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Acts 13:11

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “descended” (ἔπεσεν) before upon here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τοῦ) before the Lord here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “fell” (ἐπέπεσεν) before upon here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andνῦνnunnowνῦνadverb — “now”G3568adv. (a) of time: just now, even now; just at hand, immediately, (b) of logical connection: now then, (c) in commands and appeals: at this instant.This verse uses “now”.nowἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdχεὶρcheirhandχείρnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “hand”, the subject formG5495a hand.the handκυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordἐπὶepiis uponἐπίpreposition — “is upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.is uponσέsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔσῃesēthou shalt beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou shalt be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.thou shalt beτυφλὸςtuphlosblindτυφλόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “blind”, the subject formG5185blind, physically or mentally.blindμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notβλέπωνblepōnseeingβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “seeing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.seeingτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἥλιονhēlionsunἥλιος (hēlios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “sun”, the object formG2246the sun, sunlight.the sunἄχριachriforἄχριpreposition — “for”G891as far as, up to, until, during.forκαιροῦkairoua seasonκαιρός (kairos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “a season”, the of-formG2540fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time.a seasonπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaimmediatelyπαραχρῆμαadverb — “immediately”G3916instantly, immediately, on the spot.This verse uses “immediately”.immediatelyδὲdenowδέconjunction — “now”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.ἔπεσενepesenthere fellπίπτω (piptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “there fell”, a single actionG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.there fellἐπ’eponἐπί (epi)preposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἀχλὺςachlusa mistἀχλύςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a mist”, the subject formG887a mist, dimness, darkening.This verse uses “a mist”.a mistκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσκότοςskotosa darknessσκότοςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “a darkness”, the subject formG4655darkness, either physical or moral.a darknessκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπεριάγωνperiagōnhe went aboutπεριάγω (periagō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he went about”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4013I lead or carry about (or around), go about, traverse.he went aboutἐζήτειezēteiseekingζητέω (zēteō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “seeking”, an ongoing action in the pastG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.seekingχειραγωγούςcheiragōgoussome to lead him by the handχειραγωγός (cheiragōgos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “some to lead him by the hand”, the object formG5497one who leads a helpless person by the hand.some to lead him by the hand

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπέπεσενepepesenthere fellἐπιπίπτω (epipiptō)verb, second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “there fell”, a single actionG1968I fall upon, press upon, light upon, come over.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and now, lo, a hand of the Lord [is] upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season;' and presently there fell upon him a mist and darkness, and he, going about, was seeking some to lead [him] by the hand;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!” Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

Darby Translation

And now behold, [the] Lord's hand [is] upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell upon him a mist and darkness; and going about he sought persons who should lead him by the hand.

Douay-Rheims

And now behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a time. And immediately there fell a mist and darkness upon him, and going about, he sought some one to lead him by the hand.

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