Mark 4:5
Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And other fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth:
KJV
And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| ἄλλο | allo | other | G243 → |
| ἔπεσεν | epesen | fell | G4098 → |
| ἐπὶ | epi | upon | G1909 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| πετρῶδες | petrōdes | rocky place | G4075 → |
| ὅπου | hopou | where | G3699 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → |
| εἶχεν | eichen | it had | G2192 → |
| γῆν | gēn | soil | G1093 → |
| πολλήν, | pollēn | much, | G4183 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| εὐθὺς | euthus | immediately | G2112 → |
| ἐξανέτειλεν | exaneteilen | it sprang up | G1816 → |
| διὰ | dia | because of | G1223 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| μὴ | mē | not | G3361 → |
| ἔχειν | echein | having | G2192 → |
| βάθος | bathos | depth | G899 → |
| γῆς. | gēs | of soil. | G1093 → |
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