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I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me: (KJV)
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ἐγὼegōI myself
Lemma: ἐγώ (egō) · Strong's: G1473
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Nominative · Singular (P-1NS)
Meaning: I/we — ἐγώ, genitive, etc., ἐμοῦ, ἐμοί, ἐμέ (enclitic μου, μοι, με), pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς, ; of person(s) pron. ; I. ; (a) The nom. is usually emphatic, when expressed as subjc, as in Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:8, Luk.3:16, al. But…
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Used 862 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1473; TFLSJ G1473; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 1
ἤμηνēmēnwas
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Middle · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-IMI-1S)
Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
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Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 2
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 3
πόλειpolei[the] city
Lemma: πόλις (polis) · Strong's: G4172
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)
Meaning: city — πόλις, -εως, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for עִיר ; ] ; a city: Mat.2:23, Mrk.1:45, Luk.4:29, Jhn.4:8, al. mult.; opposite to κῶμαι (κ. καὶ ἀγροί), Mat.9:35 10:11, Mrk.6:56, Luk.8:1 13:22; with nom. propr.…
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Used 165 times. Also: Matthew 2:23, Matthew 4:5, Matthew 5:14, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 8:33, Matthew 8:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4172; TFLSJ G4172; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 4
ἸόππῃIoppēof Joppa
Lemma: Ἰόππη (Ioppē) · Strong's: G2445
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine · Location (N-DSF-L)
Meaning: Joppa — Ἰόππη (FlJ, id., and also Ἰόπη), -ης, ἡ, (Heb. יָפוֹ), ; Joppa: Act.9:1-43 10:1-48 11:1-30.†; (AS)
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Used 10 times. Also: Acts 9:36, Acts 9:38, Acts 9:42, Acts 9:43, Acts 10:5, Acts 10:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2445; TFLSJ G2445; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 5
προσευχόμενοςproseuchomenospraying
Lemma: προσεύχομαι (proseuchomai) · Strong's: G4336
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PNP-NSM)
Meaning: to pray — προσ-εύχομαι ; [in LXX chiefly for פָּלַל hith. ; ] ; to pray (always of prayer to God, or in cl., to gods): absol., Mat.6:5-7, 9 14:23 19:13 26:36, 39 26:41, 44, Mrk.1:35 6:46 11:24-25 13:33 (WH, E, txt., om.)…
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Used 87 times. Also: Matthew 5:44, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:6, Matthew 6:7, Matthew 6:9, Matthew 14:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4336; TFLSJ G4336; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 6
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 7
εἶδονeidonI saw
Lemma: εἴδω (eidō) · Strong's: G1492H
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-2AAI-1S)
Meaning: to perceive: see — οἶδα, (from same root as εἶδον, which see), ; [in LXX chiefly for ידע ; ] pf. with present meaning (plpf. as impf.; on irregular tense-forms, see App.), ; to have seen or perceived, hence, to know, have knowledge of:…
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Used 346 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:10, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1492H; TFLSJ G1492H; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 8
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 9
ἐκστάσειekstaseia trance
Lemma: ἔκστασις (ekstasis) · Strong's: G1611
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)
Meaning: amazement — ἔκ-στασις, -εως, ἡ; (ἐξίστημι) [in LXX: Gen.27:33, 1Ki.14:15, Eze.26:16, al. (חֲרָדָה); 2Ch.14:14 17:10 20:29 (פַּחַד), al. ; ] ; 1. a displacement (Arist.). ; 2. An abnormal condition of the mind, in which the subject…
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Used 7 times. Also: Mark 5:42, Mark 16:8, Luke 5:26, Acts 3:10, Acts 10:10, Acts 22:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1611; TFLSJ G1611; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 10
ὅραμαhoramaa vision
Lemma: ὅραμα (horama) · Strong's: G3705
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: vision — ὅραμα, -τος, τό; (ὁράω), [in LXX for חָזוֹן, מַרְאֶה, etc. ; ] ; that which is seen; (a) a sight, spectacle: Mat.17:9, Act.7:31; (b) an appearance, vision: Act.9:10, 12 (Rec.) Act.10:3, 17 10:19 11:5 12:9 16:9-10 18:9…
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Used 12 times. Also: Matthew 17:9, Acts 7:31, Acts 9:10, Acts 9:12, Acts 10:3, Acts 10:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3705; TFLSJ G3705; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 11
