat* *YHWH* to *ḥayyîm* and *śābēaʿ* *yālîn* not *yippāqed* *rāʿ*.", "grammar": { "*yirʾat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - fear of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - life", "*śābēaʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - satisfied/full", "*yālîn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will lodge/spend the night", "*yippāqed*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be visited", "*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad" }, "variants": { "*yirʾat*": "fear of/reverence of/awe of", "*ḥayyîm*": "life/lifetime/living", "*śābēaʿ*": "satisfied/full/abounding", "*yālîn*": "will lodge/spend the night/abide", "*yippāqed*": "will be visited/be punished/be attended to", "*rāʿ*": "evil/bad/distress" } }
• Prov 20:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Proverbs.20.4", "source": "מֵ֭חֹרֶף עָצֵ֣ל לֹא־יַחֲרֹ֑שׁ *ישאל **וְשָׁאַ֖ל בַּקָּצִ֣יר וָאָֽיִן׃", "text": "From-*ḥōrep* *ʿāṣēl* not-*yaḥarōš* **wəšāʾal** in-the-*qāṣîr* and-*ʾāyin*", "grammar": { "*ḥōrep*": "noun, masculine singular - autumn/winter", "*ʿāṣēl*": "adjective, masculine singular - sluggard/lazy person", "*yaḥarōš*": "verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - plows/plowing", "**wəšāʾal**": "verb, Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with conjunction - and he will ask/seek", "*qāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - harvest", "*ʾāyin*": "adverb - nothing/there is not" }, "variants": { "*ḥōrep*": "autumn/winter/rainy season", "*ʿāṣēl*": "sluggard/lazy person/slothful one", "*yaḥarōš*": "plows/cultivates/prepares ground", "**wəšāʾal**": "and he will ask/seek/beg", "*qāṣîr*": "harvest/harvesting time", "*ʾāyin*": "nothing/there is not/emptiness" } }
• Prov 22:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Proverbs.22.13", "source": "אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל אֲרִ֣י בַח֑וּץ בְּת֥וֹךְ רְ֝חֹב֗וֹת אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃", "text": "*'āmar* *'āṣēl* *'ărî* in-the-*ḥûṣ*; in-midst-of *rĕḥōbôT* *'ērāṣēaḥ*.", "grammar": { "*'āmar*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he says/said", "*'āṣēl*": "adjective used as noun, masculine singular - lazy person", "*'ărî*": "noun, masculine singular - lion", "in-the-*ḥûṣ*": "preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - in the outside/street", "in-midst-of": "preposition with noun construct, *bĕTôK* - in the midst of", "*rĕḥōbôT*": "noun, feminine plural - open places/squares", "*'ērāṣēaḥ*": "verb, Niphal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will be slain" }, "variants": { "*'āmar*": "says/said/declares", "*'āṣēl*": "lazy one/sluggard/slothful person", "*'ărî*": "lion/predator", "*ḥûṣ*": "outside/street/field", "*rĕḥōbôT*": "open places/squares/plazas/broad streets", "*'ērāṣēaḥ*": "I will be slain/I will be murdered" } }
• Prov 23:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Proverbs.23.21", "source": "כִּי־סֹבֵ֣א וְ֭זוֹלֵל יִוָּרֵ֑שׁ וּ֝קְרָעִ֗ים תַּלְבִּ֥ישׁ נוּמָֽה׃", "text": "For *sōḇēʾ* and *zôlēl yiwwārēš*, and *qǝrāʿîm talbîš nûmāh*.", "grammar": { "*sōḇēʾ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - drunkard", "*zôlēl*": "qal participle, masculine singular - glutton", "*yiwwārēš*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will become poor/impoverished", "*qǝrāʿîm*": "noun, masculine plural - rags/tatters", "*talbîš*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - will clothe", "*nûmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - drowsiness/slumber" }, "variants": { "*sōḇēʾ*": "drunkard/heavy drinker", "*zôlēl*": "glutton/one who gorges", "*yiwwārēš*": "will become poor/will be impoverished", "*qǝrāʿîm talbîš nûmāh*": "drowsiness will clothe in rags/slumber brings tatters" } }
