King James Version
Luke 1:44 in the King James Version says “For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.”
Luke 1:44 · KJV
And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. that: or, which believed that there
And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“For”
G1063properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
“sounded”
G1096to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
“the voice”
G5456a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language
“in”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“womb”
G2836a cavity, i.e., (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart
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