Matthew 21:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 21:8 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 →
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
πλεῖστος
pleîstos
G4118
most
ὄχλος
óchlos
G3793
multitude
ἔστρωσαν
strṓnnymi
G4766
to spread
ἑαυτῶν
heautoû
G1438
himself
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
ἱμάτια
himátion
G2440
garment
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
ὁδῷ
hodós
G3598
way
ἄλλοι
állos
G243
another
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἔκοπτον
kóptō
G2875
to strike
κλάδους
kládos
G2798
young shoot
ἀπὸ
apó
G575
from
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
δένδρων
déndron
G1186
tree
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἔστρωσαν
strṓnnymi
G4766
to spread
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
ὁδῷ
hodós
G3598
way
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
A very great multitude spread their clothes on the road. Others cut branches from the trees, and spread them on the road.
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King James Version Public Domain
And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now the largest crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and were spreading on the road.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).