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Douay-Rheims
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And they said to him: Tell us for what cause this evil is upon us, what is thy business? of what country art thou? and whither goest thou? or of what people art thou?
King James
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Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
Louis Second
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Alors ils lui dirent: Dis-nous qui nous attire ce malheur. Quelles sont tes affaires, et d'où viens-tu? Quel est ton pays, et de quel peuple es-tu
Martin Luther
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Da sprachen sie zu ihm: Sage uns, warum gehet es uns so übel? Was ist dein Gewerbe, und wo kommst du her? Aus welchem Lande bist du und von welchem Volk bist du?
Vulgate
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et dixerunt ad eum indica nobis cuius causa malum istud sit nobis quod est opus tuum quae terra tua et quo vel ex quo populo es tu

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


nobis : (dat.) us /the world belongs to US.
nobis : (abl.) us /there'll be no one as happy as US.
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.
causa : cause /reason, motive, pretext /interest.
causa : case at law, case, law-suit /situation, condition.
causa : (in the abl.) on account of, for the sake of.
malum : evil, misfortune, misdeed, crime, injury, damage.
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.
opus : deed, labor.
quae : (neut. plur. nom.) WHAT cannot be avoided must be endured.
quae : (neut. pl. acc.) those things WHICH we must have.
quae : (fem. pl. nom.) Let THOSE (women) WHO have ears to hear .
terra : earth, ground, land, country, soil.
quo : to which place, to what place, whither, where.
quo : (neut. sing. abl.) (the eagerness) THROUGH WHICH he died.
quo : (masc. sing. abl.) (the money) BY means of WHICH he lived.
vel : vel .. vel either .. or.
vel : or, (adv.) even, actually, for example.
ex : (= e ) (prep. + abl.) out of, from within, from / on account of.
tu : you.