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Acts 13:36

For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

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ΔαυὶδdauidDavidΔαυίδnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “David”, the subject formG1138David, King of Israel.Davidμὲνmenon one handμένconjunction — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἰδίᾳidiahis ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “his own”, the to- or for-formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.his ownγενεᾷgeneagenerationγενεάnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “generation”, the to- or for-formG1074a generation; if repeated twice or with another time word, practically indicates infinity of time.generationὑπηρετήσαςhupēretēsasto serveὑπηρετέω (hupēreteō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to serve”, a single actionG5256I minister to, serve.This verse uses “serve”.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godβουλῇboulēplanβουλήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “plan”, the to- or for-formG1012counsel, deliberate wisdom, decree.ἐκοιμήθηekoimēthēfell on sleepκοιμάομαι (koimaomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “fell on sleep”, a single actionG2837I fall asleep, am asleep, sometimes of the sleep of death.fell on sleepκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπροσετέθηprosetethēwas laidπροστίθημι (prostithēmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was laid”, a single actionG4369I place (put) to, add; I do again.was laidπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πατέραςpaterasfathersπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “fathers”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.fathersαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶδενeidenseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).sawδιαφθοράνdiaphthorancorruptionδιαφθορά (diaphthora)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “corruption”, the object formG1312destruction, decay, corruption.This verse uses “corruption”.corruption

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for David, indeed, his own generation having served by the will of God, did fall asleep, and was added unto his fathers, and saw corruption,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

Young’s Literal Translation

for David, indeed, his own generation having served by the will of God, did fall asleep, and was added unto his fathers, and saw corruption,

World English Bible

For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.

Darby Translation

For David indeed, having in his own generation ministered to the will of God, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers and saw corruption.

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For David, when he had served in his generation, according to the will of God, slept: and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption.

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