King James Version

Mark 2:26

How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “for the priests” (τοὺς ἱερεῖς,) before And here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τοῦ) before high priest here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “priests” (ἱερεῦσιν) before And here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to those” (τοῖς) before with here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

πῶςpōsHowπῶςconjunction — “How”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.Howεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenhe wentεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he went”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.he wentεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οἶκονoikonhouseοἶκος (oikos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “house”, the object formG3624(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.the houseτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godἐπὶepiin the daysἐπίpreposition — “in the days”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.in the daysἈβιαθὰρabiatharof AbiatharἈβιαθάρnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Abiathar”, the of-formG8Abiathar, a priest in King David's time.of Abiatharἀρχιερέωςarchiereōshigh priestἀρχιερεύς (archiereus)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “high priest”, the of-formG749high priest, chief priest.This verse uses “high priest”.the high priestκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἄρτουςartousshewbreadἄρτος (artos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “shewbread”, the object formG740bread, a loaf, food.the shewbreadτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προθέσεωςprotheseōspurposeπρόθεσις (prothesis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “purpose”, the of-formG4286a setting forth, the show-bread; predetermination, purpose.ἔφαγενephagento eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to eat”, a single actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).to eatοὓςhouswhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἔξεστινexestinit is permittedἔξεστι(ν)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it is permitted”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1832it is permitted, lawful, possible.This verse uses “it is permitted”.φαγεῖνphageinto eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to eat”, a single actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἱερεῖςhiereispriestsἱερεύς (hiereus)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “priests”, the object formG2409a priest, one who offers sacrifice to a god (in Jewish and pagan religions; of Christians only met.).the priestsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔδωκενedōkengaveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “gave”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.gaveκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σὺνsunwithσύνpreposition — “with”G4862with.withαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himοὖσινousinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἱερεῦσινhiereusinpriestsἱερεύς (hiereus)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “priests”, the object formG2409a priest, one who offers sacrifice to a god (in Jewish and pagan religions; of Christians only met.).τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

how he went into the house of God, (at 'Abiathar the chief priest,') and the loaves of the presentation did eat, which it is not lawful to eat, except to the priests, and he gave also to those who were with him?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him?

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

How he entered into God ’s house at the time of Abiathar the high priest , and ate the show bread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests , and gave also to those who were with him ?”

Darby Translation

how he entered into the house of God, in [the section of] Abiathar [the] high priest, and ate the shew-bread, which it is not lawful unless for the priests to eat, and gave even to those that were with him?

Douay-Rheims

How he went into the house of God, under Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the loaves of proposition, which was not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave to them who were with him?

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