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Matthew 13:4

And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “having come” (ἐλθόντα) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “it came” (ἦλθεν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before devoured here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐνenwhenἐνpreposition — “when”G1722in, on, among.whenτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σπείρεινspeireinto sowedσπείρω (speirō)verb, present active infinitive — “to sowed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4687I sow, spread, scatter.sowedαὐτὸνautonthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἃhawhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.μὲνmenon one handμένconjunction — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.ἔπεσενepesento collapseπίπτω (piptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to collapse”, a single actionG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.παρὰparafrom withπαράpreposition — “from with”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.This verse uses “from”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὁδόνhodonroadὁδός (hodos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “road”, the object formG3598a way, road, journey, path.This verse uses “road”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐλθόνταelthontato comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, neuter — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πετεινὰpeteinabirdπετεινόν (peteinon)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “bird”, the subject formG4071a bird, fowl.κατέφαγενkatephagenupκατεσθίω (katesthiō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “up”, a single actionG2719I eat up, eat till it is finished, devour, squander, annoy, injure.upαὐτάautaheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

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ἦλθενēlthencameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, second aorist active participle, nominative, plural, neuter — “came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:

Young’s Literal Translation

and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,

World English Bible

As he sowed , some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them .

Darby Translation

and as he sowed, some [grains] fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;

Douay-Rheims

And whilst he soweth some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate them up.

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