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Galatians 4:25

For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

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τὸtowhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichδὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andἉγὰρhagarHagarἉγάρnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Hagar”, the subject formG28Hagar, the servant of Sarah, concubine of Abraham.ΣινᾶsinaSinaiΣινᾶnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “Sinai”, the subject formG4614Sinai, a mountain in Arabia.ὄροςorosmountainὄροςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “mountain”, the subject formG3735a mountain, hill.ἐστὶνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἈραβίᾳarabiaArabiaἈραβίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Arabia”, the to- or for-formG688Arabia, the district south of Palestine.συστοιχεῖsustoicheito correspond toσυστοιχέω (sustoicheō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to correspond to”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4960I am in the same rank with; I answer to, correspond to.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.νῦνnunnowνῦνadverb — “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”.ἸερουσαλήμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the to- or for-formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.δουλεύειdouleueiis in bondageδουλεύω (douleuō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is in bondage”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1398I am a slave, am subject to, obey, am devoted.is in bondageγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.μετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τέκνωνteknōnchildrenτέκνον (teknon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “children”, the of-formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.childrenαὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for this Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and doth correspond to the Jerusalem that now [is], and is in servitude with her children,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now this Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia and answereth to the Jerusalem that now is: for she is in bondage with her children.

Young’s Literal Translation

for this Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and doth correspond to the Jerusalem that now [is], and is in servitude with her children,

World English Bible

For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now, for she is in bondage with her children.

Darby Translation

For Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which [is] now, for she is in bondage with her children;

Douay-Rheims

For Sina is a mountain in Arabia, which hath affinity to that Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

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