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Matthew 22:24

Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

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λέγοντεςlegontesSayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “Saying”, 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.SayingΔιδάσκαλεdidaskaleMasterδιδάσκαλος (didaskalos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Master”, the calling formG1320a teacher, master.MasterΜωϋσῆςmōusēsMosesΜωϋσῆςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Moses”, the subject formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.Mosesεἶπενeipento 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).saidἘάνeanIfἐάνconjunction — “If”G1437if.Ifτιςtisa manτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.a manἀποθάνῃapothanēdieἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “die”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.dieμὴmēnoμήadverb — “no”G3361not, lest.noἔχωνechōnto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.τέκναteknachildrenτέκνον (teknon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “children”, the object formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.childrenἐπιγαμβρεύσειepigambreuseishall marryἐπιγαμβρεύω (epigambreuō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall marry”, an action still aheadG1918I take to wife after, marry a deceased brother's wife.shall marryὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφὸςadelphosbrotherἀδελφόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the subject formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brotherαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γυναῖκαgunaikawomanγυνή (gunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “woman”, the object formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀναστήσειanastēseito ariseἀνίστημι (anistēmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to arise”, an action still aheadG450I raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear.σπέρμαspermaseedσπέρμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “seed”, the object formG4690(a) seed, commonly of cereals, (b) offspring, descendents.This verse uses “seed”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφῷadelphōbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the to- or for-formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Teacher, Moses said, If any one may die not having children, his brother shall marry his wife, and shall raise up seed to his brother.

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American Standard Version (1901)

saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Teacher, Moses said, If any one may die not having children, his brother shall marry his wife, and shall raise up seed to his brother.

World English Bible

saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.’

Darby Translation

saying, Teacher, Moses said, If any one die, not having children, his brother shall marry his wife and shall raise up seed to his brother.

Douay-Rheims

Saying: Master, Moses said: If a man die having no son, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up issue to his brother.

Quotes

Deuteronomy 25:5 Deuteronomy 25:5 · King James VersionIf brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband’s brother unto her.Deuteronomy 25:5 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Moses said
If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband’s brother unto her.

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