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Luke 12:29

And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and” (καὶ) before not here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “or” (ἢ) before what here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίadverb — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeμὴmēneitherμήadverb — “neither”G3361not, lest.neitherζητεῖτεzēteiteto seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to seek”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.τίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.φάγητεphagēteto eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “to 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).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.πίητεpiēteto drinkπίνω (pinō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “to drink”, a single actionG4095I drink, imbibe.This verse uses “drink”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.μετεωρίζεσθεmeteōrizesthebe ye of doubtful mindμετεωρίζομαι (meteōrizomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person plural — “be ye of doubtful mind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3349I am suspended, anxious.be ye of doubtful mind

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ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And ye — seek not what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, and be not in suspense,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And ye — seek not what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, and be not in suspense,

World English Bible

“Don’t seek what you will eat or what you will drink ; neither be anxious.

Darby Translation

And ye , seek not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, and be not in anxiety;

Douay-Rheims

And seek not you what you shall eat, or what you shall drink: and be not lifted up on high.

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