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Matthew 11:29

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

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ἄρατεarateTakeαἴρω (airō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Take”, a single actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.Takeτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ζυγόνzugonyokeζυγός (zugos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “yoke”, the object formG2218a yoke; hence met: (a Jewish idea) of a heavy burden, comparable to the heavy yokes resting on the bullocks' necks; a balance, pair of scales.yokeμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐφ’ephuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμάθετεmathetelearnμανθάνω (manthanō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “learn”, a single actionG3129I learn; with adj. or nouns: I learn to be so and so; with acc. of person who is the object of knowledge; aor. sometimes: to ascertain.This verse uses “learn”.learnἀπ’apofἀπό (apo)preposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofἐμοῦemoumeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “me”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forπραΰςprausgentleπραΰςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “gentle”, the subject formG4239Strong’s files this form under G4235 (πρᾷος).meekεἰμιeimito beεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andταπεινὸςtapeinoslowlyταπεινόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “lowly”, the subject formG5011humble, lowly, in position or spirit (in a good sense).This verse uses “lowly”.lowlyτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίᾳkardiain heartκαρδίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “in heart”, the to- or for-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.in heartκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεὑρήσετεheurēseteye shall findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye shall find”, an action still aheadG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.ye shall findἀνάπαυσινanapausinrestἀνάπαυσις (anapausis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “rest”, the object formG372rest, cessation from labor, refreshment.This verse uses “rest”.restταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ψυχαῖςpsuchaissoulsψυχή (psuchē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “souls”, the to- or for-formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.soulsὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

take up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

Young’s Literal Translation

take up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls,

World English Bible

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me , for I am gentle and humble in heart ; and you will find rest for your souls .

Darby Translation

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls;

Douay-Rheims

Take up my yoke upon you, and learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart: and you shall find rest to your souls.

Alludes to

Jeremiah 6:16 Jeremiah 6:16 · King James VersionThus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.Jeremiah 6:16 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.