King James Version

Luke 16:29

Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “however” (δὲ) before Abraham here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to him” (αὐτῷ) before Abraham here.

λέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, an ongoing or repeated 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.saithδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἈβραάμabraamAbrahamἈβραάμnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Abraham”, the subject formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.ἜχουσιechousiThey haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “They have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.They haveΜωϋσέαmōuseaMosesΜωϋσῆς (mōusēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Moses”, the object formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.Mosesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.προφήταςprophētasprophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “prophets”, the object formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.the prophetsἀκουσάτωσανakousatōsanlet them hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active imperative, 3rd person plural — “let them hear”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.let them hearαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.them

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αὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them;

World English Bible

“ But Abraham said to him , ‘ They have Moses and the prophets . Let them listen to them .’

Darby Translation

But Abraham says to him, They have Moses and the prophets: let them hear them.

Douay-Rheims

And Abraham said to him: They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

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