Hebrews Chapter 11 verse 38 Holy Bible

ASV Hebrews 11:38

(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth.
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BBE Hebrews 11:38

Wandering in waste places and in mountains and in holes in the rocks; for whom the world was not good enough.
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DARBY Hebrews 11:38

(of whom the world was not worthy,) wandering in deserts and mountains, and [in] dens and caverns of the earth.
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KJV Hebrews 11:38

(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
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WBT Hebrews 11:38


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WEB Hebrews 11:38

(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.
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YLT Hebrews 11:38

of whom the world was not worthy; in deserts wandering, and `in' mountains, and `in' caves, and `in' the holes of the earth;
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...GreekTheὁ (ho)Article - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.worldκόσμος (kosmos)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 2889: Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).wasἦν (ēn)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.notοὐκ (ouk)AdverbStrong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.worthyἄξιος (axios)Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 514: Worthy, worthy of, deserving, comparable, suitable. Probably from ago; deserving, comparable or suitable.of [them].ὧν (hōn)Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine PluralStrong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. They wanderedπλανώμενοι (planōmenoi)Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralStrong's 4105: To lead astray, deceive, cause to wander. From plane; to roam.inἐπὶ (epi)PrepositionStrong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. desertsἐρημίαις (erēmiais)Noun - Dative Feminine PluralStrong's 2047: A desert place, desert, uninhabited region. From eremos; solitude.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. mountains,ὄρεσιν (oresin)Noun - Dative Neuter PluralStrong's 3735: A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain).and [ hid in ]καὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. cavesσπηλαίοις (spēlaiois)Noun - Dative Neuter PluralStrong's 4693: A cave, den, hideout. Neuter of a presumed derivative of speos; a cavern; by implication, a hiding-place or resort.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. holesὀπαῖς (opais)Noun - Dative Feminine PluralStrong's 3692: A crevice (in a rock), a cave, an opening, hole. Probably from optanomai; a hole, i.e. Cavern; by analogy, a spring.in theτῆς (tēs)Article - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.ground.γῆς (gēs)Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.Jump to PreviousCaverns Caves Dens Deserts Earth Enough Good Ground Hid Holes Mountains Places Rocks Themselves Wandered Wandering Waste World Worthy