King James Version

Hebrews 11:38

(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “in” (ἐπὶ) before deserts here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “in” (ἐν) before deserts here.

ὧνhōn(Of whomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “(Of whom”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.(Of whomοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.ἄξιοςaxiosworthyἄξιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “worthy”, the subject formG514worthy, worthy of, deserving, comparable, suitable.This verse uses “worthy”.worthyὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμοςkosmosworldκόσμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “world”, the subject formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.ἐπὶepiinἐπίpreposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.inἐρημίαιςerēmiaisdesertsἐρημία (erēmia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “deserts”, the to- or for-formG2047a desert place, desert, uninhabited region.desertsπλανώμενοιplanōmenoito lead astrayπλανάω (planaō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to lead astray”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4105I lead astray, deceive, cause to wander.This verse uses “lead astray”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὄρεσιoresiin mountainsὄρος (oros)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “in mountains”, the to- or for-formG3735a mountain, hill.in mountainsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσπηλαίοιςspēlaioisin densσπήλαιον (spēlaion)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “in dens”, the to- or for-formG4693a cave, den, hideout.in densκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀπαῖςopaiscavesὀπή (opē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “caves”, the to- or for-formG3692a crevice (in a rock), a cave, an opening, hole.cavesτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsof the earthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.This verse uses “the earth”.of the earth

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

of whom the world was not worthy; in deserts wandering, and [in] mountains, and [in] caves, and [in] the holes of the earth;

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American Standard Version (1901)

(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth.

Young’s Literal Translation

of whom the world was not worthy; in deserts wandering, and [in] mountains, and [in] caves, and [in] the holes of the earth;

World English Bible

of whom the world was not worthy—wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.

Darby Translation

(of whom the world was not worthy,) wandering in deserts and mountains, and [in] dens and caverns of the earth.

Douay-Rheims

Of whom the world was not worthy; wandering in deserts, in mountains, and in dens, and in caved of the earth.

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