King James Version
Matthew 26:15 in the King James Version says “And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty piece...” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.”
Matthew 26:15 · KJV
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,
And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto them What”
G5101an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
“will ye”
G2309to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas g1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations),
“give”
G1325to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
“and”
G2504so also the dative case ????? <pronunciation strongs="kam-oy'"/>, and accusative case ???? <pronunciation strongs="kam-eh'"/> and (or also, even, etc.
“him”
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
“they covenanted”
G2476to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively)
“him”
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
“pieces of silver”
G694silvery, i.e., (by implication) cash; specially, a silverling (i.e., drachma or shekel)
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