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Ephesians 6:3

In Ephesians 6 of Ephesians.

That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

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ἵναhinaThatἵναconjunction — “That”G2443in order that, so that.Thatεὖeuwellεὖadverb — “well”G2095well, well done, good, rightly; also used as an exclamation.This verse uses “well”.wellσοιsoiwith theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “with thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.with theeγένηταιgenētaito beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔσῃesēthou mayestεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou mayest”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.thou mayestμακροχρόνιοςmakrochronioslive longμακροχρόνιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “live long”, the subject formG3118long-timed, long-lived.live longἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsearthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.the earth

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

which is the first command with a promise, 'That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

Young’s Literal Translation

which is the first command with a promise, 'That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

World English Bible

“that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”

Darby Translation

that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest be long-lived on the earth.

Douay-Rheims

That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest be long lived upon earth.

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  • Deuteronomy 5:16Deuteronomy 5:16 · King James VersionHonour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.Deuteronomy 5:16 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

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