King James Version
Luke 9:36 in the King James Version says “And when the voice was past , Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those ...” — study this verse from Luke chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And when the voice was past , Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.”
Luke 9:36 · KJV
While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.
And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
And when the voice was past , Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.
And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.
And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
“when the voice”
G5456a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“they”
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
“days”
G2250day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the jews as inclusive of
“of those things which”
G3739the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
“they had seen”
G3708by extension, to attend to; by hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear
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