Matthew 17:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 17:4 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 →
ἀποκριθεὶς
apokrínomai
G611
to answer
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Πέτρος
Pétros
G4074
Peter
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
Ἰησοῦ
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
κύριε
kýrios
G2962
Lord
καλόν
kalós
G2570
good
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἡμᾶς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ὧδε
hōde
G5602
here
εἶναι
eimí
G1510
to be
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
θέλεις
thélō
G2309
to will
ποιήσω
poiéō
G4160
to make
ὧδε
hōde
G5602
here
τρεῖς
treîs
G5140
three
σκηνάς
skēnḗ
G4633
tabernacle
σοὶ
sý
G4771
you
μίαν
heîs
G1520
one
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
Μωϋσεῖ
Mōseús
G3475
Moses
μίαν
heîs
G1520
one
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
Ἡλείᾳ
Hēlías
G2243
Elijah
μίαν
heîs
G1520
one
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World English Bible Public Domain
Peter answered, and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let's make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
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King James Version Public Domain
Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And answering, Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will make here three tents, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).