King James Version

Matthew 14:16

But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ButἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusεἶπενeipento 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).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 themΟὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notχρείανchreianneedχρεία (chreia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “need”, the object formG5532need, necessity, business.This verse uses “need”.ἔχουσινechousinto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἀπελθεῖνapeltheinto departἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to depart”, a single actionG565I come or go away from, depart, return, arrive, go after, follow.This verse uses “depart”.departδότεdotegiveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.giveαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themὑμεῖςhumeisyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “you”, the subject formG4771you.φαγεῖνphageinto eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to eat”, a single actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).to eat

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus said to them, 'They have no need to go away — give ye them to eat.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to eat.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus said to them, 'They have no need to go away — give ye them to eat.'

World English Bible

But Jesus said to them, “ They don’ t need to go away. You give them something to eat .”

Darby Translation

But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give ye them to eat.

Douay-Rheims

But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give you them to eat.

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