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Jude 1:11

Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

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οὐαὶouaiWoeοὐαίparticle — “Woe”G3759woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation.Woeαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themὅτιhoti! forὅτιconjunction — “! for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.! forτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὁδῷhodōin the wayὁδός (hodos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “in the way”, the to- or for-formG3598a way, road, journey, path.in the wayτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Κάϊνkainof CainΚάϊνnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Cain”, the of-formG2535(Hebrew), Cain, son of Adam and Eve and brother of Abel.of Cainἐπορεύθησανeporeuthēsanto travelπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to travel”, a single actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.This verse uses “travel”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πλάνῃplanēerrorπλάνηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “error”, the to- or for-formG4106a wandering; fig: deceit, delusion, error, sin.This verse uses “error”.the errorτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Βαλαὰμbalaamof BalaamΒαλαάμnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Balaam”, the of-formG903Balaam, son of Beor of Pethor on the Euphrates, a soothsayer in the Old Testament.of Balaamμισθοῦmisthoufor rewardμισθός (misthos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “for reward”, the of-formG3408(a) pay, wages, salary, (b) reward, recompense, punishment.This verse uses “reward”.for rewardἐξεχύθησανexechuthēsanto pour outἐκχέω (ekcheō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to pour out”, a single actionG1632I pour out (liquid or solid); I shed, bestow liberally.This verse uses “pour out”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀντιλογίᾳantilogiain the gainsayingἀντιλογίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “in the gainsaying”, the to- or for-formG485contradiction, contention, rebellion.in the gainsayingτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Κόρεkoreof CoreΚόρεnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Core”, the of-formG2879(Hebrew) Korah.of Coreἀπώλοντοapōlontoto destroyἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to destroy”, a single actionG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).This verse uses “destroy”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

woe to them! because in the way of Cain they did go on, and to the deceit of Balaam for reward they did rush, and in the gainsaying of Korah they did perish.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Woe unto them! for they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.

Young’s Literal Translation

woe to them! because in the way of Cain they did go on, and to the deceit of Balaam for reward they did rush, and in the gainsaying of Korah they did perish.

World English Bible

Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah’s rebellion.

Darby Translation

Woe to them! because they have gone in the way of Cain, and given themselves up to the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

Douay-Rheims

Woe unto them, for they have gone in the way of Cain: and after the error of Balaam they have for reward poured out themselves, and have perished in the contradiction of Core.

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