King James Version

Romans 11:2

God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “saying” (λέγων;) after Israel here.

οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἀπώσατοapōsatocast awayἀπωθέομαι (apōtheomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “cast away”, a single actionG683I push (thrust) away, repulse, reject, refuse.cast awayὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosto Godθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “to God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.to Godτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λαὸνlaona peopleλαός (laos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a 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.This verse uses “a people”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.προέγνωproegnōto knowπρογινώσκω (proginōskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to know”, a single actionG4267I know beforehand, foreknow.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.οἴδατεoidateto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ἨλίᾳēliaElijahἨλίας (ēlias)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Elijah”, the to- or for-formG2243Elijah, the prophet.τίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.λέγειlegeisayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “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.sayingἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γραφήgraphēa writingγραφήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a writing”, the subject formG1124(a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures.This verse uses “a writing”.ὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.ἐντυγχάνειentunchaneito call onἐντυγχάνω (entunchanō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to call on”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1793(a) I meet, encounter, hence: (b) I call (upon), make a petition, make suit, supplication.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōGodθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.κατὰkataaccording toκατάpreposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸσραήλisraēlIsraelἸσραήλnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Israel”, the of-formG2474(Hebrew), Israel, surname of Jacob, then the Jewish people, the people of God.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

λέγωνlegōnsaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saith”, 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.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

God did not cast away His people whom He knew before; have ye not known — in Elijah — what the Writing saith? how he doth plead with God concerning Israel, saying,

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American Standard Version (1901)

God did not cast off his people which he foreknew. Or know ye not what the scripture saith of Elijah? how he pleadeth with God against Israel:

Young’s Literal Translation

God did not cast away His people whom He knew before; have ye not known — in Elijah — what the Writing saith? how he doth plead with God concerning Israel, saying,

World English Bible

God didn’t reject his people, whom he foreknew. Or don’t you know what the Scripture says about Elijah? How he pleads with God against Israel:

Darby Translation

God has not cast away his people whom he foreknew. Know ye not what the scripture says in [the history of] Elias, how he pleads with God against Israel?

Douay-Rheims

God hath not cast away his people, which he foreknew. Know you not what the scripture saith of Elias; how he calleth on God against Israel?

Quotes

1 Kings 19:10 1 Kings 19:10 · King James VersionAnd he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.1 Kings 19:10 · King James VersionOpen the Source
the scripture saith
And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

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