King James Version
John 7:42 in the King James Version says “Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?” — study this verse from John chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?”
John 7:42 · KJV
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
So there was a division among the people because of him.
And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“the seed”
G4690something sown, i.e., seed (including the male "sperm"); by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant (figuratively, as if kept over for planting)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“out of”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“cometh”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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