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Analysis of Peshitta verse Matthew 23:19

Matthew 23:19 - ܣܰܟ݂ܠܶܐ ܘܰܥܘܺܝܪܶܐ ܡܳܢܳܐ ܪܰܒ݂ ܩܽܘܪܒ݁ܳܢܳܐ ܐܰܘ ܡܰܕ݂ܒ݁ܚܳܐ ܕ݁ܰܡܩܰܕ݁ܶܫ ܠܩܽܘܪܒ݁ܳܢܳܐ ܀

Translations

(Etheridge) You foolish and sightless ! for which is greater, the oblation, or the altar that sanctifieth the oblation ?

(Murdock) Ye fools, and blind: for which is greater, the oblation, or the altar that sanctifieth the oblation ?

(Lamsa) O you fools and blind! for which is greater, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering?

(KJV) Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

Grammatical analysis

General Morphological information Suffix information
Word Vocalised ID Root Category Meaning PS JEN CAL Person Gender Number State Tense Form Enclitic Person Gender Number
ܣܟܠܐ ܣܰܟ݂ܠܶܐ 2:14397 ܣܟܠ Adjective foolish 377 151 62040-23190 - Masculine Plural Emphatic - - No - - -
ܘܥܘܝܪܐ ܘܰܥܘܺܝܪܶܐ 2:15415 ܥܘܪ Adjective blind 404 160 62040-23191 - Masculine Plural Emphatic - - No - - -
ܡܢܐ ܡܳܢܳܐ 2:12204 ܡܢ Pronoun why, what 281 125 62040-23192 - - - - - - No - - -
ܪܒ ܪܰܒ݂ 2:19182 ܪܒ Adjective great, chief, master 525 200 62040-23193 - Masculine Singular Absolute - - No - - -
ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܩܽܘܪܒ݁ܳܢܳܐ 2:18931 ܩܪܒ Noun offering, gift 498 191 62040-23194 - Masculine Singular Emphatic - - No - - -
ܐܘ ܐܰܘ 2:255 ܐܘ Particle or, else, rather than 4 15 62040-23195 - - - - - - No - - -
ܡܕܒܚܐ ܡܰܕ݂ܒ݁ܚܳܐ 2:4068 ܕܒܚ Noun altar 251 115 62040-23196 - Masculine Singular Emphatic - - No - - -
ܕܡܩܕܫ ܕ݁ܰܡܩܰܕ݁ܶܫ 2:18181 ܩܕܫ Verb consecrate, sanctify 491 189 62040-23197 Third Masculine Singular - Active Participle PAEL No - - -
ܠܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܠܩܽܘܪܒ݁ܳܢܳܐ 2:18930 ܩܪܒ Noun offering, gift 498 191 62040-23198 - Masculine Singular Emphatic - - No - - -

This work makes use of the Syriac Electronic Data Retrieval Archive (SEDRA) by Dr. George A. Kiraz, distributed by the Syriac Computing Institute.
Peshitta verses are taken from the Peshitta NT published by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
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