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Luke 11:46

And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπενeipento 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).he saidΚαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.νομικοῖςnomikoisye lawyersνομικός (nomikos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “ye lawyers”, the to- or for-formG3544(a) adj: connected with law, about law, (b) noun: a lawyer, one learned in the Law, one learned in the Old Testament.ye lawyersοὐαίouaiwoe!οὐαίinterjection — “woe!”G3759woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation.ὅτιhoti! forὅτιconjunction — “! for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.! forφορτίζετεphortizeteye ladeφορτίζω (phortizō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye lade”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5412I load, burden; pass: I am laden.ye ladeτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousmenἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “men”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.menφορτίαphortiawith burdensφορτίον (phortion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “with burdens”, the object formG5413a burden; the freight of a ship.with burdensδυσβάστακταdusbastaktagrievous to be borneδυσβάστακτος (dusbastaktos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “grievous to be borne”, the object formG1419difficult to carry, oppressive.grievous to be borneκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andαὐτοὶautoiye yourselvesαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “ye yourselves”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ye yourselvesἑνὶheniwith oneεἷς (heis)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “with one”, the to- or for-formG1520one.with oneτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δακτύλωνdaktulōnfingersδάκτυλος (daktulos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “fingers”, the of-formG1147a finger.fingersὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.οὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.προσψαύετεprospsaueteto touchπροσψαύω (prospsauō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to touch”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4379I touch lightly.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.φορτίοιςphortioisburdenφορτίον (phortion)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “burden”, the to- or for-formG5413a burden; the freight of a ship.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he said, 'And to you, the lawyers, woe! because ye burden men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves with one of your fingers do not touch the burdens.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, Woe unto you lawyers also! for ye load men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he said, 'And to you, the lawyers, woe! because ye burden men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves with one of your fingers do not touch the burdens.

World English Bible

He said, “ Woe to you lawyers also ! For you load men with burdens that are difficult to carry, and you yourselves won’ t even lift one finger to help carry those burdens .

Darby Translation

And he said, To you also woe, doctors of the law, for ye lay upon men burdens heavy to bear, and yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

Douay-Rheims

But he said: Woe to you lawyers also, because you load men with burdens which they cannot bear, and you yourselves touch not the packs with one of your fingers.

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