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Hebrews 6:8

But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

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ἐκφέρουσαekpherousathat which bearethἐκφέρω (ekpherō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “that which beareth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1627I bring out, carry out, sometimes out of the city for burial; I bring forth, bear, produce.that which bearethδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἀκάνθαςakanthasthornsἄκανθα (akantha)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “thorns”, the object formG173a thorn-bush, prickly plant; a thorn.thornsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτριβόλουςtribolousbriersτρίβολος (tribolos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “briers”, the object formG5146a thistle.briersἀδόκιμοςadokimosis rejectedἀδόκιμοςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “is rejected”, the subject formG96failing to pass the test, unapproved, counterfeit.is rejectedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκατάραςkatarasunto cursingκατάρα (katara)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “unto cursing”, the of-formG2671cursing; a curse; meton: a doomed one.This verse uses “cursing”.unto cursingἐγγύςengusnearἐγγύςpreposition — “near”G1451near.ἧςhēswhoseὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “whose”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.whoseτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τέλοςtelosendτέλοςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “end”, the subject formG5056(a) an end, (b) event or issue, (c) the principal end, aim, purpose, (d) a tax.endεἰςeisis toεἰςpreposition — “is to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.is toκαῦσινkausinbe burnedκαῦσις (kausis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “be burned”, the object formG2740a burning up, being burned.be burned

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and that which is bearing thorns and briers [is] disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end [is] for burning;

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American Standard Version (1901)

but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned.

Young’s Literal Translation

and that which is bearing thorns and briers [is] disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end [is] for burning;

World English Bible

but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned.

Darby Translation

but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end [is] to be burned.

Douay-Rheims

But that which bringeth forth thorns and briers, is reprobate, and very near unto a curse, whose end is to be burnt.

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