Luke 3:5
Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.
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ASV
Every valley shall be filled, And every mountain and hill shall be brought low; And the crooked shall become straight, And the rough ways smooth;
KJV
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| πᾶσα | pasa | Every | G3956 → |
| φάραγξ | pharagx | valley | G5327 → |
| πληρωθήσεται | plērōthēsetai | will be filled | G4137 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| πᾶν | pan | every | G3956 → |
| ὄρος | oros | mountain | G3735 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| βουνὸς | bounos | hill | G1015 → |
| ταπεινωθήσεται· | tapeinōthēsetai | will be made low; | G5013 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἔσται | estai | will become | G1510 → |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → |
| σκολιὰ | skolia | crooked | G4646 → |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → |
| εὐθείαν | eutheian | straight | G2117 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| αἱ | hai | the | G3588 → |
| τραχεῖαι | tracheiai | rough | G5138 → |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → |
| ὁδοὺς | hodous | ways | G3598 → |
| λείας· | leias | smooth; | G3006 → |
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