King James Version
John 4:5 in the King James Version says “Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Jos...” — study this verse from John chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.”
John 4:5 · KJV
He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
And he must needs go through Samaria.
Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“cometh he”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“to”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“which is called”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“near”
G4139(adverbially) close by; as noun, a neighbor, i.e., fellow (as man, countryman, christian or friend)
“gave”
G1325to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
“son”
G5207a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
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
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