King James Version

Acts 23:31

Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τῆς) before night here.

Οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μὲνmenon 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.οὖνounThenοὖνconjunction — “Then”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “then”.Thenστρατιῶταιstratiōtaisoldiersστρατιώτης (stratiōtēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “soldiers”, the subject formG4757a soldier.the soldiersκατὰkataasκατάpreposition — “as”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.asτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.διατεταγμένονdiatetagmenonit was commandedδιατάσσω (diatassō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “it was commanded”, a completed action with a present resultG1299I give orders to, prescribe, arrange.it was commandedαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἀναλαβόντεςanalabontestookἀναλαμβάνω (analambanō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “took”, a single actionG353I take up, raise; I pick up, take on board; I carry off, lead away.tookτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΠαῦλονpaulonPaulΠαῦλος (paulos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the object formG3972Paul, Paulus.Paulἤγαγονēgagonand broughtἄγω (agō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “and brought”, a single actionG71I lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go.and broughtδιὰdiahim byδιάpreposition — “him by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.him byνυκτὸςnuktosnightνύξ (nux)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “night”, the of-formG3571the night, night-time.nightεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἈντιπατρίδαantipatridaAntipatrisἈντιπατρίς (antipatris)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Antipatris”, the object formG494Antipatris, a town, where was a Roman colony, on the road between Caesarea and Jerusalem.Antipatris

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Then, indeed, the soldiers according to that directed them, having taken up Paul, brought him through the night to Antipatris,

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American Standard Version (1901)

So the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then, indeed, the soldiers according to that directed them, having taken up Paul, brought him through the night to Antipatris,

World English Bible

So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

Darby Translation

The soldiers therefore, according to what was ordered them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris,

Douay-Rheims

Then the soldiers, according as it was commanded them, taking Paul, brought him by night to Antipatris.

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