Hebrews 9:17
because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
For a testament is of force where there hath been death: for it doth never avail while he that made it liveth.
KJV
For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| διαθήκη | diathēkē | A will | G1242 → |
| γὰρ | gar | for | G1063 → |
| ἐπὶ | epi | after | G1909 → |
| νεκροῖς | nekrois | death | G3498 → |
| βεβαία, | bebaia | [is] affirmed, | G949 → |
| ἐπεὶ | epei | since | G1893 → |
| μήποτε | mēpote | otherwise | G3361 →G4218 → |
| ἰσχύει | ischuei | it is in force | G2480 → |
| ὅτε | hote | when | G3753 → |
| ζῇ | zēa | is living | G2198 → |
| ὁ | ho | the [one] | G3588 → |
| διαθέμενος. | diathemenos | having made [it]. | G1303 → |
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