King James Version
Luke 1:46 in the King James Version says “And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,” — study this verse from Luke chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,”
Luke 1:46 · KJV
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,
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“doth magnify”
G3170to make (or declare) great, i.e., increase or (figuratively) extol
“soul”
G5590breath, i.e., (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from g4151, wh
“the Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
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