• Eccl 10:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.10.18", "source": "בַּעֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם יִמַּ֣ךְ הַמְּקָרֶ֑ה וּבְשִׁפְל֥וּת יָדַ֖יִם יִדְלֹ֥ף הַבָּֽיִת׃", "text": "By *ʿăṣaltayim yimmak hammə́qāreh* and by *šiplût yādayim* *yidlōp habbāyit*", "grammar": { "*ba-ʿăṣaltayim*": "preposition + feminine dual noun - by laziness", "*yimmak*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - sinks/decays", "*hammə́qāreh*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the beam-work/roof", "*û-bə-šiplût*": "conjunction + preposition + feminine singular construct - and by lowness of", "*yādayim*": "feminine dual noun - hands", "*yidlōp*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - leaks", "*habbāyit*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the house" }, "variants": { "*ʿăṣaltayim*": "laziness/slothfulness/idleness", "*yimmak*": "sinks/decays/deteriorates", "*hammə́qāreh*": "the beam-work/the roof/the ceiling", "*šiplût yādayim*": "lowness of hands/idleness/slack hands", "*yidlōp*": "leaks/drips/lets in rain", "*habbāyit*": "the house/the building" } }
• Isa 5:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Isaiah.5.5", "source": "וְעַתָּה֙ אוֹדִֽיעָה־נָּ֣א אֶתְכֶ֔ם אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֥י עֹשֶׂ֖ה לְכַרְמִ֑י הָסֵ֤ר מְשׂוּכָּתוֹ֙ וְהָיָ֣ה לְבָעֵ֔ר פָּרֹ֥ץ גְּדֵר֖וֹ וְהָיָ֥ה לְמִרְמָֽס׃", "text": "And *wə*-now I will *ʾôdîʿâ-nāʾ* you *ʾet* what *ʾăšer*-I am *ʿōśeh* to my *karmî*: *hāsēr* its *məśûkkātô* and it shall *wəhāyâ* for *ləbāʿēr*, *pārōṣ* its *gədērô* and it shall *wəhāyâ* for *ləmirmās*.", "grammar": { "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾôdîʿâ*": "hiphil imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I will make known", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*ʿōśeh*": "qal participle masculine singular - doing/going to do", "*karmî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my vineyard", "*hāsēr*": "hiphil infinitive absolute - removing", "*məśûkkātô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its hedge", "*wəhāyâ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive - and it will be", "*ləbāʿēr*": "preposition with piel infinitive construct - for burning/consuming", "*pārōṣ*": "qal infinitive absolute - breaking down", "*gədērô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its wall", "*ləmirmās*": "preposition with masculine singular noun - for trampling" }, "variants": { "*məśûkkātô*": "hedge/fence/protection", "*ləbāʿēr*": "burning/consuming/destruction", "*gədērô*": "wall/fence/boundary", "*ləmirmās*": "trampling/treading place" } }
• Jer 4:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.4.3", "source": "כִּי־כֹ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֗ה לְאִ֤ישׁ יְהוּדָה֙ וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם נִ֥ירוּ לָכֶ֖ם נִ֑יר וְאַֽל־תִּזְרְע֖וּ אֶל־קוֹצִֽים׃", "text": "For thus *ʾāmar* *Yhwh* to *ʾîš* *Yəhûdāh* and to *Yərûšālaim*, *nîrû* for yourselves *nîr* and not *tizrəʿû* to *qôṣîm*", "grammar": { "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said/has said", "*Yhwh*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun, construct - men of/people of", "*Yəhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah", "*Yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*nîrû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - plow/break up", "*nîr*": "masculine singular noun - fallow ground/tillable land", "*tizrəʿû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will sow/plant", "*qôṣîm*": "masculine plural noun - thorns/thorny plants" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmar*": "said/spoke/commanded", "*ʾîš*": "men/people/inhabitants", "*nîrû*": "plow/break up/till", "*nîr*": "fallow ground/untilled soil/new tillage", "*tizrəʿû*": "sow/plant/scatter seed", "*qôṣîm*": "thorns/thorny plants/briars" } }
