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Matthew 13:27

So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὰ) before weeds here.

προσελθόντεςproselthontescameπροσέρχομαι (proserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “came”, a single actionG4334I come up to, come to, come near (to), approach, consent (to).cameδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δοῦλοιdouloislaveδοῦλος (doulos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “slave”, the subject formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκοδεσπότουoikodespotouhouseholderοἰκοδεσπότης (oikodespotēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “householder”, the of-formG3617a head of a household.εἶπονeiponto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “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).and saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΚύριεkurieSirκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Sir”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “sir”.Sirοὐχὶouchinotοὐχίparticle — “not”G3780by no means, not at all.notκαλὸνkalongoodκαλός (kalos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “good”, the object formG2570beautiful, as an outward sign of the inward good, noble, honorable character; good, worthy, honorable, noble, and seen to be so.This verse uses “good”.goodσπέρμαspermaseedσπέρμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “seed”, the object formG4690(a) seed, commonly of cereals, (b) offspring, descendents.This verse uses “seed”.seedἔσπειραςespeirasto sowσπείρω (speirō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to sow”, a single actionG4687I sow, spread, scatter.This verse uses “sow”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σῷsōyourσός (sós)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “your”, the to- or for-formG4674Strong’s files this form under G4771 (σύ).thyἀγρῷagrōfieldἀγρός (agros)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “field”, the to- or for-formG68a field, especially as bearing a crop; the country, lands, property in land, a country estate.fieldπόθενpothen? from whenceπόθενadverb — “? from whence”G4159whence, from what place.? from whenceοὖνounthenοὖνconjunction — “then”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “then”.thenἔχειecheihath itἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath it”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.hath itζιζάνιαzizaniataresζιζάνιον (zizanion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “tares”, the object formG2215spurious wheat, darnel; a plant that grows in Palestine which resembles wheat in many ways but is worthless.tares

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares?

Young’s Literal Translation

'And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?

World English Bible

The servants of the householder came and said to him , ‘ Sir , didn’ t you sow good seed in your field? Where did these darnel weeds come from ?’

Darby Translation

And the bondmen of the householder came up and said to him, Sir, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whence then has it darnel?

Douay-Rheims

And the servants of the goodman of the house coming said to him: Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it cockle?

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