John Chapter 8 verse 8 Holy Bible
And again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.
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And again, with bent head, he made letters on the floor.
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And again stooping down he wrote on the ground.
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And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
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Again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.
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and again having stooped down, he was writing on the ground,
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) And wrote on the ground.--The Cambridge MS. inserts, "with His finger," as in John 8:6. The repeated action repeats His determination to avoid the office of judge. He has answered them, and He leaves His answer to do its work. There is a law written in their hearts, and this, while He now writes on the ground, is convicting them.There is a strange addition at the end of the verse, in one of the older MSS. of this section, showing how men have tried to give a definite meaning to the action of writing. It reads, "and wrote on the ground the sin of each one of them."Parallel Commentaries ...GreekAndκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. againπάλιν (palin)AdverbStrong's 3825: Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.He bent downκάτω¦κύψας (katō¦kypsas)Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 2955: To bend, stoop down, bow the head. Probably from the base of kuma; to bend forward.[and] wroteἔγραφεν (egraphen)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1125: A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.onεἰς (eis)PrepositionStrong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.theτὴν (tēn)Article - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.ground.γῆν (gēn)Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.Jump to PreviousBent Finger Floor Forward Ground Head Leant Once Stooped Stooping Write Writing Wrote
