Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “four months” (τετράμηνός) before it is here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “four months” (τετράμηνόν) before it is here.
οὐχouchnotοὐ (ou)particle — “not”G3756no, not.notὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeλέγετεlegeteI sayλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “I say”, 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.This verse uses “say”.I sayὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forἜτιetistillἔτιadverb — “still”G2089(a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition.This verse uses “still”.τετράμηνόςtetramēnosfour monthsτετράμηνοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “four months”, the subject formG5072of four months, a period of four months.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θερισμὸςtherismosharvestθερισμόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “harvest”, the subject formG2326reaping, harvest; met: the harvest, crop.This verse uses “harvest”.harvestἔρχεταιerchetaito comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.ἰδοὺidoulook!ἰδούparticle — “look!”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.λέγωlegōto speakλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, 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.This verse uses “speak”.ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.ἐπάρατεeparateto lift upἐπαίρω (epairō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to lift up”, a single actionG1869I raise, lift up.This verse uses “lift up”.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmouseyeὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “eye”, the object formG3788the eye; fig: the mind's eye.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.θεάσασθεtheasastheto look atθεάομαι (theaomai)verb, aorist middle imperative, 2nd person plural — “to look at”, a single actionG2300I see, behold, contemplate, look upon, view; I see, visit.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.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.λευκαίleukaiwhiteλευκός (leukos)adjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “white”, the subject formG3022white, bright, brilliant.This verse uses “white”.εἰσινeisinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.θερισμόνtherismonharvestθερισμός (therismos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “harvest”, the object formG2326reaping, harvest; met: the harvest, crop.This verse uses “harvest”.ἤδηēdēalreadyἤδηadverb — “already”G2235already; now at length, now after all this waiting.This verse uses “already”.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
τετράμηνόνtetramēnonfour monthsτετράμηνονadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “four months”, the subject formG5072of four months, a period of four months.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
do not say that it is yet four months, and the harvest cometh; lo, I say to you, Lift up your eyes, and see the fields, that they are white unto harvest already.
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American Standard Version (1901)
Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh the harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields, that they are white already unto harvest.
Young’s Literal Translation
do not say that it is yet four months, and the harvest cometh; lo, I say to you, Lift up your eyes, and see the fields, that they are white unto harvest already.
World English Bible
Don’ t you say , ‘ There are yet four months until the harvest ’? Behold , I tell you , lift up your eyes and look at the fields , that they are white for harvest already .
Darby Translation
Do not ye say, that there are yet four months and the harvest comes? Behold, I say to you, Lift up your eyes and behold the fields, for they are already white to harvest.
Douay-Rheims
Do you not say, There are yet four months, and then the harvest cometh? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes, and see the countries; for they are white already to harvest.
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