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“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel like a great sheet descending, being let down out of heaven by four corners, and it came down as far as me.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
[the] city A city, the inhabitants of a city. N-DFS H4172 πόλει polei
of Joppa Joppa, a coast town of Judea, west-north-west of Jerusalem. N-DFS H2445 Ἰόππῃ ioppē
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in In, on, among. V-PPM/P-NMS H4336 προσευχόμενος proseuchomenos
a trance (properly: distraction or disturbance of mind caused by shock), bewilderment, amazement; a trance. N-DFS H1611 ἐκστάσει ekstasei
I saw To see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware. V-AIA-1S H3708    
a vision, A spectacle, vision, that which is seen. N-ANS H3705 ὁράμα orama
vessel A vessel to contain liquid; a vessel of mercy or wrath; any instrument by which anything is done; a household utensil; of ships: tackle. N-ANS H4632 σκεῦος skeuos
descending, To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. V-PPA-ANS H2597 καταβαῖνον katabainon
like As, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that. Adv H5613 ὡς ōs
a great Large, great, in the widest sense. Adj-AFS H3173 μεγάλην megalēn
sheet A linen cloth, a sheet, sail. N-AFS H3607 ὀθόνην othonēn
in In, on, among. V-PPM/P-AFS H2524 καθιεμένην kathiemenēn
by four Four. Adj-DFP H5064 τέσσαρσιν tessarsin
corners, (a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plural: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning. N-DFP H746 ἀρχαῖς archais
heaven Heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens. N-GMS H3772 οὐρανοῦ ouranou
it came down To come, go. V-AIA-3S H2064 ἧλθεν ēlthen
as far as As far as, up to, until, during. Prep H891 ἄχρις achris

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Joppa

JOPPAjop'-a (yapho, yapho'; Ioppe): In Joshua 19:46 the King James Version called "Japho," a city in the territory allotted to Dan; but there is nothing to show that in pre-exilic times it ever passed into Israelite hands.1. Ancient Notices:"The gate of Joppa" is mentioned in the Tell el-Amarna Letters (214, 32 f; compare 178, 20), as guarded by an Egyptian... View Details

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Berean Bible “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel like a great sheet descending, being let down out of heaven by four corners, and it came down as far as me.
King James Bible “I I was in the city of Joppa praying, praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, a A certain vessel like descend, as it had been a great sheet descending, being sheet, let down out of from heaven by four corners, corners; and it came down as far as me.even to me:
Hebrew Greek English “I "I was in the city of Joppa praying, praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel an object coming down like a great sheet descending, being let down out of heaven lowered by four corners, corners from the sky; and it came right down as far as me.to me,
New American Standard Bible 1995 “I "I was in the city of Joppa praying, praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel an object coming down like a great sheet descending, being let down out of heaven lowered by four corners, corners from the sky; and it came right down as far as me.to me,