The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τοὺς) before mute here.
καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὑπερπερισσῶςhuperperissōsaboveὑπερπερισσῶςadverb — “above”G5249Strong’s files this form under G4057 (περισσῶς).were beyond measureἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoastonishedἐκπλήσσομαι (ekplēssomai)verb, imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “astonished”, an ongoing action in the pastG1605I strike with panic or shock; I amaze, astonish.astonishedλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, 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.sayingΚαλῶςkalōswellκαλῶςadverb — “well”G2573well, nobly, honorably, rightly.This verse uses “well”.wellπάνταpantaallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.πεποίηκενpepoiēkenhe makethποιέω (poieō)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he maketh”, a completed action with a present resultG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.he makethκαὶkaibothκαίadverb — “both”G2532and, even, also, namely.bothτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κωφοὺςkōphousdeafκωφός (kōphos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “deaf”, the object formG2974(lit: blunted) dumb, dull, deaf.This verse uses “deaf”.the deafποιεῖpoieito doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.ἀκούεινakoueinto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active infinitive — “to hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.to hearκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀλάλουςalalousdumbἄλαλος (alalos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “dumb”, the object formG216unable to speak or articulate; speechless.the dumbλαλεῖνlaleinto speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active infinitive — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.to speak
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
and they were being beyond measure astonished, saying, 'Well hath he done all things; both the deaf he doth make to hear, and the dumb to speak.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
Young’s Literal Translation
and they were being beyond measure astonished, saying, 'Well hath he done all things; both the deaf he doth make to hear, and the dumb to speak.'
World English Bible
They were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
Darby Translation
and they were astonished above measure, saying, He does all things well; he makes both the deaf to hear, and the speechless to speak.
Douay-Rheims
And so much the more did they wonder, saying: He hath done all things well; he hath made both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
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Ecclesiastes 3:11Ecclesiastes 3:11 · King James VersionHe hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.Ecclesiastes 3:11 · King James VersionOpen the Source
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
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