King James Version

James 5:4

Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “withheld” (ἀφυστερημένος) before by here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “kept back” (ἀπεστερημένος) before by here.

ἰδοὺidouBeholdἰδούparticle — “Behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.Beholdὁhowhoὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “who”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whoμισθὸςmisthoswageμισθόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “wage”, the subject formG3408(a) pay, wages, salary, (b) reward, recompense, punishment.τῶνtōnwhichὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “which”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.whichἐργατῶνergatōnworkerἐργάτης (ergatēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “worker”, the of-formG2040a field-laborer; then: a laborer, workman in general.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀμησάντωνamēsantōnto mowἀμάω (amaō)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “to mow”, a single actionG270I mow, reap, collect.This verse uses “mow”.τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χώραςchōrascountryχώρα (chōra)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “country”, the object formG5561(a) a country or region, (b) the land, as opposed to the sea, (c) the country, distinct from town, (d) plur: fields.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀφυστερημένοςaphusterēmenoswithheldἀφυστερέω (aphustereō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “withheld”, a completed action with a present resultG6632withheldἀφ’aphaway fromἀπό (apo)preposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.κράζειkrazeicriethκράζω (krazō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “crieth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2896I cry aloud, shriek.criethκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andαἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βοαὶboaicriesβοή (boē)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “cries”, the subject formG995a shout, cry.the criesτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θερισάντωνtherisantōnof them which have reapedθερίζω (therizō)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “of them which have reaped”, a single actionG2325I reap, gather, harvest.of them which have reapedεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὦταōtaearsοὖς (ous)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “ears”, the object formG3775(a) the ear, (b) met: the faculty of perception.the earsΚυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the LordΣαβαὼθsabaōthof sabaothΣαβαώθnoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of sabaoth”, the of-formG4519hosts, armies.of sabaothεἰσεληλύθασινeiselēluthasinto enterεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to enter”, a completed action with a present resultG1525I go in, come in, enter.This verse uses “enter”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀπεστερημένοςapesterēmenoskept back by fraudἀποστερέω (apostereō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “kept back by fraud”, a completed action with a present resultG650I defraud, deprive of, despoil; mid: I endure deprivation; pass: I am bereft of.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you — doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.

Darby Translation

Behold, the wages of your labourers, who have harvested your fields, wrongfully kept back by you, cry, and the cries of those that have reaped are entered into the ears of [the] Lord of sabaoth.

Douay-Rheims

Behold the hire of the labourers, who have reaped down your fields, which by fraud has been kept back by you, crieth: and the cry of them hath entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

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Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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