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And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Lydda Lydda, a city in Palestine N-GFS H3069 Λύδδας Ludda (lud'-dah)
Analysis:
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was nigh near (in place or time) Prep H1451 ἐγγὺς eggus (eng-goos')
to Joppa, Joppa, a city of Pal. N-DFS H2445 Ἰόππῃ Ioppe (ee-op'-pay)
Analysis:
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and the disciples a disciple N-NMP H3101 μαθηταὶ mathetes (math-ay-tes')
had heard to hear, listen V-APA-NMP H191 ἀκούσαντες akouo (ak-oo'-o)
Peter 'a stone' or 'a boulder,' Peter, one of the twelve apostles N-NMS H4074 Πέτρος Petros (pet'-ros)
there, in, on, at, by, with Prep H1722 ἐν en (en)
they sent to send, send away V-AIA-3P H649 ἀπέστειλαν apostello (ap-os-tel'-lo)
two two Adj-AMP H1417 δύο duo (doo'-o)
men, a man N-AMP H435 ἄνδρας aner (an'-ayr)
desiring to call to or for, to exhort, to encourage V-PPA-NMP H3870 παρακαλοῦντες parakaleo (par-ak-al-eh'-o)
[him] that he would to shrink (from doing), to hesitate (to do) V-ASA-2S H3635 ὀκνήσῃς okneo (ok-neh'-o)
to come to go through, go about, to spread V-ANA H1330 διελθεῖν dierchomai (dee-er'-khom-ahee)

Locations

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

Lydda

LOD; LYDDA(lodh; Ludda):1. Scriptural Notices:Ono and Lod and the towns thereof are said to have been built by Shemed, a Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8:12). The children of Lod, Hadid and One, to the number of 725, returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:33 Nehemiah 7:37 (721)). The town lay in the Shephelah, perhaps in ge ha-charashim, "the valley of craft... View Details

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King James Bible And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.
Berean Bible And forasmuch as Now Lydda was nigh to being near Joppa, and the disciples had having heard that Peter was there, they is in it, sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would men to him, imploring, “Do not to delay coming to come to them.us.”
Hebrew Greek English And forasmuch as Since Lydda was nigh to near Joppa, and the disciples had disciples, having heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would men to him, imploring him, "Do not delay in coming to come to them.us."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And forasmuch as Since Lydda was nigh to near Joppa, and the disciples had disciples, having heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would men to him, imploring him, "Do not delay in coming to come to them.us."