Matthew 27:6
The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.
KJV
And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
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Commentary
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Οἱ | Hoi | <the> | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | And | G1161 → |
| ἀρχιερεῖς | archiereis | the chief priests | G749 → |
| λαβόντες | labontes | having taken | G2983 → |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → |
| ἀργύρια | arguria | pieces of silver | G694 → |
| εἶπαν· | eipan | said; | G2036 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | Not | G3756 → |
| ἔξεστιν | exestin | it is lawful | G1832 → |
| βαλεῖν | balein | to put | G906 → |
| αὐτὰ | auta | them | G846 → |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| κορβανᾶν | korbanan | treasury | G2878 → |
| ἐπεὶ | epei | since [the] | G1893 → |
| τιμὴ | timē | price | G5092 → |
| αἵματός | aimatos | of blood | G129 → |
| ἐστιν.¶ | estin | it is. | G1510 → |
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