King James Version

Matthew 7:9

Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he will ask for” (αἰτήσει) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “if you shall ask” (ἐὰν αἰτήσῃ) before the here.

ἢēOrἤconjunction — “Or”G2228or, than.Orτίςtiswhatτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “what”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἐξexthere ofἐκ (ek)preposition — “there of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.there ofὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youἄνθρωποςanthrōposa humanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a human”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.ὃνhonwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “whom”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whomαἰτήσειaitēseiaskαἰτέω (aiteō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “ask”, an action still aheadG154I ask, request, petition, demand.This verse uses “ask”.askὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸςhuiossonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.αὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἄρτον—artonbreadἄρτος (artos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “bread”, the object formG740bread, a loaf, food.This verse uses “bread”.μὴmēnotμήparticle — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.λίθονlithona stoneλίθος (lithos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a stone”, the object formG3037a stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building.a stoneἐπιδώσειepidōseito giveἐπιδίδωμι (epididōmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, an action still aheadG1929(a) trans: I hand in, give up, (b) intrans: I give way (to the wind).αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐὰνeanifἐάνconditional particle — “if”G1437if.αἰτήσῃaitēsēaskαἰτέω (aiteō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “ask”, an action still aheadG154I ask, request, petition, demand.This verse uses “ask”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Or what man is of you, of whom, if his son may ask a loaf — a stone will he present to him?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone;

Young’s Literal Translation

'Or what man is of you, of whom, if his son may ask a loaf — a stone will he present to him?

World English Bible

Or who is there among you who , if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone ?

Darby Translation

Or what man is there of you who, if his son shall ask of him a loaf of bread, will give him a stone;

Douay-Rheims

Or what man is there among you, of whom if his son shall ask bread, will he reach him a stone?

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