Matthew 2:18
KJV:
In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping [for] her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
BSB:
“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
Greek:
φωνὴ ἐν Ῥαμὰ ἠκούσθη, θρῆνος καὶ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὀδυρμὸς πολύς, Ῥαχὴλ κλαίουσα τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς, καὶ οὐκ ἤθελεν παρακληθῆναι ὅτι οὐκ εἰσίν.¶
Topics:
BETHLEHEMCHILDRENEGYPTINFANTICIDEJESUS, THE CHRISTMIRACLESMOURNINGPROPHECYQUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONSRAMAHRULERS

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Scripture Quoting Scripture

Matthew 2:18 is...
referencing: Jer 31:15

Translation Greek Transliteration [morphology] Texts
A voice φωνὴ phōnē N-NSF NKO
in ἐν en PREP NKO
Ramah Ῥαμὰ 1 Rhama N-DSF-L NKO
was heard, ἠκούσθη, ēkousthē V-API-3S NKO
lamentation θρῆνος thrēnos N-NSM K
and 2 καὶ kai CONJ K
weeping κλαυθμὸς klauthmos N-NSM NKO
and καὶ kai CONJ NKO
mourning ὀδυρμὸς odurmos N-NSM NKO
great, πολύς, polus A-NSM NKO
Rachel Ῥαχὴλ 3 Rhachēl N-NSF-P NKO
weeping [for] κλαίουσα klaiousa V-PAP-NSF NKO
the τὰ ta T-APN NKO
children τέκνα tekna N-APN NKO
of her, αὐτῆς, autēs P-GSF NKO
and καὶ kai CONJ NKO
not οὐκ ouk PRT-N NKO
was willing ἤθελεν ēthelen V-IAI-3S NKO
to be comforted παρακληθῆναι paraklēthēnai V-APN NKO
because ὅτι hoti CONJ NKO
no more οὐκ ouk PRT-N NKO
they are. εἰσίν.¶ eisin V-PAI-3P NKO

Word Types and Editions

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  1. Tyn spelled: ̔Ραμᾶ 

  2. Extra Text: θρῆνος καὶ (thrēnos kai) 'lamentation and' is only in traditional manuscripts (TR+Byz) 

  3. Tyn spelled: ̔Ραχὴλ