King James Version

Romans 9:15

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

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τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.Μωϋσεῖmōuseito MosesΜωϋσῆς (mōusēs)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to Moses”, the to- or for-formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.to Mosesγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.λέγειlegeito speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, 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 “speak”.ἘλεήσωeleēsōI will have mercy onἐλεάω (eleaō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “I will have mercy on”, an action still aheadG1653I pity, have mercy on.This verse uses “have mercy on”.I will have mercy onὃνhonwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “whom”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whomἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.ἐλεῶeleōI will have mercyἐλεάω (eleaō)verb, present active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “I will have mercy”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1653I pity, have mercy on.I will have mercyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἰκτιρήσωoiktirēsōI will have compassionοἰκτίρω (oiktirō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “I will have compassion”, an action still aheadG3627I pity, have compassion on.I will have compassionὃνhonon whomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “on whom”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.on whomἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.οἰκτίρωoiktirōI will have compassionοἰκτίρωverb, present active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “I will have compassion”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3627I pity, have compassion on.I will have compassion

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for to Moses He saith, 'I will do kindness to whom I do kindness, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.

Young’s Literal Translation

for to Moses He saith, 'I will do kindness to whom I do kindness, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion;'

World English Bible

For he said to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

Darby Translation

For he says to Moses, I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy, and I will feel compassion for whom I will feel compassion.

Douay-Rheims

For he saith to Moses: I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy; and I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy.

Quotes

Exodus 33:19 Exodus 33:19 · King James VersionAnd he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.Exodus 33:19 · King James VersionOpen the Source
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And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.