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Luke 12:19

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐρῶerōto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “to say”, an action still aheadG3004(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 G4483 (ῥέω, utter).τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ψυχῇpsuchēsoulψυχήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “soul”, the to- or for-formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.soulμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ΨυχήpsuchēSoulψυχήnoun, vocative, singular, feminine — “Soul”, the calling formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.Soulἔχειςecheisthou hastἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou hast”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.thou hastπολλὰpollamuchπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “much”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.muchἀγαθὰagathagoodsἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “goods”, the object formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.goodsκείμεναkeimenalaid upκεῖμαι (keimai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, plural, neuter — “laid up”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2749I lie, recline, am placed, am laid, set, specially appointed, destined.laid upεἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forἔτηetēyearsἔτος (etos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “years”, the object formG2094a year.yearsπολλάpollamuchπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “much”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.ἀναπαύουanapauoutake thine easeἀναπαύω (anapauō)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “take thine ease”, an ongoing or repeated actionG373I make to rest, give rest to; mid. and pass: I rest, take my ease.take thine easeφάγεphageeatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “eat”, a single actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).eatπίεpiedrinkπίνω (pinō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “drink”, a single actionG4095I drink, imbibe.This verse uses “drink”.drinkεὐφραίνουeuphrainouand be merryεὐφραίνω (euphrainō)verb, present passive imperative, 2nd person singular — “and be merry”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2165I cheer, make glad; generally mid. or pass: I am glad, make merry, revel, feast.and be merry

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

Young’s Literal Translation

and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.

World English Bible

I will tell my soul , “ Soul , you have many goods laid up for many years . Take your ease, eat , drink , and be merry .”’

Darby Translation

and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry.

Douay-Rheims

And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years take thy rest; eat, drink, make good cheer.

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