King James Version

Matthew 17:4

Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “I will make” (ποιήσω) before here here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “we shall make” (ποιήσωμεν) before here here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΠέτροςpetrosPeterΠέτροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the subject formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".Peterεἶπενeipento 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).and saidτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰησοῦiēsouunto JesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto Jesus”, the to- or for-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.unto JesusΚύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordκαλόνkalongoodκαλός (kalos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “good”, the subject 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”.goodἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).for usὧδεhōdehereὧδεadverb — “here”G5602here, the things here, what is here, what is going on here, the state of affairs here.hereεἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifθέλειςtheleisthou wiltθέλω (thelō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou wilt”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.thou wiltποιήσωpoiēsōlet us makeποιέω (poieō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “let us make”, an action still aheadG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.let us makeὧδεhōdehereὧδεadverb — “here”G5602here, the things here, what is here, what is going on here, the state of affairs here.hereτρεῖςtreisthreeτρεῖςadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “three”, the object formG5140three.threeσκηνάςskēnastabernaclesσκηνή (skēnē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “tabernacles”, the object formG4633a tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation.tabernaclesσοὶsoifor theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “for thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.for theeμίανmianoneεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “one”, the object formG1520one.oneκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΜωϋσεῖmōuseiMosesΜωϋσῆς (mōusēs)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Moses”, the to- or for-formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.μίανmianoneεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “one”, the object formG1520one.oneκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Ἠλίᾳēliafor EliasἨλίας (ēlias)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “for Elias”, the to- or for-formG2243Elijah, the prophet.for Eliasμίανmianoneεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “one”, the object formG1520one.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenlet us makeποιέω (poieō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “let us make”, an action still aheadG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Peter answering said to Jesus, 'Sir, it is good to us to be here; if thou wilt, we may make here three booths — for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elijah.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Peter answered, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, I will make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Peter answering said to Jesus, 'Sir, it is good to us to be here; if thou wilt, we may make here three booths — for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elijah.'

World English Bible

Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let’s make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

Darby Translation

And Peter answering said to Jesus, Lord, it is good we should be here. If thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles: for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elias.

Douay-Rheims

And Peter answering, said to Jesus: Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

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