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Luke 14:29

Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

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ἵναhinaLestἵναconjunction — “Lest”G2443in order that, so that.Lestμήποτεmēpotelest + πότε=whenμήποτεconjunction — “lest + πότε=when”G3379Strong’s files this form under G4218 (ποτέ).haplyθέντοςthentoshath laidτίθημι (tithēmi)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “hath laid”, a single actionG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.hath laidαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himθεμέλιονthemelionfoundationθεμέλιος (themelios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “foundation”, the object formG2310(properly, an adj: belonging to the foundation), a foundation stone.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἰσχύοντοςischuontosbe strongἰσχύω (ischuō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “be strong”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2480I have strength, am strong, am in full health and vigor, am able; meton: I prevail.ἐκτελέσαιektelesaito finish upἐκτελέω (ekteleō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to finish up”, a single actionG1615I complete, bring to completion, carry out, perform.πάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεωροῦντεςtheōrountesto seeθεωρέω (theōreō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to see”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2334I look at, gaze, behold; I see, experience, discern; I partake of.ἄρξωνταιarxōntaibe firstἄρχω (archō)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “be first”, a single actionG757I reign, rule.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐμπαίζεινempaizeinto mockἐμπαίζω (empaizō)verb, present active infinitive — “to mock”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1702I mock, ridicule.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

lest that he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are beholding may begin to mock him,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,

Young’s Literal Translation

lest that he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are beholding may begin to mock him,

World English Bible

Or perhaps , when he has laid a foundation and isn’ t able to finish , everyone who sees begins to mock him ,

Darby Translation

in order that, having laid the foundation of it, and not being able to finish it, all who see it do not begin to mock at him,

Douay-Rheims

Lest, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that see it begin to mock him,

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