King James Version

Luke 15:5

And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of him” (αὐτοῦ) before rejoicing here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “his own” (ἑαυτοῦ) before rejoicing here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεὑρὼνheurōnwhen he hath foundεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he hath found”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.when he hath foundἐπιτίθησινepitithēsinit, he layethἐπιτίθημι (epitithēmi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it, he layeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2007I put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition.it, he layethἐπὶepiit onἐπίpreposition — “it on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.it onτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὤμουςōmousshouldersὦμος (ōmos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “shoulders”, the object formG5606the shoulder.shouldersαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.χαίρωνchairōnrejoicingχαίρω (chairō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “rejoicing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5463I rejoice, am glad; also a salutation: Hail.rejoicing

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ἑαυτοῦheautouhisἑαυτοῦpersonal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having found, he doth lay [it] on his shoulders rejoicing,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

Young’s Literal Translation

and having found, he doth lay [it] on his shoulders rejoicing,

World English Bible

When he has found it , he carries it on his shoulders , rejoicing .

Darby Translation

and having found it, he lays it upon his own shoulders, rejoicing;

Douay-Rheims

And when he hath found it, lay it upon his shoulders, rejoicing:

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