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Hebrews 12:10

For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

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οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μὲνmenthey verilyμένconjunction — “they verily”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.they verilyγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.πρὸςprosforπρόςpreposition — “for”G4314to, towards, with.forὀλίγαςoligasa fewὀλίγος (oligos)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “a few”, the object formG3641(a) especially in plur: few, (b) in sing: small; hence, of time: short, of degree: light, slight, little.This verse uses “few”.a fewἡμέραςhēmerasdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “days”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.daysκατὰkataus afterκατάpreposition — “us after”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.us afterτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δοκοῦνdokounpleasureδοκέω (dokeō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “pleasure”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.pleasureαὐτοῖςautoisof hisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “of his”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of hisἐπαίδευονepaideuonto instructπαιδεύω (paideuō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to instruct”, an ongoing action in the pastG3811(a) I discipline, educate, train, (b) more severely: I chastise.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.συμφέρονsumpheronto be profitableσυμφέρω (sumpherō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “to be profitable”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4851I bring together, collect; I am profitable to.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μεταλαβεῖνmetalabeinto partakeμεταλαμβάνω (metalambanō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to partake”, a single actionG3335(a) with gen: I take a share (part) of, share in, partake of, (b) with acc: I take after (later) or take instead.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγιότητοςhagiotētosholinessἁγιότης (hagiotēs)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “holiness”, the of-formG41holiness, sanctity, as an abstract quality.holinessαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for they, indeed, for a few days, according to what seemed good to them, were chastening, but He for profit, to be partakers of His separation;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.

Young’s Literal Translation

for they, indeed, for a few days, according to what seemed good to them, were chastening, but He for profit, to be partakers of His separation;

World English Bible

For they indeed for a few days disciplined us as seemed good to them, but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.

Darby Translation

For they indeed chastened for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he for profit, in order to the partaking of his holiness.

Douay-Rheims

And they indeed for a few days, according to their own pleasure, instructed us: but he, for our profit, that we might receive his sanctification.

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