καταβαῖνονkatabainondescending
Lemma: καταβαίνω (katabainō) · Strong's: G2597
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (V-PAP-ASN)
Meaning: to come/go down — κατα-βαίνω ; [in LXX chiefly for יָרַד ; ] ; to go or come down, descend. ; 1. Of persons: Mat.3:16 24:17, Luk.2:51 6:17 10:31 17:31 19:5-6, Jhn.4:47, 49 4:51 5:7, Act.7:34 8:15 10:20 20:10 23:10 24:1, 22 Eph.4:10.…
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Used 81 times. Also: Matthew 3:16, Matthew 7:25, Matthew 7:27, Matthew 8:1, Matthew 11:23, Matthew 14:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2597; TFLSJ G2597; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 12
σκεῦόςskeuosa vessel
Lemma: σκεῦος (skeuos) · Strong's: G4632
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: vessel — σκεῦος, -ους, τό ; [in LXX chiefly for כְּלִי ; ] ; a vessel, implement (for exx. in various senses, see MM, xxii): Mrk.11:16, Luk.8:16, Jhn.19:29, Act.10:11, 16 11:5, Rom.9:21, Rev.18:12; pl., 2Ti.2:20, Rev.2:27; τὰ σ.…
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Used 23 times. Also: Matthew 12:29, Mark 3:27, Mark 11:16, Luke 8:16, Luke 17:31, John 19:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4632; TFLSJ G4632; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 13
τιticertain
Lemma: τις (tis) · Strong's: G5100
Parsing: Indefinite pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (X-ASN)
Meaning: one — τις, neut., τι, genitive, τινός, ; enclitic indefinite pron., related to interrog. τίς as πού, πως, ποτέ to ποῦ, πῶς, πότε. ; I. As subst., ; 1. one, a certain one: Luk.9:49, Jhn.11:1, Act.5:25, al.; pl., τίνες,…
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Used 542 times. Also: Matthew 5:23, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 11:27, Matthew 12:19, Matthew 12:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5100; TFLSJ G5100; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 14
ὡςhōslike
Lemma: ὡς (hōs) · Strong's: G5613
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: as/when — ὡς, adverbial form of the relative pron. ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. ; I. As relat. adv. of manner, as, like as, just as, even as; 1. with a demonstrative, like οὕτως, expressed or understood: οὕτως . . . ὡς, Mrk.4:26, 1Co.3:15,…
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Used 515 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 5:48, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5613; TFLSJ G5613; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 15
ὀθόνηνothonēna sheet
Lemma: ὀθόνη (othonē) · Strong's: G3607
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: sheet — ὀθόνη, -ης, ἡ; (of Semitic origin, cf. Heb. אֵטוּן, yarn) ; 1. fine linen (Hom., al.). ; 2. Later, a sheet or sail: Act.10:11 11:5.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Acts 10:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3607; TFLSJ G3607; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 16
μεγάληνmegalēngreat
Lemma: μέγας (megas) · Strong's: G3173
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (A-ASF)
Meaning: great — μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα, ; [in LXX chiefly for גָּדוֹל, also for מַרְבֶּה ,רַב (incl. μείζων), רֹב (μέγιστος) ; ] ; great; 1. of external form, bodily size, measure, extent: λίθος, Mat.2:60; δράκων, Rev.12:3; ἰχθῦς,…
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Used 245 times. Also: Matthew 2:10, Matthew 4:16, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 7:27, Matthew 8:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3173; TFLSJ G3173; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 17
τέσσαρσινtessarsinby four
Lemma: τέσσαρες (tessares) · Strong's: G5064
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Plural · Feminine (A-DPF)
Meaning: four — τέσσαρες; (and Ion. and late -ερεν, and late accusative -εν; see WH, App., 150; M, Pr., 36, 45 f.), οἱ, αἱ, -αρα, τά, genitive, -ων, ; four: Mat.24:31, Mrk.2:3, Luk.2:37, Jhn.11:17 19:23, Act.10:11, Rev.4:4, 6, al ; (AS)
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Used 41 times. Also: Matthew 24:31, Mark 2:3, Mark 13:27, Luke 2:37, John 11:17, John 19:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5064; TFLSJ G5064; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 18
ἀρχαῖςarchaiscorners
Lemma: ἀρχή (archē) · Strong's: G0746
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Feminine (N-DPF)
Meaning: beginning — ἀρχή, -ῆς, ἡ ; [in LXX for קֶדֶם, רֹאשׁ, רֹאשׁ, etc. ; ] ; 1. beginning, origin; (a) absol., of the beginning of all things: of God as the Eternal, the First Cause, Rev.21:6 (cf. 18); similarly, of Christ, Rev.22:13; of…
