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And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: (KJV)
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ὉHo<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
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 Luke 15:29 word 1
δὲdeAnd
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 2
ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisanswering
Lemma: ἀποκρίνω (apokrinō) · Strong's: G0611
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive Deponent · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-AOP-NSM)
Meaning: to answer — ἀποκρίνω, ἀποκρίνομαι, ; [in LXX chiefly for ענה ; ] ; in cl., ; 1. to separate, distinguish. ; 2. to choose. ; Mid., to answer: Mat.27:12, Mrk.14:61, Luk.3:16 23:9, Jhn.5:17, 19 Act.3:12. In late Gk. the pass, also is…
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Used 247 times. Also: Matthew 3:15, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 8:8, Matthew 11:4, Matthew 11:25, Matthew 12:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0611; TFLSJ G0611; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 3
εἶπενeipenhe said
Lemma: εἶπον (eipon) · Strong's: G2036
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAI-3S)
Meaning: to say — εἶπον, 2 aorist of obsolete present ἔπω (cf. Veitch), used as aorist of λέγω, which see ; (AS)
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Used 955 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:15, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2036; TFLSJ G2036; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 4
τῷtōto the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Masculine (T-DSM)
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 Luke 15:29 word 5
πατρὶpatri[the] father
Lemma: πατήρ (patēr) · Strong's: G3962
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (N-DSM)
Meaning: father — πατήρ, πατρός, -τρί, τέρα, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for אָב ; ] ; a father; 1. prop., ; (a) of the male parent: Mat.2:22, Luk.1:17, Jhn.4:53; anarth., Heb.12:7 (M, Pr., 82 f.); pl., of both parents (cl.),…
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Used 420 times. Also: Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 4:22, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3962; TFLSJ G3962; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 6
αὐτοῦ·autouof him;
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (P-GSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 7
ἰδοὺidouBehold
Lemma: ἰδού (idou) · Strong's: G2400
Parsing: Interjection (INJ)
Meaning: look! — ἰδού, ; [in LXX chiefly for הִנֵּה,] ; prop. imperat. 2 aor. mid. of ὁράω, used as a demonstrative particle, with frequency much greater in LXX and NT than in cl. (see M, Pr., 11), ; lo, behold, see: Mat.10:16 11:8…
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Used 208 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2400; TFLSJ G2400; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 8
τοσαῦταtosautaso many
Lemma: τοσοῦτος (tosoutos) · Strong's: G5118
Parsing: Correlative pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (K-APN)
Meaning: so great — τοσοῦτος, -αύτη, -οῦτο; (Heb.7:22) and (elsewhere, as usually in Attic) -οῦτον, correlat. of ὅσος, of quantity, size, number, so great, so much, pl., so many: Mat.8:10 Luk.7:9, Heb.12:1, Rev.18:7, 16; of time, so long,…
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Used 21 times. Also: Matthew 8:10, Matthew 15:33, Luke 7:9, John 6:9, John 12:37, John 14:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5118; TFLSJ G5118; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 9
ἔτηetēyears
Lemma: ἔτος (etos) · Strong's: G2094
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (N-APN)
Meaning: year — ἔτος, -ους, τό ; [in LXX for שָׁנֶה ; ] ; a year: Luk.3:1, Heb.1:12, Rev.20:3, al.; ἔτη ἔχειν, Jhn.5:5 8:57; εἶναι, γίνεσθαι, ἐτῶν, Mrk.5:42, Luk.2:42, Act.4:22, 1Ti.5:9; dative pl. of space of time, Jhn.2:20,…
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Used 48 times. Also: Matthew 9:20, Mark 5:25, Mark 5:42, Luke 2:36, Luke 2:37, Luke 2:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2094; TFLSJ G2094; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 10
δουλεύωdouleuōI serve
Lemma: δουλεύω (douleuō) · Strong's: G1398
