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Matthew 23:37

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of her” (αὐτῆς) before under here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of herself” (ἑαυτῆς) before under here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἸερουσαλὴμierousalēmO JerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, vocative, singular, feminine — “O Jerusalem”, the calling formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.O JerusalemἸερουσαλήμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, vocative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the calling formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.Jerusalemἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀποκτείνουσαapokteinousathou that killestἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “thou that killest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.thou that killestτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.προφήταςprophētasprophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “prophets”, the object formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.the prophetsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andλιθοβολοῦσαlithobolousastonestλιθοβολέω (lithoboleō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “stonest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3036I stone, cast stones (at), kill by stoning.stonestτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπεσταλμένουςapestalmenousthem which are sentἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “them which are sent”, a completed action with a present resultG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.them which are sentπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτήν—autēntheeαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “thee”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.theeποσάκιςposakishow oftenποσάκιςadverb — “how often”G4212how often, how many times.how oftenἠθέλησαēthelēsawould Iθέλω (thelō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “would I”, a single actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.would Iἐπισυναγαγεῖνepisunagageinto have gatheredἐπισυνάγω (episunagō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to have gathered”, a single actionG1996I collect, gather together, assemble.have gatheredτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τέκναteknachildrenτέκνον (teknon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “children”, the object formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.childrenσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.τρόπονtroponeven asτρόπος (tropos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “even as”, the object formG5158(a) way, manner, (b) manner of life, character.even asὄρνιςornisa henὄρνιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a hen”, the subject formG3733a bird, fowl, hen.This verse uses “hen”.a henἐπισυνάγειepisunageigatherethἐπισυνάγω (episunagō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “gathereth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1996I collect, gather together, assemble.gatherethτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.νοσσίαnossiachickensνοσσίον (nossion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “chickens”, the object formG3556a nestling, the young of birds.chickensαὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὑπὸhupounderὑπόpreposition — “under”G5259by, under, about.This verse uses “under”.underτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πτέρυγαςpterugasher wingsπτέρυξ (pterux)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “her wings”, the object formG4420a wing, pinion.her wingsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἠθελήσατεēthelēsateto willθέλω (thelō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to will”, a single actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἑαυτῆςheautēsherἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “her”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will.

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American Standard Version (1901)

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

“ Jerusalem , Jerusalem , who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her ! How often I would have gathered your children together , even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings , and you would not !

Darby Translation

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [the city] that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

Douay-Rheims

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered together thy children, as the hen doth gather her chickens under her wings, and thou wouldest not?

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