King James Version
Matthew 24:18 in the King James Version says “Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.”
Matthew 24:18 · KJV
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
KJV Study — Public Domain
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the field”
G68a field (as a drive for cattle); genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e., hamlet
“Neither”
G3361(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
“back”
G3694to the back, i.e., aback (as adverb or preposition of time or place; or as noun)
“to take”
G142to lift up; by implication, to take up or away; figuratively, to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind), specially, to sail away (i.e., weigh
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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