King James Version

John 7:2

Now the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand.

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ἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐγγὺςengusat handἐγγύςadverb — “at hand”G1451near.at handἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἑορτὴheortēfestivalἑορτήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “festival”, the subject formG1859a festival, feast, periodically recurring.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαίωνioudaiōnJewishἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “Jewish”, the of-formG2453Jewish.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σκηνοπηγίαskēnopēgiaFeast of Boothsσκηνοπηγίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Feast of Booths”, the subject formG4634the feast of tabernacles, the great festival of the Jews, held in October.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the feast of the Jews was nigh — that of tabernacles —

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of tabernacles, was at hand.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the feast of the Jews was nigh — that of tabernacles —

World English Bible

Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was at hand.

Darby Translation

Now the tabernacles, the feast of the Jews, was near.

Douay-Rheims