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Used 57 times. Also: Matthew 19:4, Matthew 19:8, Matthew 24:8, Matthew 24:21, Mark 1:1, Mark 10:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0746; TFLSJ G0746; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 19
καθιεμένηνkathiemenēnbeing let down
Lemma: καθίημι (kathiēmi) · Strong's: G2524
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (V-PPP-ASF)
Meaning: to lower — καθ-ίημι ; [in LXX: Exo.17:11 (נוּחַ hi.), and seel., 1Ch.21:27, Zec.11:13, Jer.32:14 * ; ] ; to send or let down: before εἰς, Luk.5:19; διά, with genitive, ib., Act.9:25; ptcp., before ἐπί, with genitive, Act.10:11;…
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Used 4 times. Also: Luke 5:19, Acts 9:25, Acts 10:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2524; TFLSJ G2524; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 20
ἐκekout of
Lemma: ἐκ (ek) · Strong's: G1537
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: out from — ἐκ (ἐξ), ; prep. with genitive, ; from out of, from (see Addendum, p. 492).; This entry is included here, but in the print version the entry is found on p. 492. ἐκ, before a vowel ἐξ, ; prep. with genitive, ; of motion…
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Used 929 times. Also: Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1537; TFLSJ G1537; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 21
τοῦtou<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (T-GSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 22
οὐρανοῦ,ouranouheaven,
Lemma: οὐρανός (ouranos) · Strong's: G3772
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)
Meaning: heaven — οὐρανός, -οῦ, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁמַיִם (hence, often pl., οἱ οὐ., see infr.) ; ] ; heaven; 1. of the vault or firmament of heaven, the sky and the aerial regions above the earth: opposite to ἡ γῆ, Heb.1:10,…
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Used 281 times. Also: Matthew 3:2, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3772; TFLSJ G3772; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 23
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 24
ἦλθενēlthenit came down
Lemma: ἔρχομαι (erchomai) · Strong's: G2064
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAI-3S)
Meaning: to come/go — ἔρχομαι, ; [in LXX very frequently for בּוֹא, also for הלךְ ni., אתה, etc., 34 words in all ; ] ; 1. to come; (a) of persons, either as arriving or returning from elsewhere: Mat.8:9, Mrk.6:31, Luk.7:8, Jhn.4:27,…
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Used 639 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2064; TFLSJ G2064; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 25
ἄχριachrias far as
Lemma: ἄχρι (achri) · Strong's: G0891
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: until — ἄχρι; (and Epic ἄχρις, bef. vowel (see MM, see word), Rom.11:25 T, Gal.3:19 T, WH, mg., Heb.3:13); 1. adv., utterly (Hom.). ; 2. Prep. with genitive, until, unto, as far as; (a) of time Act.3:21 22:22, Rom.1:13 5:13,…
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Used 50 times. Also: Matthew 24:38, Mark 16:8, Luke 1:20, Luke 4:13, Luke 17:27, Luke 21:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0891; TFLSJ G0891; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 26
ἐμοῦ·emoume;
Lemma: ἐγώ (egō) · Strong's: G1473
Parsing: Possessive pronoun · 1st Person · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (S-1SGSN)
Meaning: I/we — ἐγώ, genitive, etc., ἐμοῦ, ἐμοί, ἐμέ (enclitic μου, μοι, με), pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς, ; of person(s) pron. ; I. ; (a) The nom. is usually emphatic, when expressed as subjc, as in Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:8, Luk.3:16, al. But…
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Used 862 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1473; TFLSJ G1473; TAGNT Acts 11:5 word 27
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| was | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| [the] city | → | πόλις G4172 city |
| of Joppa | → | Ἰόππη G2445 Joppa |
| praying | → | προσεύχομαι G4336 to pray |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| a trance | → | ἔκστασις G1611 amazement |
| I saw | → | ὁράω G3708 to see: see |
| a vision | → | ὅραμα G3705 vision |
| [of] something | → | τις G5100 one |
| . . . | → | σκεῦος G4632 vessel |
| like | → | ὡς G5613 as/when |
| a large | → | μέγας G3173 great |
| sheet | → | ὀθόνη G3607 sheet |
| being let down | → | καθίημι G2524 to lower |
| from | → | ἐκ G1537 out from |
| heaven | → | οὐρανός G3772 heaven |
| by [its] four | → | τέσσαρες G5064 four |
| corners | → | ἀρχή G0746 beginning |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| it came right down to | → | ἔρχομαι G2064 to come/go |
| . . . | → | ἄχρι G0891 until |
| me | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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