King James Version
Matthew 21:8 in the King James Version says “And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them i...” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.”
Matthew 21:8 · KJV
And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon .
And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“multitude”
G3793a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot
“the way”
G3598a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or means
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the way”
G3598a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or means
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