King James Version

Matthew 27:9

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;

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τότεtoteThenτότεadverb — “Then”G5119then, at that time.Thenἐπληρώθηeplērōthēwas fulfilledπληρόω (plēroō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was fulfilled”, a single actionG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.was fulfilledτὸtothat whichὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “that which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.that whichῥηθὲνrhēthento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “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 G2046 (ἐρέω, utter).διὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byἸερεμίουieremiouJeremyἸερεμίας (ieremias)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jeremy”, the of-formG2408Jeremiah, Hebrew prophet.Jeremyτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προφήτουprophētouprophetπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “prophet”, the of-formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.the prophetλέγοντοςlegontossayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, 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.sayingΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἔλαβονelabonthey tookλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they took”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.they tookτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τριάκονταtriakontathirtyτριάκονταadjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “thirty”, the object formG5144thirty.the thirtyἀργύριαarguriapieces of silverἀργύριον (argurion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “pieces of silver”, the object formG694silver, a piece of silver, a shekel, money in general.This verse uses “silver”.pieces of silverτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τιμὴνtimēnpriceτιμή (timē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “price”, the object formG5092a price, honor.the priceτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τετιμημένουtetimēmenouof him that was valuedτιμάω (timaō)verb, perfect passive participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “of him that was valued”, a completed action with a present resultG5091(a) I value at a price, estimate, (b) I honor, reverence.of him that was valuedὃνhonwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “whom”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whomἐτιμήσαντοetimēsantodid valueτιμάω (timaō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “did value”, a single actionG5091(a) I value at a price, estimate, (b) I honor, reverence.did valueἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.υἱῶνhuiōnsonυἱός (huios)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “son”, the of-formG5207a son, descendent.ἸσραήλisraēlIsraelἸσραήλnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Israel”, the of-formG2474(Hebrew), Israel, surname of Jacob, then the Jewish people, the people of God.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Then was fulfilled that spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 'And I took the thirty silverlings, the price of him who hath been priced, whom they of the sons of Israel did price,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom certain of the children of Israel did price;

Young’s Literal Translation

Then was fulfilled that spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 'And I took the thirty silverlings, the price of him who hath been priced, whom they of the sons of Israel did price,

World English Bible

Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him upon whom a price had been set, whom some of the children of Israel priced,

Darby Translation

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremias the prophet, saying, And I took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was set a price on, whom [they who were] of the sons of Israel had set a price on,

Douay-Rheims

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet, saying: And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was prized, whom they prized of the children of Israel.

Quotes

Zechariah 11:12 Zechariah 11:12 · King James VersionAnd I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.Zechariah 11:12 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Then was fulfilled
And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

Fulfills

Zechariah 11:13 Zechariah 11:13 · King James VersionAnd the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.Zechariah 11:13 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Then was fulfilled · thirty pieces of silver, potter's field · NT explicit
And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.

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