KJV King James Version
And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed [them] in the way.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 21:8
And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed [them] in the way.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
WEB World English Bible
A very great multitude spread their clothes on the road. Others cut branches from the trees, and spread them on the road.
ASV American Standard Version
And the most part of the multitude spread their garments in the way; and others cut branches from the trees, and spread them in the way.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the very great multitude spread their own garments in the way, and others were cutting branches from the trees, and were strewing in the way,
Surrounding context — Matthew 21
5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set [him] thereon.
8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed [them] in the way.
9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenπλεῖστοςG4118 · pleistosmostὄχλοςG3793 · ochloscrowdἔστρωσανG4766 · strōnnumito spreadἑαυτῶνG1438 · heautouthemselfτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἱμάτιαG2440 · himationclothingἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoὁδῷ,G3598 · hodosroadἄλλοιG243 · allosanotherδὲG1161 · dethenἔκοπτονG2875 · koptōto cut/mournκλάδουςG2798 · kladosbranchἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoδένδρωνG1186 · dendrontreeκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐστρώννυονG4766 · strōnnumito spreadἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoὁδῷ.G3598 · hodosroad
Cross-references
2 Kings 9:13Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put [it] under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.John 12:13Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed [is] the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.Leviticus 23:40And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.
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