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Matthew 23:29

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,

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ΟὐαὶouaiWoeοὐαίparticle — “Woe”G3759woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation.Woeὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youγραμματεῖςgrammateisscribesγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “scribes”, the calling formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.scribesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΦαρισαῖοιpharisaioiPhariseesΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “Pharisees”, the calling formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.Phariseesὑποκριταίhupokritaihypocritesὑποκριτής (hupokritēs)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “hypocrites”, the calling formG5273(lit: a stage-player), a hypocrite, dissembler, pretender.hypocritesὅτιhoti! becauseὅτιconjunction — “! because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.! becauseοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeiteye buildοἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye build”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3618I erect a building, build; fig. of the building up of character: I build up, edify, encourage.This verse uses “build”.ye buildτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τάφουςtaphoustombsτάφος (taphos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “tombs”, the object formG5028a burial-place, sepulcher, tomb, grave.the tombsτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προφητῶνprophētōnof the prophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the prophets”, the of-formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.of the prophetsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκοσμεῖτεkosmeitegarnishκοσμέω (kosmeō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “garnish”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2885I put into order; I decorate, deck, adorn.garnishτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μνημεῖαmnēmeiasepulchresμνημεῖον (mnēmeion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “sepulchres”, the object formG3419a tomb, sepulcher, monument.the sepulchresτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δικαίωνdikaiōnof the righteousδίκαιος (dikaios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the righteous”, the of-formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).This verse uses “righteous”.of the righteous

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish the tombs of the righteous,

Young’s Literal Translation

'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous,

World English Bible

“ Woe to you , scribes and Pharisees , hypocrites ! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the tombs of the righteous ,

Darby Translation

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets and adorn the tombs of the just,

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Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; that build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the monuments of the just,

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