Luke 16:6
‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.
KJV
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
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Commentary
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → |
| εἶπεν· | eipen | he said; | G2036 → |
| ἑκατὸν | hekaton | A hundred | G1540 → |
| βάτους | batous | baths | G943 → |
| ἐλαίου. | elaiou | of oil. | G1637 → |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → |
| εἶπεν | eipen | he said | G2036 → |
| αὐτῷ· | autō | to him; | G846 → |
| δέξαι | dexai | do take | G1209 → |
| σου | sou | your | G4771 → |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → |
| γράμματα | grammata | bills | G1121 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| καθίσας | kathisas | having sat down | G2523 → |
| ταχέως | tacheōs | soon | G5030 → |
| γράψον | grapson | do write | G1125 → |
| πεντήκοντα. | pentēkonta | fifty. | G4004 → |
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