John 4:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 4:9 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 →
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
γυνὴ
gynḗ
G1135
woman
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
Σαμαρῖτις
Samareîtis
G4542
Samaritan woman
πῶς
pōs
G4459
how
σὺ
sý
G4771
you
Ἰουδαῖος
Ioudaîos
G2453
Jewish
ὢν
eimí
G1510
to be
παρ’
pará
G3844
from
ἐμοῦ
egṓ
G1473
I
πεῖν
pínō
G4095
to drink
αἰτεῖς
aitéō
G154
to ask
γυναικὸς
gynḗ
G1135
woman
Σαμαρίτιδος
Samareîtis
G4542
Samaritan woman
οὔσης
eimí
G1510
to be
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World English Bible Public Domain
The Samaritan woman therefore said to him, "How is it that you, being a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)
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King James Version Public Domain
Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the Samaritan woman says to him, “How do you, being a Jew, ask from me to drink, being a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not have dealings with Samaritans.)
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).