King James Version

Hebrews 13:6

So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before not here.

ὥστεhōsteSo thatὥστεconjunction — “So that”G5620so that, therefore, so then, so as to.This verse uses “so that”.So thatθαρροῦνταςtharrountasmay boldlyθαρρέω (tharreō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “may boldly”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2292I am courageous, confident, of good cheer.may boldlyἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).λέγεινlegeinto sayλέγω (legō)verb, present active infinitive — “to say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.sayΚύριοςkuriosLordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.The Lordἐμοὶemoiis myἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “is my”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.is myβοηθόςboēthoshelperβοηθόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “helper”, the subject formG998a helper.helperοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notφοβηθήσομαιphobēthēsomaifearφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, future passive indicative, 1st person singular — “fear”, an action still aheadG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.This verse uses “fear”.fearτίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “what”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatποιήσειpoiēseishall doποιέω (poieō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall do”, an action still aheadG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.shall doμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).unto meἄνθρωποςanthrōposa humanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a human”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

so that we do boldly say, 'The Lord [is] to me a helper, and I will not fear what man shall do to me.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; I will not fear: What shall man do unto me?

Young’s Literal Translation

so that we do boldly say, 'The Lord [is] to me a helper, and I will not fear what man shall do to me.'

World English Bible

So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

Darby Translation

So that, taking courage, we may say, The Lord [is] my helper, and I will not be afraid: what will man do unto me?

Douay-Rheims

So that we may confidently say: The Lord is my helper: I will not fear what man shall do to me.

Quotes

Psalms 118:6 Psalms 118:6 · King James VersionThe LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?Psalms 118:6 · King James VersionOpen the Source
The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?