They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “tested” (ἐπειράσθησαν,) before by here.
ἐλιθάσθησανelithasthēsanThey were stonedλιθάζω (lithazō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “They were stoned”, a single actionG3034I stone, pelt with stones.They were stonedἐπρίσθησανepristhēsanthey were sawn asunderπρίζω (prizō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “they were sawn asunder”, a single actionG4249I saw, saw through.they were sawn asunderἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withφόνῳphonōswordφόνος (phonos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “sword”, the to- or for-formG5408murder, slaughter, killing.the swordμαχαίρηςmachairēsswordμάχαιρα (machaira)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “sword”, the of-formG3162a sword.ἀπέθανονapethanonto dieἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to die”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.περιῆλθονperiēlthonthey wandered aboutπεριέρχομαι (perierchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they wandered about”, a single actionG4022I go around, move about, visit; I make a circuit, tack (as a ship).they wandered aboutἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inμηλωταῖςmēlōtaissheepskinsμηλωτή (mēlōtē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “sheepskins”, the to- or for-formG3374a sheep's (sometimes pig's) hide, sheepskin.sheepskinsἐνenandἐνpreposition — “and”G1722in, on, among.andαἰγείοιςaigeioisgoatskinsαἴγειος (aigeios)adjective, dative, plural, neuter — “goatskins”, the to- or for-formG122of a goat.goatskinsδέρμασινdermasinleatherδέρμα (derma)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “leather”, the to- or for-formG1192the skin or hide of an animal.ὑστερούμενοιhusteroumenoibeing destituteὑστερέω (hustereō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “being destitute”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5302I fall behind, am lacking, fall short, suffer need, am inferior to.being destituteθλιβόμενοιthlibomenoiafflictedθλίβω (thlibō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “afflicted”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2346(a) I make narrow (strictly: by pressure); I press upon, (b) I persecute, press hard.afflictedκακουχούμενοιkakouchoumenoitormentedκακουχέομαι (kakoucheomai)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “tormented”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2558I treat evilly, hurt, torment.tormented
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ἐπειράσθησανepeirasthēsanwere temptedπειράζω (peirazō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “were tempted”, a single actionG3985I try, tempt, test.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tried; in the killing of the sword they died; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins — being destitute, afflicted, injuriously treated,
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American Standard Version (1901)
they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword: they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated
Young’s Literal Translation
they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tried; in the killing of the sword they died; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins — being destitute, afflicted, injuriously treated,
World English Bible
They were stoned. They were sawn apart. They were tempted. They were slain with the sword. They went around in sheep skins and in goat skins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated—
Darby Translation
They were stoned, were sawn asunder, were tempted, died by the death of the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, destitute, afflicted, evil treated,
Douay-Rheims
They were stoned, they were cut asunder, they were tempted, they were put to death by the sword, they wandered about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being in want, distressed, afflicted:
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