King James Version
Mark 4:3
Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of the” (τοῦ) before sow here.
ἈκούετεakoueteHearkenἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Hearken”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.HearkenἰδοὺidouBeholdἰδούparticle — “Behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.Beholdἐξῆλθενexēlthenthere went outἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “there went out”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.there went outὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σπείρωνspeirōna sowerσπείρω (speirō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “a sower”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4687I sow, spread, scatter.a sowerσπεῖραιspeiraito sowσπείρω (speirō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to sow”, a single actionG4687I sow, spread, scatter.This verse uses “sow”.to sow
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow;
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American Standard Version (1901)
Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:
Young’s Literal Translation
'Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow;
World English Bible
“ Listen ! Behold , the farmer went out to sow .
Darby Translation
Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow.
Douay-Rheims
Hear ye: Behold, the sower went out to sow.
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