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Matthew 8:11

And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

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λέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, 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.This verse uses “say”.I sayδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youὅτιhotiThatὅτιconjunction — “That”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.Thatπολλοὶpolloimanyπολύς (polus)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “many”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “many”.manyἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromἀνατολῶνanatolōneastἀνατολή (anatolē)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “east”, the of-formG395(a) rising of the sun, hence (b) (sing. and plur.) the quarter whence the sun rises, the East.the eastκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδυσμῶνdusmōnwestδυσμή (dusmē)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “west”, the of-formG1424a setting (of the sun), hence: the West.westἥξουσινhēxousinto comeἥκω (hēkō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to come”, an action still aheadG2240I have come, am present, have arrived.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀνακλιθήσονταιanaklithēsontaishall sit downἀνακλίνω (anaklinō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall sit down”, an action still aheadG347I lay upon, lean against, lay down, make to recline; pass: I lie back, recline.shall sit downμετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withἈβραὰμabraamAbrahamἈβραάμnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Abraham”, the of-formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.Abrahamκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἸσαὰκisaakIsaacἸσαάκnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Isaac”, the of-formG2464(Hebrew), Isaac, the patriarch.Isaacκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἸακὼβiakōbJacobἸακώβnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jacob”, the of-formG2384(Hebrew), Jacob, (a) the patriarch, son of Isaac, (b) father of Joseph, the husband of Mary.Jacobἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείᾳbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the to- or for-formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.the kingdomτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῶνouranōnof heavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.of heaven

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I say to you, that many from east and west shall come and recline (at meat) with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the reign of the heavens,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:

Young’s Literal Translation

and I say to you, that many from east and west shall come and recline (at meat) with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the reign of the heavens,

World English Bible

I tell you that many will come from the east and the west , and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac , and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven ,

Darby Translation

But I say unto you, that many shall come from [the] rising and setting [sun], and shall lie down at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of the heavens;

Douay-Rheims

And I say to you that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven:

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