King James Version

John 2:8

And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they then” (οἱ δὲ) before carried [it] here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (Καὶ) before carried [it] here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andλέγειlegeihe saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he saith”, 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.he saithαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themἈντλήσατεantlēsateDraw outἀντλέω (antleō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Draw out”, a single actionG501I draw (generally water from a deep well in the ground); perhaps: I draw out.This verse uses “draw”.Draw outνῦνnunnowνῦνadverb — “now”G3568adv. (a) of time: just now, even now; just at hand, immediately, (b) of logical connection: now then, (c) in commands and appeals: at this instant.This verse uses “now”.nowκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andφέρετεpheretebearφέρω (pherō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “bear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5342I carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known.This verse uses “bear”.bearτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχιτρικλίνῳarchitriklinōunto the governor of the feastἀρχιτρίκλινος (architriklinos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto the governor of the feast”, the to- or for-formG755master of ceremonies at a dinner, master of the feast.unto the governor of the feastοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andἤνεγκανēnenkanthey bareφέρω (pherō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they bare”, a single actionG5342I carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known.they bare

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

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

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he saith to them, 'Draw out, now, and bear to the director of the apartment;' and they bare.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the ruler of the feast. And they bare it.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he saith to them, 'Draw out, now, and bear to the director of the apartment;' and they bare.

World English Bible

He said to them, “ Now draw some out , and take it to the ruler of the feast.” So they took it.

Darby Translation

And he says to them, Draw out now, and carry [it] to the feast-master. And they carried [it].

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus saith to them: Draw out now, and carry to the chief steward of the feast. And they carried it.

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