John 4:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 4:6 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 →
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἐκεῖ
ekeî
G1563
there
πηγὴ
pēgḗ
G4077
fountain
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
Ἰακώβ
Iakṓb
G2384
Jacob
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
οὖν
oûn
G3767
therefore
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
κεκοπιακὼς
kopiáō
G2872
to toil
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ὁδοιπορίας
hodoiporía
G3597
journey
ἐκαθέζετο
kathézomai
G2516
to sit down
οὕτως
hoútō
G3779
thus
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
πηγῇ
pēgḗ
G4077
fountain
ὥρα
hṓra
G5610
hour
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
ἕκτη
héktos
G1623
sixth
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now the well of Jacob was there. Then Jesus, having grown weary from the journey, was sitting right beside the well. It was about the sixth hour.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).