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Matthew 14:4

For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

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ἔλεγενelegensaidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saidγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.αὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.Οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἔξεστίνexestinlawfulἔξεστι(ν)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “lawful”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1832it is permitted, lawful, possible.This verse uses “lawful”.lawfulσοιsoifor theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “for thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.for theeἔχεινecheinto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active infinitive — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.to haveαὐτήνautēnherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “her”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.her

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for John was saying to him, 'It is not lawful to thee to have her,'

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American Standard Version (1901)

For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

Young’s Literal Translation

for John was saying to him, 'It is not lawful to thee to have her,'

World English Bible

For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

Darby Translation

For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

Douay-Rheims

For John said to him: It is not lawful for thee to have her.

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