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John 7:22

In John 7 of John.

Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.

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διὰdiathereforeδιάpreposition — “therefore”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.thereforeτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ΜωϋσῆςmōusēsMosesΜωϋσῆςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Moses”, the subject formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.Mosesδέδωκενdedōkento giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, a completed action with a present resultG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.περιτομήν—peritomēncircumcisionπεριτομή (peritomē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “circumcision”, the object formG4061circumcision.οὐχouchnoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΜωϋσέωςmōuseōsMosesΜωϋσῆς (mōusēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Moses”, the of-formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.ἐστὶνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατέρων—paterōnfathersπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “fathers”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.the fathersκαὶkai) andκαίconjunction — “) and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.) andἐνenonἐνpreposition — “on”G1722in, on, among.onσαββάτῳsabbatōsabbath dayσάββατον (sabbaton)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “sabbath day”, the to- or for-formG4521the Sabbath, a week.the sabbath dayπεριτέμνετεperitemnetecircumciseπεριτέμνω (peritemnō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “circumcise”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4059I cut around, circumcise.circumciseἄνθρωπονanthrōpona manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.This verse uses “a man”.a man

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

because of this, Moses hath given you the circumcision — not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers — and on a sabbath ye circumcise a man;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Moses hath given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man.

Young’s Literal Translation

because of this, Moses hath given you the circumcision — not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers — and on a sabbath ye circumcise a man;

World English Bible

Moses has given you circumcision ( not that it is of Moses , but of the fathers ), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a boy.

Darby Translation

Therefore Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers), and ye circumcise a man on sabbath.

Douay-Rheims

Therefore, Moses gave you circumcision (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and on the sabbath day you circumcise a man.

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