Acts 2:27
because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption.
KJV
Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὅτι | hoti | for | G3754 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → |
| ἐγκαταλείψεις | egkataleipseis | You will abandon | G1459 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| ψυχήν | psuchēn | soul | G5590 → |
| μου | mou | of mine | G3165 → |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → |
| ᾅδην, | hadēn | Hades, | G86 → |
| οὐδὲ | oude | nor | G3761 → |
| δώσεις | dōseis | will You allow | G1325 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| ὅσιόν | hosion | Holy One | G3741 → |
| σου | sou | of You | G4771 → |
| ἰδεῖν | idein | to see | G1492 → |
| διαφθοράν. | diaphthoran | decay. | G1312 → |
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