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Acts 11:7

And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and” (καὶ) before do eat here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἤκουσαēkousaI heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.I heardδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andφωνῆςphōnēsvoiceφωνή (phōnē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “voice”, the of-formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.λεγούσηςlegousēsto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.μοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).Ἀναστάςanastasto ariseἀνίστημι (anistēmi)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to arise”, a single actionG450I raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear.ΠέτρεpetrePeterΠέτρος (petros)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the calling formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".θῦσονthusonto sacrificeθύω (thuō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to sacrifice”, a single actionG2380I sacrifice, generally an animal; hence: I kill.This verse uses “sacrifice”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.φάγεphageeatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “eat”, a single actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).eat

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I heard a voice saying to me, Having risen, Peter, slay and eat;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I heard also a voice saying unto me, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.

Young’s Literal Translation

and I heard a voice saying to me, Having risen, Peter, slay and eat;

World English Bible

I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter , kill and eat !’

Darby Translation

And I heard also a voice saying to me, Rise up, Peter, slay and eat.

Douay-Rheims

And I heard also a voice saying to me: Arise, Peter; kill and eat.

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