King James Version

Acts 9:43

And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he” (αὐτὸν) before in here.

ἐγένετοegenetoit came to passγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “it came to pass”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.it came to passδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἡμέραςhēmerasdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “days”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.daysἱκανὰςhikanassufficientἱκανός (hikanos)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “sufficient”, the object formG2425(a) considerable, sufficient, of number, quantity, time, (b) of persons: sufficiently strong (good, etc.), worthy, suitable, with various constructions, (c) many, much.This verse uses “sufficient”.μεῖναιmeinaito stayμένω (menō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to stay”, a single actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἸόππῃioppēJoppaἸόππηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Joppa”, the to- or for-formG2445Joppa, a coast town of Judea, west-north-west of Jerusalem.Joppaπαράparawithπαράpreposition — “with”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.withτινιtinioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “one”, the to- or for-formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.oneΣίμωνιsimōniSimonΣίμων (simōn)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Simon”, the to- or for-formG4613Simon.Simonβυρσεῖburseia tannerβυρσεύς (burseus)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “a tanner”, the to- or for-formG1038a tanner.a tanner

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτὸνautonthat heαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “that he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and it came to pass, that he remained many days in Joppa, with a certain one, Simon a tanner.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass, that he abode many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.

Young’s Literal Translation

and it came to pass, that he remained many days in Joppa, with a certain one, Simon a tanner.

World English Bible

He stayed many days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.

Darby Translation

And it came to pass that he remained many days in Joppa with a certain Simon, a tanner.

Douay-Rheims

And it came to pass, that he abode many days in Joppe, with one Simon a tanner.

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