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PAI-1S)
Meaning: be a slave — δουλεύω; (δοῦλος), [in LXX for עָבַד, as Gen.14:4, exc. Da TH Dan.7:14, 27 (פְּלַח), Isa.56:6 (שָׁרַת pi.)* ; ] ; to be a slave, be subject to, serve: absol., Rom.7:6, Gal.4:25, 1Ti.6:2; with dative of person(s),…
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Used 25 times. Also: Matthew 6:24, Luke 16:13, John 8:33, Acts 7:7, Acts 20:19, Romans 6:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1398; TFLSJ G1398; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 11
σοιsoiyou
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Singular (P-2DS)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 12
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 Luke 15:29 word 13
οὐδέποτεoudepotenever
Lemma: οὐδέποτε (oudepote) · Strong's: G3763
Parsing: Adverb or adverb and particle combined · Negative (ADV-N)
Meaning: never — οὐδέ-ποτε, ; adv. [in LXX: Exo.10:6 (לֹא), etc. ; ] ; never: Mat.7:23 9:33 26:33, Mrk.2:12, Luk.15:29, Jhn.7:46, Act.10:14 11:8 14:8, 1Co.13:8, Heb.10:1, 11. Interrog., Mat.21:16, 42, Mrk.2:25 †; (AS)
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Used 16 times. Also: Matthew 7:23, Matthew 9:33, Matthew 21:16, Matthew 21:42, Matthew 26:33, Mark 2:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3763; TFLSJ G3763; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 14
ἐντολήνentolēna commandment
Lemma: ἐντολή (entolē) · Strong's: G1785
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: commandment — ἐντολή, -ῆς, ἡ; (ἐντέλλω, which see), [in LXX chiefly for מִצְוָה; in pl. frequently in Pss for פִּקּוּד ; ] ; 1. generally, a charge, injunction, order, command: Luk.15:29, Jhn.10:18 11:57 12:49-50 14:31, Act.17:15,…
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Used 68 times. Also: Matthew 5:19, Matthew 15:3, Matthew 19:17, Matthew 22:36, Matthew 22:38, Matthew 22:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1785; TFLSJ G1785; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 15
σουsouof you
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Singular (P-2GS)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 16
παρῆλθον,parēlthonI disobeyed,
Lemma: παρέρχομαι (parerchomai) · Strong's: G3928
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-2AAI-1S)
Meaning: to pass by — παρ-ἐρχομαι ; [in LXX chiefly for עָבַר ; ] ; 1. to pass, pass by; (a) of persons: absol., Luk.18:37; with accusative of person(s), Mrk.6:48; with accusative lot., Act.16:8; before διά, with genitive, Mat.8:28; (b) of…
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Used 30 times. Also: Matthew 5:18, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 14:15, Matthew 24:34, Matthew 24:35, Matthew 26:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3928; TFLSJ G3928; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 17
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 Luke 15:29 word 18
ἐμοὶemoito me myself
Lemma: ἐγώ (egō) · Strong's: G1473
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Dative · Singular (P-1DS)
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 Luke 15:29 word 19
οὐδέποτεoudepotenever
Lemma: οὐδέποτε (oudepote) · Strong's: G3763
Parsing: Adverb or adverb and particle combined · Negative (ADV-N)
Meaning: never — οὐδέ-ποτε, ; adv. [in LXX: Exo.10:6 (לֹא), etc. ; ] ; never: Mat.7:23 9:33 26:33, Mrk.2:12, Luk.15:29, Jhn.7:46, Act.10:14 11:8 14:8, 1Co.13:8, Heb.10:1, 11. Interrog., Mat.21:16, 42, Mrk.2:25 †; (AS)
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Used 16 times. Also: Matthew 7:23, Matthew 9:33, Matthew 21:16, Matthew 21:42, Matthew 26:33, Mark 2:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3763; TFLSJ G3763; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 20
ἔδωκαςedōkasdid you give
Lemma: δίδωμι (didōmi) · Strong's: G1325
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Singular (V-AAI-2S)
Meaning: to give — δίδωμι, ; [in LXX chiefly for נָתַן (53 words in all) ; ] ; to give—in various senses, accusative to context—bestow, grant, supply, deliver, commit, yield: absol., Act.20:35; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of…
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Used 413 times. Also: Matthew 4:9, Matthew 5:31, Matthew 5:42, Matthew 6:11, Matthew 7:6, Matthew 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1325; TFLSJ G1325; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 21
