King James Version
Luke 19:41 in the King James Version says “And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,” — study this verse from Luke chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,”
Luke 19:41 · KJV
And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“he beheld”
G1492used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl
“over”
G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
“it”
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
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