Luke 11:27
As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”
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ASV
And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck.
KJV
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
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26 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἐγένετο | Egeneto | It came to pass | G1096 → |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → |
| ἐν | en | while | G1722 → |
| τῷ | tō | <the> | G3588 → |
| λέγειν | legein | [is] saying | G3004 → |
| αὐτὸν | auton | He | G846 → |
| ταῦτα, | tauta | these things, | G3778 → |
| ἐπάρασά | eparasa | having lifted up | G1869 → |
| τις | tis | one | G5100 → |
| φωνὴν | phōnēn | [her] voice | G5456 → |
| γυνὴ | gunē | a woman | G1135 → |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 → |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → |
| ὄχλου | ochlou | crowd | G3793 → |
| εἶπεν | eipen | said | G2036 → |
| αὐτῷ· | autō | to Him; | G846 → |
| μακαρία | makaria | Blessed [is] | G3107 → |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 → |
| κοιλία | koilia | womb | G2836 → |
| ἡ | hē | which | G3588 → |
| βαστάσασά | bastasasa | having borne | G941 → |
| σε, | se | You, | G4771 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| μαστοὶ | mastoi | [the] breasts | G3149 → |
| οὓς | hous | at which | G3739 → |
| ἐθήλασας. | ethēlasas | You nursed. | G2337 → |
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