King James Version

Acts 9:4

And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπεσὼνpesōnhe fellπίπτω (piptō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he fell”, a single actionG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.he fellἐπὶepitoἐπίpreposition — “to”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.toτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γῆνgēnearthγῆ (gē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “earth”, the object formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.the earthἤκουσενēkousenand heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.and heardφωνὴνphōnēna voiceφωνή (phōnē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a voice”, the object formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.a voiceλέγουσανlegousansayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, accusative, 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.sayingαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΣαοὺλsaoulSaulΣαούλnoun, 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)

and having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, 'Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

Young’s Literal Translation

and having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, 'Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?'

World English Bible

He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, “ Saul , Saul , why do you persecute me ?”

Darby Translation

and falling on the earth he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me?

Douay-Rheims

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

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