λέγειlegeiHe saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “He saith”, an ongoing or repeated 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.He saithαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ΜωϋσῆςmōusēsMosesΜωϋσῆςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Moses”, the subject formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.Mosesπρὸςprosbecause ofπρόςpreposition — “because of”G4314to, towards, with.because ofτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σκληροκαρδίανsklērokardianhardnessσκληροκαρδία (sklērokardia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “hardness”, the object formG4641hardness of heart, perverseness, obstinacy.the hardnessὑμῶνhumōnof yourσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “of your”, the of-formG4771you.of yourἐπέτρεψενepetrepsensufferedἐπιτρέπω (epitrepō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “suffered”, a single actionG2010I turn to, commit, entrust; I allow, yield, permit.sufferedὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youἀπολῦσαιapolusaito put awayἀπολύω (apoluō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to put away”, a single actionG630I release, let go, send away, divorce, am rid; mid: I depart.to put awayτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γυναῖκαςgunaikaswivesγυνή (gunē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “wives”, the object formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.wivesὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἀπ’apfromἀπό (apo)preposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromἀρχῆςarchēsbeginningἀρχή (archē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “beginning”, the of-formG746(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.This verse uses “beginning”.the beginningδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.οὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notγέγονενgegonento beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a completed action with a present resultG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.οὕτωςhoutōssoοὕτω(ς)adverb — “so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.so
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
He saith to them — 'Moses for your stiffness of heart did suffer you to put away your wives, but from the beginning it hath not been so.
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American Standard Version (1901)
He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so.
Young’s Literal Translation
He saith to them — 'Moses for your stiffness of heart did suffer you to put away your wives, but from the beginning it hath not been so.
World English Bible
He said to them, “ Moses , because of the hardness of your hearts , allowed you to divorce your wives , but from the beginning it has not been so .
Darby Translation
He says to them, Moses, in view of your hardheartedness, allowed you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not thus.
Douay-Rheims
He saith to them: Because Moses by reason of the hardness of your heart permitted you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
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