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Luke 23:29

For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “that” (αἳ) before never here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they feed” (ἔθρεψαν.) after never here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they suckle” (ἐθήλασαν) after never here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ὅτιhotiForὅτιconjunction — “For”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.Forἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdἔρχονταιerchontaiare comingἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “are coming”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.are comingἡμέραιhēmeraidayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “day”, the subject formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inαἷςhaiswhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, plural, feminine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.the whichἐροῦσινerousinto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to say”, an action still aheadG3004(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 G4483 (ῥέω, utter).ΜακάριαιmakariaiBlessedμακάριος (makarios)adjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “Blessed”, the subject formG3107happy, blessed, to be envied.This verse uses “blessed”.Blessedαἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.στεῖραιsteiraiare the barrenστεῖρα (steira)adjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “are the barren”, the subject formG4723barren.are the barrenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andαἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κοιλίαιkoiliaiwombsκοιλία (koilia)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “wombs”, the subject formG2836belly, abdomen, heart, a general term covering any organ in the abdomen, e.g. stomach, womb; met: the inner man.the wombsαἳhaithatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, feminine — “that”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatοὐκoukneverοὐ (ou)adverb — “never”G3756no, not.neverἐγέννησανegennēsanbareγεννάω (gennaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “bare”, a single actionG1080I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.bareκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμαστοὶmastoipapsμαστός (mastos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “paps”, the subject formG3149the breast, pap.the papsοἳhoiwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichοὐκoukneverοὐ (ou)adverb — “never”G3756no, not.neverἔθρεψανethrepsangave suckτρέφω (trephō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “gave suck”, a single actionG5142I feed, nourish; I bring up, rear, provide for.gave suck

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ἐθήλασανethēlasangave suckθηλάζω (thēlazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “gave suck”, a single actionG2337(a) I give suck, (b) I suck.This verse uses “suck”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for, lo, days do come, in which they shall say, Happy the barren, and wombs that did not bare, and paps that did not give suck;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the breasts that never gave suck.

Young’s Literal Translation

for, lo, days do come, in which they shall say, Happy the barren, and wombs that did not bare, and paps that did not give suck;

World English Bible

For behold , the days are coming in which they will say , ‘ Blessed are the barren , the wombs that never bore , and the breasts that never nursed .’

Darby Translation

for behold, days are coming in which they will say, Blessed [are] the barren, and wombs that have not borne, and breasts that have not given suck.

Douay-Rheims

For behold, the days shall come, wherein they will say: Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that have not borne, and the paps that have not given suck.

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