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Analysis of Peshitta verse John 3:12

John 3:12 - ܐܶܢ ܕ݁ܒ݂ܰܐܪܥܳܐ ܐܶܡܪܶܬ݂ ܠܟ݂ܽܘܢ ܘܠܳܐ ܡܗܰܝܡܢܺܝܢ ܐܢ݈ܬ݁ܽܘܢ ܐܰܝܟ݁ܰܢܳܐ ܐܶܢ ܐܺܡܰܪ ܠܟ݂ܽܘܢ ܕ݁ܒ݂ܰܫܡܰܝܳܐ ܬ݁ܗܰܝܡܢܽܘܢܳܢܝ ܀

Translations

(Etheridge) If of (what is) on earth I tell you, and you believe not, how if I tell you of (what is) in heaven, could you believe me ?

(Murdock) If I have spoken to you of things on earth, and ye believe not; how will ye believe, if I speak of things in heaven?

(Lamsa) If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how then will you believe me, if I tell you about heavenly things?

(KJV) If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

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
ܐܢ ܐܶܢ 2:1356 ܐܢ Particle if 20 24 62043-03120 - - - - - - No - - -
ܕܒܐܪܥܐ ܕ݁ܒ݂ܰܐܪܥܳܐ 2:1993 ܐܪܥ Noun earth, land, country, soil, ground 28 31 62043-03121 - Feminine Singular Emphatic - - No - - -
ܐܡܪܬ ܐܶܡܪܶܬ݂ 2:1256 ܐܡܪ Verb say, speak, announce, affirm 20 24 62043-03122 First Common Singular - Perfect PEAL No - - -
ܠܟܘܢ ܠܟ݂ܽܘܢ 2:10849 ܠ Particle to, for 232 107 62043-03123 - - - - - - No Second Masculine Plural
ܘܠܐ ܘܠܳܐ 2:10871 ܠܐ Particle no, not 233 107 62043-03124 - - - - - - No - - -
ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢ ܡܗܰܝܡܢܺܝܢ 2:23277 ܗܝܡܢ Verb believe, trust 103 60 62043-03125 Second Masculine Plural - Active Participle PAIEL No - - -
ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܢ݈ܬ݁ܽܘܢ 2:23320 ܐܢܬ Pronoun thou 22 25 62043-03126 Second Masculine Plural - - - Yes - - -
ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܰܝܟ݁ܰܢܳܐ 2:638 ܐܝܟܢ Particle as, how 13 18 62043-03127 - - - Emphatic - - No - - -
ܐܢ ܐܶܢ 2:1356 ܐܢ Particle if 20 24 62043-03128 - - - - - - No - - -
ܐܡܪ ܐܺܡܰܪ 2:1244 ܐܡܪ Verb say, speak, announce, affirm 20 24 62043-03129 First Common Singular - Imperfect PEAL No - - -
ܠܟܘܢ ܠܟ݂ܽܘܢ 2:10849 ܠ Particle to, for 232 107 62043-031210 - - - - - - No Second Masculine Plural
ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܕ݁ܒ݂ܰܫܡܰܝܳܐ 2:21647 ܫܡܝܐ Noun heaven, sky 584 225 62043-031211 - Common Plural Emphatic - - No - - -
ܬܗܝܡܢܘܢܢܝ ܬ݁ܗܰܝܡܢܽܘܢܳܢܝ 2:1177 ܗܝܡܢ Verb believe, trust 103 60 62043-031212 Second Masculine Plural - Imperfect PAIEL No First Common Singular

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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