Acts 9:24 — Compare 3 English translations

Acts 9:24 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →

ἐγνώσθη ginṓskō G1097 to know δὲ dé G1161 but τῷ ho G3588 the Σαύλῳ Saûlos G4569 Paul ἡ ho G3588 the ἐπιβουλὴ epiboulḗ G1917 plot αὐτῶν autós G846 he παρετηροῦντο paratēréō G3906 to watch carefully δὲ dé G1161 but καὶ kaí G2532 and τὰς ho G3588 the πύλας pýlē G4439 gate ἡμέρας hēméra G2250 day τε té G5037 and καὶ kaí G2532 and νυκτὸς nýx G3571 night ὅπως hópōs G3704 how αὐτὸν autós G846 he ἀνέλωσιν anairéō G337 to take away

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World English Bible Public Domain

but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him,
King James Version Public Domain

But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

But their plot became known to Saul. But they were even watching the gates both day and night in order to kill him.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

Acts 9:24 — compare English translations

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