King James Version

Hebrews 5:4

And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “just as” (καθώσπερ) before also here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the [one]” (ὁ) before being called here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “just as” (καθάπερ) before also here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Aaron here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andοὐχouchnoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.noἑαυτῷheautōunto himselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto himself”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.unto himselfτιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.λαμβάνειlambaneito takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to take”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τιμήνtimēnhonorτιμή (timē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “honor”, the object formG5092a price, honor.This verse uses “honor”.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butκαλούμενοςkaloumenoshe that is calledκαλέω (kaleō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that is called”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.he that is calledὑπὸhupoofὑπόpreposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godκαθώσπερkathōsperasκαθώσπερconjunction — “as”G6045asasκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Ἀαρώνaarōnwas AaronἈαρώνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “was Aaron”, the subject formG2Aaron, son of Amram and Jochebed, brother of Moses.was Aaron

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καθάπερkathaperasκαθάπερconjunction — “as”G2509even as, just as.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and no one to himself doth take the honour, but he who is called by God, as also Aaron:

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American Standard Version (1901)

And no man taketh the honor unto himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron.

Young’s Literal Translation

and no one to himself doth take the honour, but he who is called by God, as also Aaron:

World English Bible

Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.

Darby Translation

And no one takes the honour to himself but [as] called by God, even as Aaron also.

Douay-Rheims

Neither doth any man take the honour to himself, but he that is called by God, as Aaron was.

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