But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
σὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.πεισθῇςpeisthēsyieldπείθω (peithō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “yield”, a single actionG3982I persuade, urge.yieldαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themἐνεδρεύουσινenedreuousinthere lie in wait forἐνεδρεύω (enedreuō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “there lie in wait for”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1748I lie in wait (ambush) for, seek to entrap (hence: I defraud, deceive).This verse uses “lie in wait for”.there lie in wait forγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.αὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐξexofἐκ (ek)preposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἄνδρεςandresmenἀνήρ (anēr)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “men”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.menπλείουςpleiousmuchπολύς (polus)adjective, comparative, nominative, plural, masculine — “much”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.τεσσεράκονταtesserakontafortyτεσσεράκονταadjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “forty”, the of-formG5062forty.οἵτινεςhoitineswhichὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichἀνεθεμάτισανanethematisanhave boundἀναθεματίζω (anathematizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “have bound”, a single actionG332I curse, invoke curses, devote to destruction.have boundἑαυτοὺςheautousthemselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “themselves”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.themselvesμήτεmēteneitherμήτεconjunction — “neither”G3383nor, neither, not even, neither...nor.This verse uses “neither”.neitherφαγεῖνphageinto eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to 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).eatμήτεmētenorμήτεconjunction — “nor”G3383nor, neither, not even, neither...nor.This verse uses “nor”.norπιεῖνpieinto drinkπίνω (pinō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to drink”, a single actionG4095I drink, imbibe.This verse uses “drink”.drinkἕωςheōstillἕωςpreposition — “till”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.tillοὗhouwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἀνέλωσινanelōsinthey have killedἀναιρέω (anaireō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “they have killed”, a single actionG337I take up, take away the life of, make an end of, murder.they have killedαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “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”.nowεἰσινeisinare theyεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “are they”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.are theyἕτοιμοιhetoimoireadyἕτοιμος (hetoimos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “ready”, the subject formG2092ready, prepared.This verse uses “ready”.readyπροσδεχόμενοιprosdechomenoilooking forπροσδέχομαι (prosdechomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “looking for”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4327(a) I await, expect, (b) I receive, welcome (originally: to my house), (c) I accept.looking forτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromσοῦsoutheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thee”, the of-formG4771you.theeἐπαγγελίανepangelianpromiseἐπαγγελία (epangelia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “promise”, the object formG1860a promise.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
thou, therefore, mayest thou not yield to them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who did anathematize themselves — not to eat nor to drink till they kill him, and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from thee.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
Do not thou therefore yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who have bound themselves under a curse, neither to eat nor to drink till they have slain him: and now are they ready, looking for the promise from thee.
Young’s Literal Translation
thou, therefore, mayest thou not yield to them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who did anathematize themselves — not to eat nor to drink till they kill him, and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from thee.'
World English Bible
Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse to neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”
Darby Translation
Do not thou then be persuaded by them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who have put themselves under a curse neither to eat nor drink till they kill him; and now they are ready waiting the promise from thee.
Douay-Rheims
But do not thou give credit to them; for there lie in wait for him more than forty men of them, who have bound themselves by oath neither to eat, nor to drink, till they have killed him: and they are now ready, looking for a promise from thee.
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