Matthew

Matthew 12:5

⁵Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Or	Ἢ	Ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
haven’t you read	ἀνέγνωτε	anegnōte	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G314 I read
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Law	νόμῳ	nomō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
on the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
Sabbath	σάββασιν	sabbasin	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G4521 the Sabbath, a week
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
priests	ἱερεῖς	hiereis	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2409 a priest
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
temple	ἱερῷ	hierō	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G2411 a temple
break	βεβηλοῦσιν	bebēlousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G953 I profane
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
Sabbath	σάββατον	sabbaton	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4521 the Sabbath, a week
and yet	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
are	εἰσιν	eisin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
innocent	ἀναίτιοί	anaitioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G338 guiltless

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.