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Luke 15:29

And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of him” (αὐτοῦ·) before Behold here.

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”.Andἀποκριθεὶςapokritheishe answeringἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he answering”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.he answeringεἶπενeipento 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).saidτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρὶpatrito his fatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to his father”, the to- or for-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.to his fatherαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἸδοὺidouLoἰδούparticle — “Lo”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.Loτοσαῦταtosautathese manyτοσοῦτος (tosoutos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “these many”, the object formG5118so great, so large, so long, so many.these manyἔτηetēyearsἔτος (etos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “years”, the object formG2094a year.yearsδουλεύωdouleuōdo I serveδουλεύωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “do I serve”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1398I am a slave, am subject to, obey, am devoted.do I serveσοιsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.theeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐδέποτεoudepoteneverοὐδέποτεadverb — “never”G3763never.neverἐντολήνentolēncommandmentἐντολή (entolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “commandment”, the object formG1785an ordinance, injunction, command, law.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.παρῆλθονparēlthonto pass byπαρέρχομαι (parerchomai)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to pass by”, a single actionG3928I pass by, pass away, pass out of sight; I am rendered void, become vain, neglect, disregard.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐμοὶemoimeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “me”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meοὐδέποτεoudepoteneverοὐδέποτεadverb — “never”G3763never.ἔδωκαςedōkasto giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.ἔριφονeriphona kidἔριφος (eriphos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a kid”, the object formG2056a goat.a kidἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatμετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.φίλωνphilōnfriendsφίλος (philos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “friends”, the of-formG5384friendly; subst: a friend, an associate.friendsμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).εὐφρανθῶeuphranthōto celebrateεὐφραίνω (euphrainō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 1st person singular — “to celebrate”, a single actionG2165I cheer, make glad; generally mid. or pass: I am glad, make merry, revel, feast.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, and I never transgressed a commandment of thine; and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

Young’s Literal Translation

and he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry;

World English Bible

But he answered his father , ‘ Behold , these many years I have served you , and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours , but you never gave me a goat , that I might celebrate with my friends .

Darby Translation

But he answering said to his father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never have I transgressed a commandment of thine; and to me hast thou never given a kid that I might make merry with my friends:

Douay-Rheims

And he answering, said to his father: Behold, for so many years do I serve thee, and I have never transgressed thy commandment, and yet thou hast never given me a kid to make merry with my friends:

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