Matthew 13:29

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{ "verseID": "Matthew.13.29", "source": "Ὁ δέ ἔφη, Οὔ· μήποτε συλλέγοντες τὰ ζιζάνια, ἐκριζώσητε ἅμα αὐτοῖς τὸν σῖτον.", "text": "He *de ephē*, No; lest *syllegontes ta zizania*, *ekrizōsēte hama autois ton siton*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*ephē*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was saying/said", "*syllegontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - gathering/collecting", "*ta zizania*": "accusative, neuter, plural - the tares/weeds", "*ekrizōsēte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might uproot", "*hama*": "adverb/preposition - at once/together with", "*autois*": "dative, neuter, plural - with them", "*ton siton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the wheat" }, "variants": { "*syllegontes*": "gathering/collecting/picking", "*ekrizōsēte*": "uproot/pull out by the roots/extract", "*hama*": "together with/at the same time as/along with", "*siton*": "wheat/grain" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δέ ἔφη, Οὔ· μήποτε συλλέγοντες τὰ ζιζάνια, ἐκριζώσητε ἅμα αὐτοῖς τὸν σῖτον.

Transliteration

He de ephē, No; lest syllegontes ta zizania, ekrizōsēte hama autois ton siton.

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
• *ephē*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was saying/said
• *syllegontes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - gathering/collecting
• *ta zizania*: accusative, neuter, plural - the tares/weeds
• *ekrizōsēte*: aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might uproot
• *hama*: adverb/preposition - at once/together with
• *autois*: dative, neuter, plural - with them
• *ton siton*: accusative, masculine, singular - the wheat

Word Meanings

• *syllegontes*: gathering/collecting/picking
• *ekrizōsēte*: uproot/pull out by the roots/extract
• *hama*: together with/at the same time as/along with
• *siton*: wheat/grain

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  ‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling up the weeds, you might uproot the wheat with them.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  No, he answered, because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But he sayde nay lest whill ye go aboute to wede out ye tares ye plucke vppe also wt them ye wheate by ye rottes:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He sayde: No, lest whyle ye wede out ye tares, ye plucke vp the wheate also wt the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But he saide, Nay, lest while yee goe about to gather the tares, yee plucke vp also with them the wheat.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But he sayde, nay: lest whyle ye gather vp the tares, ye rote vp also the wheate with them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "But he said, 'No, lest perhaps while you gather up the darnel, you root up the wheat with them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And he said, No, lest -- gathering up the darnel -- ye root up with it the wheat,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But he says, No, for fear that by chance while you take up the evil plants, you may be rooting up the grain with them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "But he said, 'No, lest perhaps while you gather up the darnel weeds, you root up the wheat with them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But he said,‘No, since in gathering the darnel you may uproot the wheat along with it.