King James Version

Luke 23:34

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “lots” (κλήρους.) after they cast here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “a lot” (κλῆρον) after they cast here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeThenδέconjunction — “Then”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.ThenἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusἔλεγενelegento speakλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(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 “speak”.ΠάτερpaterFatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the calling formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.Fatherἄφεςaphesforgiveἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “forgive”, a single actionG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.This verse uses “forgive”.forgiveαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.οἴδασινoidasinto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveτίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “what”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatποιοῦσινpoiousinthey doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.they doδιαμεριζόμενοιdiamerizomenoithey partedδιαμερίζω (diamerizō)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “they parted”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1266I divide up into parts, break up; I distribute.they partedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἱμάτιαhimatiaraimentἱμάτιον (himation)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “raiment”, the object formG2440 a long flowing outer garment, tunic.raimentαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἔβαλονebalonand castβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “and cast”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “cast”.and castκλήρουςklērouslotsκλῆρος (klēros)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “lots”, the object formG2819(a) a lot, (b) a portion assigned; hence: a portion of the people of God assigned to one's care, a congregation.lots

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

κλῆρονklēronlotsκλῆρος (klēros)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “lots”, the object formG2819(a) a lot, (b) a portion assigned; hence: a portion of the people of God assigned to one's care, a congregation.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do;' and parting his garments they cast a lot.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do;' and parting his garments they cast a lot.

World English Bible

Jesus said, “ Father , forgive them , for they don’ t know what they are doing .” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.

Darby Translation

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And, parting out his garments, they cast lots.

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. But they, dividing his garments, cast lots.

Alludes to

Psalms 22:18 Psalms 22:18 · King James VersionThey part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.Psalms 22:18 · King James VersionOpen the Source
They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.