ἔριφονeriphona young goat
Lemma: ἔριφος (eriphos) · Strong's: G2056
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: a goat — ἔριφος, -ου ; [in LXX chiefly for גְּדִי ; ] ; a kid: Mat.25:32, Luk.15:29, WH, txt.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Matthew 25:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2056; TFLSJ G2056; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 22
ἵναinathat
Lemma: ἵνα (hina) · Strong's: G2443
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: in order that/to — ἵνα, ; I. adverb (poët., Hom., al.), ; 1. of place, where, whither. ; 2. of circumstance, when. ; II. Conjunction, ; 1. prop., final, denoting purpose or end (cl.), that, in order that, usually the first word in the…
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Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2443; TFLSJ G2443; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 23
μετὰmetawith
Lemma: μετά (meta) · Strong's: G3326
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: with/after — μετά (before vowel μετ᾽; on the neglect of elision in certain cases, V. WH, App., 146 b), ; prep. with genitive, accusative (in poet, also with dative), [in LXX for אַחַד ,עִם ,אֵת, etc.]. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. among,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 475 times. Also: Matthew 1:12, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3326; TFLSJ G3326; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 24
τῶνtōnthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (T-GPM)
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.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 Luke 15:29 word 25
φίλωνphilōnfriends
Lemma: φίλος (philos) · Strong's: G5384
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (A-GPM)
Meaning: friendly/friend — φίλος, -η, -ον ; [in LXX chiefly for רֵעַ, אָהַב ; ] ; 1. pass., beloved, dear (Hom., Eur., al.). ; 2. Act., loving, friendly (in cl. less frequently and only in poets): Act.19:31. As subst., a friend; (a) masc., ὁ φ.:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 27 times. Also: Matthew 11:19, Luke 7:6, Luke 7:34, Luke 11:5, Luke 11:6, Luke 11:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5384; TFLSJ G5384; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 26
μουmouof mine
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Genitive · Singular (P-1GS)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 27
εὐφρανθῶ.euphranthōI may make merry.
Lemma: εὐφραίνω (euphrainō) · Strong's: G2165
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Subjunctive · 1st · Singular (V-APS-1S)
Meaning: to celebrate — εὐφραίνω ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׂמַח, qal, pi. ; ] ; to cheer, gladden: with accusative of person(s), opposite to λυπεῖν, 2Co.2:2. Pass., to be happy, rejoice, make merry: Luk.15:32, Act.2:26" (LXX) Rom.15:10 (LXX),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 14 times. Also: Luke 12:19, Luke 15:23, Luke 15:24, Luke 15:32, Luke 16:19, Acts 2:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2165; TFLSJ G2165; TAGNT Luke 15:29 word 28
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But | → | δέ G1161 then |
| he answered | → | ἀποκρίνω G0611 to answer |
| . . . | → | εἶπον G2036 to say |
| . . . | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| his | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| father | → | πατήρ G3962 father |
| Look | → | ἰδού G2400 look! |
| all these | → | τοσοῦτος G5118 so great |
| years | → | ἔτος G2094 year |
| I have served | → | δουλεύω G1398 be a slave |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| never | → | οὐδέποτε G3763 never |
| disobeyed | → | παρέρχομαι G3928 to pass by |
| a commandment | → | ἐντολή G1785 commandment |
| of yours | → | σύ G4771 you |
| Yet | → | καί G2532 and |
| you never gave | → | δίδωμι G1325 to give |
| me | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| [even] a young goat | → | ἔριφος G2056 a goat |
| so | → | ἵνα G2443 in order that/to |
| I could celebrate | → | εὐφραίνω G2165 to celebrate |
| with | → | μετά G3326 with/after |
| my | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| friends | → | φίλος G5384 friendly/friend |
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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