Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHe fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? Young's Literal Translation and having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?’ King James Bible And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? Greek He fellπεσὼν (pesōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4098: A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall. to ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. ground γῆν (gēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. [and] heard ἤκουσεν (ēkousen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. a voice φωνὴν (phōnēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 5456: Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language. say λέγουσαν (legousan) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. to him, αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “Saul, Σαοὺλ (Saoul) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Strong's 4549: Of Hebrew origin; Saul, the Jewish name of Paul. Saul, Σαούλ (Saoul) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Strong's 4549: Of Hebrew origin; Saul, the Jewish name of Paul. why τί (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. do you persecute διώκεις (diōkeis) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 1377: To pursue, hence: I persecute. A prolonged form of a primary verb dio; to pursue; by implication, to persecute. Me?” με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. |
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