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Luke 21:20

And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὴν) before Jerusalem here.

Ὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.whenδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἴδητεidēteye shall seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye shall see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).ye shall seeκυκλουμένηνkukloumenēncompassedκυκλόω (kukloō)verb, present passive participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “compassed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2944I encircle, besiege, surround.compassedὑπὸhupowithὑπόpreposition — “with”G5259by, under, about.withστρατοπέδωνstratopedōnarmiesστρατόπεδον (stratopedon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “armies”, the of-formG4760an encamped army.armiesἸερουσαλήμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.τότεtotethenτότεadverb — “then”G5119then, at that time.thenγνῶτεgnōteknowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “know”, a single actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.knowὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἤγγικενēngikenis nighἐγγίζω (engizō)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is nigh”, a completed action with a present resultG1448trans: I bring near; intrans: I come near, approach.is nighἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐρήμωσιςerēmōsisdevastationἐρήμωσιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “devastation”, the subject formG2050a desolation, devastation.This verse uses “devastation”.αὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And when ye may see Jerusalem surrounded by encampments, then know that come nigh did her desolation;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And when ye may see Jerusalem surrounded by encampments, then know that come nigh did her desolation;

World English Bible

“ But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies , then know that its desolation is at hand .

Darby Translation

But when ye see Jerusalem encompassed with armies, then know that its desolation is drawn nigh.

Douay-Rheims

And when you shall see Jerusalem compassed about with an army; then know that the desolation thereof is at hand.

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