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Matthew 27:51

And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καταπέτασμαkatapetasmaveilκαταπέτασμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “veil”, the subject formG2665(lit: that which is spread out downwards, that which hangs down), a curtain, veil, of that which separated the Holy of Holies from the outer parts of the temple at Jerusalem, also of an outer curtain at the entrance to the Holy Place in the same temple.the veilτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ναοῦnaouof the templeναός (naos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the temple”, the of-formG3485a temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides.of the templeἐσχίσθηeschisthēwas rentσχίζω (schizō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was rent”, a single actionG4977I rend, divide asunder, cleave.was rentἀπ’apfromἀπό (apo)preposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromἄνωθενanōthentopἄνωθενadverb — “top”G509(a) from above, from heaven, (b) from the beginning, from their origin (source), from of old, (c) again, anew.the topἕωςheōstoἕωςpreposition — “to”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.toκάτωkatōbottomκάτωadverb — “bottom”G2736(a) down, below, also: downwards, (b) lower, under, less, of a length of time.the bottomεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.δύοduotwoδύοadjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “two”, the object formG1417two.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γῆgēearthγῆnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “earth”, the subject formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.the earthἐσείσθηeseisthēdid quakeσείω (seiō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “did quake”, a single actionG4579I shake; fig: I agitate, stir up.did quakeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andαἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πέτραιpetrairocksπέτρα (petra)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “rocks”, the subject formG4073a rock, ledge, cliff, cave, stony ground.the rocksἐσχίσθησανeschisthēsanrentσχίζω (schizō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “rent”, a single actionG4977I rend, divide asunder, cleave.rent

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and lo, the vail of the sanctuary was rent in two from top unto bottom, and the earth did quake, and the rocks were rent,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake; and the rocks were rent;

Young’s Literal Translation

and lo, the vail of the sanctuary was rent in two from top unto bottom, and the earth did quake, and the rocks were rent,

World English Bible

Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.

Darby Translation

And lo, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were rent,

Douay-Rheims

And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks were rent.

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