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Acts 22:7

And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

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ἔπεσάepesaI fellπίπτω (piptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I fell”, a single actionG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.I fellτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.εἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔδαφοςedaphosgroundἔδαφοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “ground”, the object formG1475the base, ground, bottom.This verse uses “ground”.the groundκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἤκουσαēkousaheardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.heardφωνῆςphōnēsa voiceφωνή (phōnē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “a voice”, the of-formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.a voiceλεγούσηςlegousēssayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “saying”, 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.sayingμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).unto meΣαοὺλsaoulSaulΣαούλnoun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Saul”, the calling formG4549Saul, (a) the first king of Israel, (b) the Hebrew name of the Apostle to the Gentiles.SaulΣαούλsaoulSaulΣαούλnoun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Saul”, the calling formG4549Saul, (a) the first king of Israel, (b) the Hebrew name of the Apostle to the Gentiles.Saulτίtiwhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.whyμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meδιώκειςdiōkeisto pursueδιώκω (diōkō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to pursue”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1377I pursue, hence: I persecute.This verse uses “pursue”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

I fell also to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

Young’s Literal Translation

I fell also to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?

World English Bible

I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘ Saul , Saul , why are you persecuting me ?’

Darby Translation

And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

Douay-Rheims

And falling on the ground, I heard a voice saying to me: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

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