• Matt 13:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Matthew.13.7", "source": "Ἄλλα δὲ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὰς ἀκάνθας· καὶ ἀνέβησαν αἱ ἄκανθαι, καὶ ἀπέπνιξαν αὐτά:", "text": "*Alla de epesen epi* the *akanthas*; and *anebēsan* the *akanthai*, and *apepnixan* them:", "grammar": { "*Alla*": "nominative/accusative, neuter, plural - others/other [seeds]", "*de*": "contrastive particle - but/and", "*epesen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - fell", "*epi*": "preposition + accusative - on/upon", "*akanthas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - thorns", "*anebēsan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - went up/grew up", "*akanthai*": "nominative, feminine, plural - thorns", "*apepnixan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - choked", "*auta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - them" }, "variants": { "*Alla*": "others/other [seeds]", "*epesen*": "fell/fell down", "*akanthas*": "thorns/thistles/brambles", "*anebēsan*": "went up/grew up/sprang up", "*apepnixan*": "choked/strangled/suffocated" } }
• Matt 13:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Matthew.13.22", "source": "Ὁ δὲ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας σπαρείς οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὸν λόγον ἀκούων· καὶ ἡ μέριμνα τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου, καὶ ἡ ἀπάτη τοῦ πλούτου, συμπνίγει τὸν λόγον, καὶ ἄκαρπος γίνεται.", "text": "But the one *eis* the *akanthas spareis*, this *estin* the one the *logon akouōn*; and the *merimna tou aiōnos* this, and the *apatē tou ploutou*, *sympnigei* the *logon*, and *akarpos ginetai*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "contrastive particle - but/and", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - into/among", "*akanthas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - thorns", "*spareis*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular, passive - having been sown", "*houtos*": "demonstrative, nominative, masculine, singular - this one", "*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is", "*logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - word", "*akouōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - hearing", "*merimna*": "nominative, feminine, singular - care/anxiety", "*aiōnos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of age", "*toutou*": "demonstrative, genitive, masculine, singular - this", "*apatē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - deceitfulness", "*ploutou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of wealth", "*sympnigei*": "present, 3rd singular - chokes", "*akarpos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - unfruitful", "*ginetai*": "present, 3rd singular, middle - becomes" }, "variants": { "*eis tas akanthas spareis*": "the one sown among the thorns", "*logon akouōn*": "hearing the word/one who hears the message", "*merimna tou aiōnos toutou*": "care/worry of this age/worldly concerns", "*apatē tou ploutou*": "deceitfulness of wealth/deception of riches", "*sympnigei*": "chokes/suffocates/crowds out", "*akarpos ginetai*": "becomes unfruitful/nonproductive/barren" } }
• Heb 6:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Hebrews.6.8", "source": "Ἐκφέρουσα δὲ ἀκάνθας καὶ τριβόλους ἀδόκιμος, καὶ κατάρας ἐγγύς· ἧς τὸ τέλος εἰς καῦσιν.", "text": "*Ekpherousa de akanthas* and *tribolous adokimos*, and *kataras engys*; whose the *telos eis kausin*.", "grammar": { "*Ekpherousa*": "present active participle, nominative singular feminine - bearing/bringing forth", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*akanthas*": "accusative plural feminine - thorns", "*tribolous*": "accusative plural masculine - thistles/briars", "*adokimos*": "nominative singular feminine - worthless/rejected", "*kataras*": "genitive singular feminine - of curse", "*engys*": "adverb - near/close", "*telos*": "nominative singular neuter - end", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - unto/for", "*kausin*": "accusative singular feminine - burning" }, "variants": { "*Ekpherousa*": "bearing/bringing forth/yielding", "*akanthas*": "thorns", "*tribolous*": "thistles/briars", "*adokimos*": "worthless/rejected/disqualified/reprobate", "*kataras*": "curse/cursing", "*engys*": "near/close to", "*telos*": "end/outcome/result", "*kausin*": "burning/to be burned" } }