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Romans 11:1

I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

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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 sayοὖνounthenοὖνconjunction — “then”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “then”.thenμὴmēnotμήparticle — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἀπώσατοapōsatoHathἀπωθέομαι (apōtheomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “Hath”, a single actionG683I push (thrust) away, repulse, reject, refuse.Hathὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λαὸνlaonpeopleλαός (laos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “people”, the object formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.peopleαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.μὴmē? God forbidμήadverb — “? God forbid”G3361not, lest.? God forbidγένοιτοgenoitoto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle optative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.καὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Ἰσραηλίτηςisraēlitēsan IsraeliteἸσραηλίτηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “an Israelite”, the subject formG2475an Israelite, one of the chosen people of Israel, a Jew.an Israeliteεἰμίeimito beεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofσπέρματοςspermatosseedσπέρμα (sperma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “seed”, the of-formG4690(a) seed, commonly of cereals, (b) offspring, descendents.This verse uses “seed”.the seedἈβραάμabraamof AbrahamἈβραάμnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Abraham”, the of-formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.of Abrahamφυλῆςphulēsof the tribeφυλή (phulē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the tribe”, the of-formG5443a tribe or race of people.of the tribeΒενιαμίνbeniaminof BenjaminΒενιαμίνnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Benjamin”, the of-formG958Benjamin, youngest son of Jacob, founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.of Benjamin

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

I say, then, Did God cast away His people? let it not be! for I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin:

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American Standard Version (1901)

I say then, Did God cast off his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

Young’s Literal Translation

I say, then, Did God cast away His people? let it not be! for I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin:

World English Bible

I ask then, did God reject his people? May it never be! For I also am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

Darby Translation

I say then, Has God cast away his people? Far be the thought. For I also am an Israelite, of [the] seed of Abraham, of [the] tribe of Benjamin.

Douay-Rheims

I say then: Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

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