King James Version
John 4:16 in the King James Version says “Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.” — study this verse from John chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.”
John 4:16 · KJV
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
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“saith”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“unto her”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“Go”
G5217to lead (oneself) under, i.e., withdraw or retire (as if sinking out of sight), literally or figuratively
“call”
G5455to emit a sound (animal, human or instrumental); by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“come”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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