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Mark 2:25

And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “says” (λέγει) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “was saying” (ἔλεγεν) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he himself” (αὐτὸς) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andλέγειlegeisaidλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, 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.saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themΟὐδέποτεoudepoteHave ye neverοὐδέποτεadverb — “Have ye never”G3763never.Have ye neverἀνέγνωτεanegnōtereadἀναγινώσκω (anaginōskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “read”, a single actionG314I read, know again, know certainly, recognize, discern.readτίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “what”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatἐποίησενepoiēsendidποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “did”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.didΔαυὶδdauidDavidΔαυίδnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “David”, the subject formG1138David, King of Israel.ὅτεhotewhenὅτεconjunction — “when”G3753when, at which time.whenχρείανchreianneedχρεία (chreia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “need”, the object formG5532need, necessity, business.This verse uses “need”.needἔσχενeschento haveἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to have”, a single actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐπείνασενepeinasenwas an hungredπεινάω (peinaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was an hungred”, a single actionG3983I am hungry, needy, desire earnestly.was an hungredαὐτὸςautosheαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.heκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μετ’metthey that were withμετά (meta)preposition — “they that were with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.they that were withαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

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ἔλεγενelegensaidλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, 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.αὐτὸςautosunto themαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “unto them”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he said to them, 'Did ye never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry, he and those with him?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him?

Young’s Literal Translation

And he said to them, 'Did ye never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry, he and those with him?

World English Bible

He said to them, “ Did you never read what David did when he had need and was hungry — he , and those who were with him ?

Darby Translation

And he said to them, Have ye never read what David did when he had need and hungered, he and those with him,

Douay-Rheims

And he said to them: Have you never read what David did when he had need, and was hungry himself, and they that were with him?

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1 Samuel 21:6 1 Samuel 21:6 · King James VersionSo the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.1 Samuel 21:6 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Have ye never read
So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.