Mark Chapter 12 verse 20 Holy Bible
There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed;
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There were seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and at his death there were no offspring;
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There were seven brethren; and the first took a wife, and dying did not leave seed;
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Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
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There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.
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`There were then seven brothers, and the first took a wife, and dying, he left no seed;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...Greek[Now] there wereἦσαν (ēsan)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.sevenἑπτὰ (hepta)Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralStrong's 2033: Seven. A primary number; seven.brothers.ἀδελφοὶ (adelphoi)Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralStrong's 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.Theὁ (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.first [one]πρῶτος (prōtos)Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 4413: First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost.marriedἔλαβεν (elaben)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. died,ἀποθνῄσκων (apothnēskōn)Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 599: To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off.leavingἀφῆκεν (aphēken)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 863: From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.noοὐκ (ouk)AdverbStrong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.children.σπέρμα (sperma)Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularStrong's 4690: From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant.Jump to PreviousChildren Death Died Dying Eldest Family First Leaving Married Offspring Once Seed Seven Wife
