Revised Literal Translation

John 4:1-9

1WhenὩςHōsG5613thereforeοὖνounG3767the LordὁhoG3588 G2962knewἔγνωegnōG1097howὅτιhotiG3754the Phariseesοἱ Φαρισαῖοιhoi PharisaioiG3588 G5330had heardἤκουσανēkousanG191thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusG2424madeποιεῖpoieiG4160andκαὶkaiG2532baptizedβαπτίζειbaptizeiG907moreπλείοναςpleionasG4119disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101thanἢēG2228JohnἸωάννης,IōannēsG2491,

2(ThoughG2544JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424himselfαὐτὸςautosG846baptizedἐβάπτιζενebaptizenG907notοὐκoukG3756,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶhoi mathētaiG3588 G3101,)

3He leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863Judæaτὴν Ἰουδαίανtēn IoudaianG3588 G2449,andκαὶkaiG2532departedἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565againπάλινpalinG3825intoεἰςeisG1519Galileeτὴν Γαλιλαίαν.tēn GalilaianG3588 G1056.

4AndδὲdeG1161heαὐτὸνautonG846must needsἔδειedeiG1163goδιέρχεσθαιdierchesthaiG1330throughδιὰdiaG1223Samariaτῆς Σαμαρείας.tēs SamareiasG3588 G4540.

5ThenοὖνounG3767cometh heἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toεἰςeisG1519a cityπόλινpolinG4172of Samariaτῆς Σαμαρείαςtēs SamareiasG3588 G4540,which is calledλεγομένηνlegomenēnG3004SycharΣυχάρ,SucharG4965,nearπλησίονplēsionG4139to the parcel of groundτοῦ χωρίουtou chōriouG3588 G5564thatὃhoG3739JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325toτῷtōG3588 G5207hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846sonτῷ υἱῷtō huiōG3588 G5207JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501.

6τοῦtouG3588ὉHoG3588NowδὲdeG1161Jacob’sἸακώβ.¶IakōbG2384wellπηγὴpēgēG4077wasἦνēnG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563.JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767,being weariedκεκοπιακὼςkekopiakōsG2872withἐκekG1537hisjourneyτῆς ὁδοιπορίαςtēs hodoiporiasG3588 G3597,satἐκαθέζετοekathezetoG2516thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779onἐπὶepiG1909the wellτῇ πηγῇ·tēa pēgēaG3588 G4077: andit wasἦνēnG1510aboutG5616theG5610sixthἕκτη.¶hektēG1623hourὥραhōraG5610.

7There comethἜρχεταιErchetaiG2064a womanγυνὴgunēG1135ofἐκekG1537Samariaτῆς Σαμαρείαςtēs SamareiasG3588 G4540to drawἀντλῆσαιantlēsaiG501waterὕδωρ.hudōrG5204:Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588 G2424saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto herαὐτῇautēaG846,GiveδόςdosG1325meG1473to drinkπεῖν.peinG4095.

8(οἱhoiG3588ForγὰρgarG1063hisαὐτοῦautouG846disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were gone awayἀπεληλύθεισανapelēlutheisanG565untoεἰςeisG1519the cityτὴν πόλινtēn polinG3588 G4172toἵναinaG2443buyἀγοράσωσιν.agorasōsinG59meatτροφὰςtrophasG5160.)

9ThenοὖνounG3767saithλέγειlegeiG3004the womanἡ γυνὴhē gunēG3588 G1135of Samariaἡ Σαμαρῖτις·hē SamaritisG3588 G4542unto himαὐτῷautōG846,How is it thatπῶςpōsG4459thouσὺsuG4771,beingὢνōnG1510a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,askestαἰτεῖςaiteisG154drinkπεῖνpeinG4095ofπαρ᾽par᾽G3844meἐμοῦemouG1473,which amοὔσης;ousēsG1510a womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135of SamariaΣαμαρίτιδοςSamaritidosG4542?forγὰρgarG1063the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453haveG4798noοὐouG3756dealingsG4798with the SamaritansΣαμαρίταις.¶SamaritaisG4541.

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