Genesis 22:5 KJV

And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

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What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

  • ye, you more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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  • AbrahamFather of a multitude, son of Terah, named (Gen 11:27) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And Abraham אַבְרָהָם ʾabrāhām אַבְרָהָם Proper name
  • said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto his young men אֶל ʾel Preposition נְעָרָיו nĕʿārāyw נַעַר Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • Abide שְׁבוּ šĕbû יָשַׁב Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural
  • ye here with the ass לָכֶם lākem Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine plural פֹּה pô Adverb עִם ʿim Preposition הַחֲמוֹר haḥămôr חֲמוֹר Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
  • and I and the lad וַאֲנִי waʾănî Pronoun · first person common singular · with and וְהַנַּעַר wĕhannaʿar נַעַר Noun · masculine singular · with and, the
  • will go נֵלְכָה nēlĕkâ יָלַךְ Verb · qal cohortative, first person common plural
  • yonder עַד ʿad Preposition כֹּה kô כֹּה Adverb
  • and worship וְנִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה wĕništaḥăwê שָׁחָה Verb · hishtaphel imperfect, first person common plural · with and
  • and come again וְנָשׁוּבָה wĕnāšûbâ שׁוּב Verb · qal cohortative, first person common plural · with and אֲלֵיכֶם ʾălêkem Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine plural

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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