But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “has left” (κατέλειπεν) before serve here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “has left” (κατέλιπεν) before serve here.
ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ButΜάρθαmarthaMarthaΜάρθαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Martha”, the subject formG3136Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus of Bethany.Marthaπεριεσπᾶτοperiespatowas cumberedπερισπάομαι (perispaomai)verb, imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was cumbered”, an ongoing action in the pastG4049I distract, trouble greatly.was cumberedπερὶperiaboutπερίpreposition — “about”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “about”.aboutπολλὴνpollēnmuchπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “much”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.muchδιακονίανdiakonianservingδιακονία (diakonia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “serving”, the object formG1248waiting at table; in a wider sense: service, ministration.servingἐπιστᾶσαepistasacame to himἐφίστημι (ephistēmi)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “came to him”, a single actionG2186I stand by, am urgent, befall one (as of evil), am at hand, impend.came to himδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single 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”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).and saidΚύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notμέλειmeleicareμέλειverb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “care”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3199it is a care, it is an object of anxiety, it concerns.careσοιsoiyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφήadelphēsisterἀδελφήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “sister”, the subject formG79a sister, a woman (fellow-)member of a church, a Christian woman.sisterμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meμόνηνmonēnaloneμόνος (monos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “alone”, the object formG3441only, solitary, desolate.aloneμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).κατέλειπενkateleipenhas leftκαταλείπω (kataleipō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “has left”, a single actionG2641I leave behind, desert, abandon, forsake; I leave remaining, reserve.διακονεῖνdiakoneinto serveδιακονέω (diakoneō)verb, present active infinitive — “to serve”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1247I wait at table (particularly of a slave who waits on guests); I serve (generally).This verse uses “serve”.εἰπὲeipeto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to say”, a single 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”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).? bidοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeαὐτῇautēheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meσυναντιλάβηταιsunantilabētaito helpσυναντιλαμβάνομαι (sunantilambanomai)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to help”, a single actionG4878I lend a hand along with, take interest in (a thing) along with (others), assist jointly to perform some task, cooperate with, take my share in, help, aid.This verse uses “help”.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
κατέλιπενkatelipenhath leftκαταλείπω (kataleipō)verb, second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath left”, a single actionG2641I leave behind, desert, abandon, forsake; I leave remaining, reserve.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by him, she said, 'Sir, dost thou not care that my sister left me alone to serve? say then to her, that she may partake along with me.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
Young’s Literal Translation
and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by him, she said, 'Sir, dost thou not care that my sister left me alone to serve? say then to her, that she may partake along with me.'
World English Bible
But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me.”
Darby Translation
Now Martha was distracted with much serving, and coming up she said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Speak to her therefore that she may help me.
Douay-Rheims
But Martha was busy about much serving. Who stood and said: Lord, hast thou no care that my sister hath left me alone to serve? speak to her therefore, that she help me.
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