King James Version
Acts 9:43 in the King James Version says “And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.” — study this verse from Acts chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.”
Acts 9:43 · KJV
And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.
And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“it came to pass”
G1096to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
“days”
G2250day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the jews as inclusive of
“many”
G2425competent (as if coming in season), i.e., ample (in amount) or fit (in character)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“with”
G3844properly, near; i.e., (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subj
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