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Matthew 12:11

And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single 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.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).he 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 themΤίςtisWhatτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “What”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.Whatἔσταιestaishall there beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall there be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.shall there beἐξexamongἐκ (ek)preposition — “among”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.amongὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youἄνθρωποςanthrōposa humanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a human”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.ὃςhosthatὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “that”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatἕξειhexeishall haveἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall have”, an action still aheadG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.shall haveπρόβατονprobatonsheepπρόβατονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “sheep”, the object formG4263a sheep.sheepἕνhenoneεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “one”, the object formG1520one.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifἐμπέσῃempesēfallἐμπίπτω (empiptō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “fall”, a single actionG1706I fall in, am cast in, am involved in.fallτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σάββασινsabbasinon the sabbath dayσάββατον (sabbaton)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “on the sabbath day”, the to- or for-formG4521the Sabbath, a week.This verse uses “the Sabbath”.on the sabbath dayεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.βόθυνονbothunonpitβόθυνος (bothunos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “pit”, the object formG999a pit, ditch.οὐχὶouchinotοὐχίparticle — “not”G3780by no means, not at all.notκρατήσειkratēseilay holdκρατέω (krateō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “lay hold”, an action still aheadG2902I am strong, mighty, hence: I rule, am master, prevail; I obtain, take hold of; I hold, hold fast.lay holdαὐτὸautoon itαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “on it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.on itκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐγερεῖegereilift it outἐγείρω (egeirō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “lift it out”, an action still aheadG1453(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up.lift it out

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he said to them, 'What man shall be of you, who shall have one sheep, and if this may fall on the sabbaths into a ditch, will not lay hold on it and raise [it]?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, What man shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

Young’s Literal Translation

And he said to them, 'What man shall be of you, who shall have one sheep, and if this may fall on the sabbaths into a ditch, will not lay hold on it and raise [it]?

World English Bible

He said to them, “ What man is there among you who has one sheep , and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day , won’ t he grab on to it and lift it out ?

Darby Translation

But he said to them, What man shall there be of you who has one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it and raise [it] up?

Douay-Rheims

But he said to them: What man shall there be among you, that hath one sheep: and if the same fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not take hold on it and lift it up?

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