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Douay-Rheims
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Then one of the lords, upon whose hand the king leaned, answering the man of God, said: If the Lord should make flood-gates in heaven, can that possibly be which thou sayest? And he said: Thou shalt see it with thy eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
King James
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Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
Louis Second
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L'officier sur la main duquel s'appuyait le roi répondit à l'homme de Dieu: Quand l'Éternel ferait des fenêtres au ciel, pareille chose arriverait-elle? Et Élisée dit: Tu le verras de tes yeux; mais tu n'en mangeras point
Martin Luther
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Da antwortete der Ritter, auf welches Hand sich der König lehnte, dem Mann GOttes und sprach: Und wenn der HErr Fenster am Himmel machte, wie könnte solches geschehen? Er sprach: Siehe da, mit deinen Augen wirst du es sehen und nicht davon essen.
Vulgate
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respondens unus de ducibus super cuius manum rex incumbebat homini Dei ait si Dominus fecerit etiam cataractas in caelo numquid poterit esse quod loqueris qui ait videbis oculis tuis et inde non comedes

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


unus : one, only one, at the same time/ single, alone /unparalleled.
de : (prep. + abl.) down from, from, concerning, about.
super : (prep.) (+ abl.) over, above /concerning, about, besides.
super : (adv.) over, above, besides, beyond, moreover, remaining.
cuius : (masc. sing. gen.) (the saint) WHOSE virtues were many.
cuius : (fem. sing. gen.) (the queen), the vices OF WHOM were many.
cuius : (neut. sing. gen) (the building) the size OF WHICH was great.
ait : he says.
si : if.
dominus : lord, master.
etiam : as yet, still / even, also, besides.
etiam : (asking a question) : actually? really? in truth?.
etiam : (answering a question) yes, certainly.
etiam : (+ comparative) still [etiam maior = still greater.
etiam : and furthermore.
in : (+ acc.) into, toward, against.
in : (+ abl.) in.
esse : nature of being.
quod : (neut. sing. acc.) (the sea), WHICH you cannot drink dry.
quod : (+ comparative) the x the better (quod celior = the faster the.
quod : (beginning sentence) and, but, now.
quod : (neut. sing. nom.) (the war), WHICH killed so many.
quod : (with time) since, as far as, to the extent that.
quod : because, whereas, the point that, the fact that.
qui : quae : que : quod : which, what, that.
qui : (masc. pl. nom.) Let THOSE (men) WHO have eyes to see..
qui : (masc. neut. nom.) (the prince) WHO loved a milkmaid.
qui : (question) how? in what way? / somehow / wherewith.
inde : thence, from there, for that reason, thereafter, then.
non : not.