King James Version

James 5:7

Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “when” (ἂν) before it may here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “rain” (ὑετὸν) before [the] early here.

ΜακροθυμήσατεmakrothumēsateBe patientμακροθυμέω (makrothumeō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Be patient”, a single actionG3114I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing, perseverance.Be patientοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeἀδελφοίadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenἕωςheōsuntoἕωςpreposition — “unto”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.untoτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.παρουσίαςparousiascomingπαρουσία (parousia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “coming”, the of-formG3952(a) presence, (b) a coming, an arrival, advent, especially of the second coming of Christ.the comingτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the LordἰδοὺidouBeholdἰδούparticle — “Behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.Beholdὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γεωργὸςgeōrgoshusbandmanγεωργόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “husbandman”, the subject formG1092a worker of the soil, husbandman, farmer, farm-laborer, vine-dresser.This verse uses “husbandman”.the husbandmanἐκδέχεταιekdechetaiwaitethἐκδέχομαι (ekdechomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “waiteth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1551I wait for, expect.waitethτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τίμιονtimionfor the preciousτίμιος (timios)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “for the precious”, the object formG5093of great price, precious, honored.This verse uses “precious”.for the preciousκαρπὸνkarponfruitκαρπός (karpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “fruit”, the object formG2590(a) fruit, generally vegetable, sometimes animal, (b) met: fruit, deed, action, result, (c) profit, gain.This verse uses “fruit”.fruitτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsof the earthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.This verse uses “the earth”.of the earthμακροθυμῶνmakrothumōnand hath long patienceμακροθυμέω (makrothumeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “and hath long patience”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3114I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing, perseverance.and hath long patienceἐπ’epforἐπί (epi)preposition — “for”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.forαὐτῷautōitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “it”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itἕωςheōsuntilἕωςconjunction — “until”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.This verse uses “until”.untilλάβῃlabēhe receiveλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he receive”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “receive”.he receiveπρόϊμονproimonearlyπρόϊμος (proimos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “early”, the object formG4406dawning, early.This verse uses “early”.the earlyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὄψιμονopsimonlatterὄψιμος (opsimos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “latter”, the object formG3797late, latter.latter

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.ὑετὸνhuetonrainὑετός (huetos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “rain”, the object formG5205rain.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Be patient, then, brethren, till the presence of the Lord; lo, the husbandman doth expect the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, till he may receive rain — early and latter;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receive the early and latter rain.

Young’s Literal Translation

Be patient, then, brethren, till the presence of the Lord; lo, the husbandman doth expect the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, till he may receive rain — early and latter;

World English Bible

Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.

Darby Translation

Have patience, therefore, brethren, till the coming of the Lord. Behold, the labourer awaits the precious fruit of the earth, having patience for it until it receive [the] early and [the] latter rain.

Douay-Rheims

Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth: patiently bearing till he receive the early and latter rain.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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