Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “as” (ὡς) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (ἡ) before countless here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “like” (ὡσεὶ) before sand here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
διὸdioThereforeδιόconjunction — “Therefore”G1352wherefore, on which account, therefore.Thereforeκαὶkaievenκαίadverb — “even”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “even”.evenἀφ’aphofἀπό (apo)preposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofἑνὸςhenosoneεἷς (heis)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “one”, the of-formG1520one.oneἐγεννήθησανegennēthēsanto begetγεννάω (gennaō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to beget”, a single actionG1080I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.This verse uses “beget”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andταῦταtautahimοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “him”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.himνενεκρωμένουnenekrōmenouas good as deadνεκρόω (nekroō)verb, perfect passive participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “as good as dead”, a completed action with a present resultG3499lit. and met: I put to death, make as dead; I render weak, impotent.as good as deadκαθὼςkathōsso many asκαθώςconjunction — “so many as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.so many asτὰtawhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichἄστραastrastarἄστρον (astron)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “star”, the subject formG798a star.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πλήθειplētheimultitudeπλῆθος (plēthos)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “multitude”, the to- or for-formG4128a multitude, crowd, great number, assemblage.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄμμοςammossandἄμμοςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “sand”, the subject formG285sand, sandy ground.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.παρὰparais byπαράpreposition — “is by”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.is byτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χεῖλοςcheilosshoreχεῖλοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “shore”, the object formG5491a lip, mouth, shore, edge, brink; meton: language, dialect.This verse uses “shore”.shoreτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θαλάσσηςthalassēsseaθάλασσα (thalassa)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “sea”, the of-formG2281(a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀναρίθμητοςanarithmētosinnumerableἀναρίθμητοςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “innumerable”, the subject formG382uncountable, innumerable, that cannot be numbered.This verse uses “innumerable”.innumerable
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ὡσεὶhōseiasὡσείparticle — “as”G5616as if, as it were, like; with numbers: about.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
wherefore, also from one were begotten — and that of one who had become dead — as the stars of the heaven in multitude, and as sand that [is] by the sea-shore — the innumerable.
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American Standard Version (1901)
wherefore also there sprang of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand, which is by the sea-shore, innumerable.
Young’s Literal Translation
wherefore, also from one were begotten — and that of one who had become dead — as the stars of the heaven in multitude, and as sand that [is] by the sea-shore — the innumerable.
World English Bible
Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.
Darby Translation
Wherefore also there have been born of one, and that of one become dead, even as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the countless sand which [is] by the sea shore.
Douay-Rheims
For which cause there sprung even from one (and him as good as dead) as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
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