Acts Chapter 22 verse 7 Holy Bible

ASV Acts 22:7

And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
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BBE Acts 22:7

And when I went down on the earth, a voice came to my ears saying to me, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?
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DARBY Acts 22:7

And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
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KJV Acts 22:7

And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
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WBT Acts 22:7


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WEB Acts 22:7

I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
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YLT Acts 22:7

I fell also to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) Saul, Saul . . .--We have again, as in Acts 9:4, the Hebrew form of the name.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekI fellἔπεσά (epesa)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularStrong's 4098: A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall.toεἰς (eis)PrepositionStrong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.theτὸ (to)Article - Accusative Neuter SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.groundἔδαφος (edaphos)Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularStrong's 1475: The base, ground, bottom. From the base of hedraios; a basis, i.e. The soil.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. heardἤκουσα (ēkousa)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularStrong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.a voiceφωνῆς (phōnēs)Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 5456: Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.sayλεγούσης (legousēs)Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. to me,μοι (moi)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularStrong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.‘Saul,Σαοὺλ (Saoul)Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularStrong's 4549: Of Hebrew origin; Saul, the Jewish name of Paul.Saul,Σαούλ (Saoul)Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularStrong's 4549: Of Hebrew origin; Saul, the Jewish name of Paul.whyτί (ti)Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularStrong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.do you persecuteδιώκεις (diōkeis)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularStrong's 1377: To pursue, hence: I persecute. A prolonged form of a primary verb dio; to pursue; by implication, to persecute.Me?’με (me)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularStrong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.Jump to PreviousAttacking Cruelly Ears Earth Fell Ground Heard Persecute Persecutest Persecuting Saul Voice