Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

There were seven brethren, and the first took a wife, and died without children.

New American Standard Bible

Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless;

King James Version

There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.

Holman Bible

Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife and died without children.

International Standard Version

Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died childless.

A Conservative Version

There were therefore seven brothers. And the first having taken a wife, died childless.

American Standard Version

There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless;

Amplified

Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless.

An Understandable Version

[Now] there were these seven brothers; the first one got married, but when he died he did not leave any children behind.

Anderson New Testament

There were, therefore, seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died without children;

Bible in Basic English

Now there were seven brothers, and the first had a wife and came to his end, having no children;

Common New Testament

Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children.

Daniel Mace New Testament

now there were seven brothers, the first of which marry'd, and died without children.

Darby Translation

There were then seven brethren: and the first, having taken a wife, died childless;

Godbey New Testament

Then there were seven brothers; and the first receiving a wife died childless.

Goodspeed New Testament

Now there were seven brothers. And the eldest married a wife and died childless.

John Wesley New Testament

Now there were seven brethren, and the first took a wife, and died without children.

Julia Smith Translation

Therefore were there seven brethren: and the first having taken a wife, died without children.

King James 2000

There were therefore seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and died without children.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now there were seven brothers, and the first took a wife [and] died childless,

Modern King James verseion

Therefore there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife and died without children.

Moffatt New Testament

Well, there were seven brothers. The first married a wife and died childless.

Montgomery New Testament

"Now there were seven brothers. the first took a wife and died childless,

NET Bible

Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died without children.

New Heart English Bible

There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.

Noyes New Testament

Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless.

Sawyer New Testament

There were, therefore, seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died childless;

The Emphasized Bible

Seven brethren, therefore, there were, - and, the first, taking a wife, died childless,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Now there were seven brothers: and the first taking a wife, died childless.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Well, there were once seven brothers; of whom the eldest, after taking a wife, died childless.

Webster

There were therefore seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and died without children.

Weymouth New Testament

Now there were seven brothers. The first of them took a wife and died childless.

Williams New Testament

Now there were seven brothers. And the first brother married a wife and died childless.

World English Bible

There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.

Worrell New Testament

There were, therefore, seven brothers; and the first, taking a wife, died childless.

Worsley New Testament

Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless; and the second took the wife, and he died childless;

Youngs Literal Translation

'There were, then, seven brothers, and the first having taken a wife, died childless,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἦν 
En 
was, were, had been, had, taught , stood , , vr was
Usage: 410

οὖν 
Oun 
therefore, then, so, and, now, wherefore, but, not tr,
Usage: 417

ἑπτά 
hepta 
Usage: 71

G80
ἀδελφός 
Adelphos 
Usage: 302

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

the first
πρῶτος 
Protos 
Usage: 67

λαμβάνω 
lambano 
receive, take, have, catch, not tr,
Usage: 178

a wife
γυνή 
Gune 
Usage: 187

and died
ἀποθνήσκω 
Apothnesko 
die, be dead, be at the point of death +9, perish, lie a dying, be slain +, vr dead
Usage: 93

References

Easton

Hastings

Context Readings

A Question About Marriage And The Resurrection

28 saying, "Master, Moses wrote unto us, 'if any man's brother die having a wife; And the same die without issue: that then his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.' 29 There were seven brethren, and the first took a wife, and died without children. 30 And the second took the wife, and he died childless.

Cross References

Leviticus 20:20

If a man lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's privities: they shall bear their sin, and shall die childless.

Jeremiah 22:30

Write this man among the outlaws, for no prosperity shall this man have all his life long. Neither shall any of his seed be so happy as to sit upon the seat of David, and to bear rule in Judah."

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