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Matthew 9:24

He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “He was saying” (ἔλεγεν) before do go here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “He says to them” (λέγει αὐτοῖς·) before do go here.

ἔλεγενelegenHe saidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “He said”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.He saidἈναχωρεῖτεanachōreiteGive placeἀναχωρέω (anachōreō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Give place”, an ongoing or repeated actionG402I return, retire, withdraw, depart (underlying idea perhaps of taking refuge from danger or of going into retirement).Give placeοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἀπέθανενapethanendeadἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “dead”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.deadτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κοράσιονkorasiongirlκοράσιονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “girl”, the subject formG2877a little girl, a young girl; a girl, maiden.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butκαθεύδειkatheudeisleepethκαθεύδω (katheudō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “sleepeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2518I sleep, am sleeping.sleepethκαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andκατεγέλωνkategelōnthey laughedκαταγελάω (katagelaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they laughed”, an ongoing action in the pastG2606I laugh at, ridicule.they laughedαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

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λέγειlegeiHe saidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “He said”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.αὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

he saith to them, 'Withdraw, for the damsel did not die, but doth sleep,' and they were deriding him;

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American Standard Version (1901)

he said, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

Young’s Literal Translation

he saith to them, 'Withdraw, for the damsel did not die, but doth sleep,' and they were deriding him;

World English Bible

he said to them, “ Make room, because the girl isn’ t dead, but sleeping .” They were ridiculing him.

Darby Translation

he said, Withdraw, for the damsel is not dead, but sleeps. And they derided him.

Douay-Rheims

He said: Give place, for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

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