Luke 1:56
Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.
KJV
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἔμεινεν | Emeinen | Dwelt | G3306 → |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → |
| Μαριὰμ | Mariam | Mary | G3137 → |
| σὺν | sun | with | G4862 → |
| αὐτῇ | autēa | her | G846 → |
| ὡς | hōs | about | G5613 → |
| μῆνας | mēnas | months | G3376 → |
| τρεῖς | treis | three | G5140 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ὑπέστρεψεν | hupestrepsen | returned | G5290 → |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| οἶκον | oikon | home | G3624 → |
| αὐτῆς.¶ | autēs | of her. | G846 → |
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