King James Version
Matthew 15:27 in the King James Version says “And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.”
Matthew 15:27 · KJV
Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
“yet”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
“eat”
G2068used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by g5315; to eat (usually literal)
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“table”
G5132a table or stool (as being four-legged), usually for food (figuratively, a meal); also a counter for money (figuratively, a broker's office for loans
“Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
the 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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