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Matthew 13:44

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “again” (Πάλιν) before Like here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Ὁμοίαhomoialikeὅμοιος (homoios)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “like”, the subject formG3664like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank.This verse uses “like”.likeἐστὶνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείαbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the subject formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῶνouranōnheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.θησαυρῷthēsaurōunto treasureθησαυρός (thēsauros)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto treasure”, the to- or for-formG2344a store-house for precious things; hence: a treasure, a store.unto treasureκεκρυμμένῳkekrummenōhidκρύπτω (kruptō)verb, perfect passive participle, dative, singular, masculine — “hid”, a completed action with a present resultG2928I hide, conceal, lay up.hidἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγρῷagrōa fieldἀγρός (agros)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “a field”, the to- or for-formG68a field, especially as bearing a crop; the country, lands, property in land, a country estate.This verse uses “a field”.a fieldὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.the whichεὑρὼνheurōnhath foundεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “hath found”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.hath foundἄνθρωποςanthrōposa humanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a human”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.ἔκρυψενekrupsenhe hidethκρύπτω (kruptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he hideth”, a single actionG2928I hide, conceal, lay up.he hidethκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀπὸapoforἀπόpreposition — “for”G575from, away from.forτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χαρᾶςcharasjoyχαρά (chara)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “joy”, the of-formG5479joy, gladness, a source of joy.This verse uses “joy”.joyαὐτοῦautouthereofαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “thereof”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.thereofὑπάγειhupageigoethὑπάγω (hupagō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “goeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5217I go away, depart, begone, die.goethκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπωλεῖpōleisellethπωλέω (pōleō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “selleth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4453I sell, exchange, barter.sellethπάνταpantaallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allὅσαhosathatὅσος (hosos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “that”, the object formG3745how much, how great, how many, as great as, as much.thatἔχειecheihe hathἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he hath”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.he hathκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀγοράζειagorazeibuyethἀγοράζω (agorazō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “buyeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG59I buy.buyethτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγρὸνagronfieldἀγρός (agros)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “field”, the object formG68a field, especially as bearing a crop; the country, lands, property in land, a country estate.fieldἐκεῖνονekeinonthatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “that”, the object formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ΠάλινpalinAgainπάλινadverb — “Again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field.

World English Bible

“ Again , the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid . In his joy , he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

Darby Translation

The kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hid in the field, which a man having found has hid, and for the joy of it goes and sells all whatever he has, and buys that field.

Douay-Rheims

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field. Which a man having found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

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