Matthew 1:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 1:19 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 →
Ἰωσὴφ
Iōsḗph
G2501
Joseph
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἀνὴρ
anḗr
G435
man
αὐτῆς
autós
G846
he
δίκαιος
díkaios
G1342
righteous
ὢν
eimí
G1510
to be
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
θέλων
thélō
G2309
to will
αὐτὴν
autós
G846
he
δειγματίσαι
deigmatízō
G1165
to exemplify
ἐβουλήθη
boúlomai
G1014
to will
λάθρᾳ
láthra
G2977
secretly
ἀπολῦσαι
apolýō
G630
to release
αὐτήν
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now Joseph her husband, being righteous, and not wanting to publicly disgrace her, intended to divorce her secretly.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).