King James Version
Luke 14:4 in the King James Version says “And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;” — study this verse from Luke chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;”
Luke 14:4 · KJV
And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
And answered them , saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
And they could not answer him again to these things.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“they held their peace”
G2270to keep still (intransitively), i.e., refrain from labor, meddlesomeness or speech
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“he took”
G1949to seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose; literally or figuratively)
“him”
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
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“let him go”
G630to free fully, i.e., (literally) relieve, release, dismiss (reflexively, depart), or (figuratively) let die, pardon or (specially) divorce
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