King James Version

Romans 11:3

Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before they are here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΚύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.προφήταςprophētasprophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “prophets”, the object formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.prophetsσουsouthineσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thine”, the of-formG4771you.thineἀπέκτεινανapekteinanto killἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to kill”, a single actionG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.This verse uses “kill”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θυσιαστήριάthusiastēriaaltarsθυσιαστήριον (thusiastērion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “altars”, the object formG2379an altar (for sacrifice).altarsσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.κατέσκαψανkateskapsanto ruinκατασκάπτω (kataskaptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to ruin”, a single actionG2679I dig down under, demolish, undermine.κἀγὼkagōand Iκἀγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “and I”, the subject formG2504Strong’s files this form under G2532 (καί).and Iὑπελείφθηνhupeleiphthēnam leftὑπολείπω (hupoleipō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 1st person singular — “am left”, a single actionG5275I leave behind; pass: I am left surviving.am leftμόνοςmonosaloneμόνοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “alone”, the subject formG3441only, solitary, desolate.aloneκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andζητοῦσινzētousinthey seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they seek”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.they seekτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ψυχήνpsuchēnlifeψυχή (psuchē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.This verse uses “life”.lifeμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Lord, Thy prophets they did kill, and Thy altars they dug down, and I was left alone, and they seek my life;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Lord, they have killed thy prophets, they have digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Lord, Thy prophets they did kill, and Thy altars they dug down, and I was left alone, and they seek my life;'

World English Bible

“Lord, they have killed your prophets. They have broken down your altars. I am left alone, and they seek my life.”

Darby Translation

Lord, they have killed thy prophets, they have dug down thine altars; and I have been left alone, and they seek my life.

Douay-Rheims

Lord, they have slain thy prophets, they have dug down thy altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

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.
1 Kings 19:14 1 Kings 19:14 · King James VersionAnd he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because 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 19:14 · King James VersionOpen the Source
the scripture saith
And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because 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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