King James Version

Hebrews 11:5

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of him” (αὐτοῦ) before he has here.

ΠίστειpisteiBy faithπίστις (pistis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “By faith”, the to- or for-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.By faithἙνὼχhenōchEnochἙνώχnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Enoch”, the subject formG1802Enoch, son of Jared and father of Methuselah.Enochμετετέθηmetetethēwas translatedμετατίθημι (metatithēmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was translated”, a single actionG3346(a) I transfer, mid: I go over to another party, desert, (b) I change.was translatedτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notἰδεῖνideinto seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).seeθάνατονthanatondeathθάνατος (thanatos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “death”, the object formG2288death, physical or spiritual.deathκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐχouchnotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notηὑρίσκετοhēurisketofoundεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “found”, an ongoing action in the pastG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.foundδιότιdiotibecauseδιότιconjunction — “because”G1360on this account, because, for.This verse uses “because”.becauseμετέθηκενmetethēkenhad translatedμετατίθημι (metatithēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “had translated”, a single actionG3346(a) I transfer, mid: I go over to another party, desert, (b) I change.had translatedαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεόςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godπρὸprobeforeπρόpreposition — “before”G4253(a) of place: before, in front of, (b) of time: before, earlier than.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μεταθέσεωςmetatheseōsremovalμετάθεσις (metathesis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “removal”, the of-formG3331(a) change, transformation, (b) removal.This verse uses “removal”.μεμαρτύρηταιmemarturētaito testifyμαρτυρέω (martureō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to testify”, a completed action with a present resultG3140I witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report.This verse uses “testify”.εὐαρεστηκέναιeuarestēkenaito pleaseεὐαρεστέω (euaresteō)verb, perfect active infinitive — “to please”, a completed action with a present resultG2100I give pleasure to, please (perhaps with the added idea of: rendering good service to).τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōGodθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

By faith Enoch was translated — not to see death, and was not found, because God did translate him; for before his translation he had been testified to — that he had pleased God well,

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American Standard Version (1901)

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God translated him: for he hath had witness borne to him that before his translation he had been well-pleasing unto God:

Young’s Literal Translation

By faith Enoch was translated — not to see death, and was not found, because God did translate him; for before his translation he had been testified to — that he had pleased God well,

World English Bible

By faith Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn’t see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.

Darby Translation

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him; for before [his] translation he has the testimony that he had pleased God.

Douay-Rheims

By faith Henoch was translated, that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had testimony that he pleased God.

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