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Luke 11:47

Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

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οὐαὶouaiWoeοὐαίparticle — “Woe”G3759woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation.Woeὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youὅτιhoti! forὅτιconjunction — “! for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.! forοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeiteye buildοἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye build”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3618I erect a building, build; fig. of the building up of character: I build up, edify, encourage.This verse uses “build”.ye buildτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μνημεῖαmnēmeiasepulchresμνημεῖον (mnēmeion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “sepulchres”, the object formG3419a tomb, sepulcher, monument.the sepulchresτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προφητῶνprophētōnof the prophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the prophets”, the of-formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.of the prophetsοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, 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”.andπατέρεςpateresfathersπατήρ (patēr)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “fathers”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.fathersὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἀπέκτεινανapekteinankilledἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “killed”, a single actionG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.killedαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.them

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Woe to you, because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Woe unto you! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Woe to you, because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

World English Bible

Woe to you ! For you build the tombs of the prophets , and your fathers killed them .

Darby Translation

Woe unto you, for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, but your fathers killed them.

Douay-Rheims

Woe to you who build the monuments of the prophets: and your fathers killed them.

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