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Matthew 21

Matt. 21:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Tell ye
epo (Greek #2036)
to speak or say (by word or writing)
KJV usage: answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell. Compare 3004.
Pronounce: ep'-o
Origin: a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from 2046, 4483, and 5346)
the daughter
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
thugater (Greek #2364)
a female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant)
KJV usage: daughter.
Pronounce: thoo-gat'-air
Origin: apparently a primary word (compare "daughter")
of Sion
Sion (Greek #4622)
Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)
KJV usage: Sion.
Pronounce: see-own'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (06726)
c, Behold
idou (Greek #2400)
second person singular imperative middle voice of 1492; used as imperative lo!; --behold, lo, see.
Pronounce: id-oo'
, thy
sou (Greek #4675)
of thee, thy
KJV usage: X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
Pronounce: soo
Origin: genitive case of 4771
King
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
basileus (Greek #935)
a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)
KJV usage: king.
Pronounce: bas-il-yooce'
Origin: probably from 939 (through the notion of a foundation of power)
cometh
erchomai (Greek #2064)
middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) ἐλεύθομαι (el-yoo'-thom-ahee), or (active) ἔλθω (el'-tho), which do not otherwise occur) to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, X light, X next, pass, resort, be set.
Pronounce: er'-khom-ahee
unto thee
soi (Greek #4671)
to thee
KJV usage: thee, thine own, thou, thy.
Pronounce: soy
Origin: dative case of 4771
, meek
praus (Greek #4239)
mild, i.e. (by implication) humble
KJV usage: meek. See also 4235.
Pronounce: prah-ooce'
Origin: apparently a primary word
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
sitting
epibaino (Greek #1910)
to walk upon, i.e. mount, ascend, embark, arrive
KJV usage: come (into), enter into, go abroad, sit upon, take ship.
Pronounce: ep-ee-bah'-ee-no
Origin: from 1909 and the base of 939
upon
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
an ass
onos (Greek #3688)
a donkey
KJV usage: an ass.
Pronounce: on'-os
Origin: apparently a primary word
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
a colt
polos (Greek #4454)
a "foal" or "filly", i.e. (specially), a young ass
KJV usage: colt.
Pronounce: po'-los
Origin: apparently a primary word
the foal
huios (Greek #5207)
a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
KJV usage: child, foal, son.
Pronounce: hwee-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
of an ass
hupozugion (Greek #5268)
an animal under the yoke (draught-beast), i.e. (specially), a donkey
KJV usage: ass.
Pronounce: hoop-od-zoog'-ee-on
Origin: neuter of a compound of 5259 and 2218
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Isa. 62:11• 11Behold, Jehovah hath proclaimed unto the end of the earth, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompence before him. (Isa. 62:11)
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Mark 11:4• 4And they departed, and found a colt bound to the door without at the crossway, and they loose him. (Mark 11:4)
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John 12:15• 15Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. (John 12:15)

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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the daughter.
Psa. 9:14• 14That I may declare all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will be joyful in thy salvation. (Psa. 9:14)
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Isa. 12:6• 6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitress of Zion; for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. (Isa. 12:6)
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Isa. 40:9• 9O Zion, that bringest glad tidings, get thee up into a high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest glad tidings, lift up thy voice with strength: lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! (Isa. 40:9)
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Isa. 62:11• 11Behold, Jehovah hath proclaimed unto the end of the earth, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompence before him. (Isa. 62:11)
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Zeph. 3:14‑15• 14Exult, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; rejoice and be glad with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem:
 15Jehovah hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy; the King of Israel, Jehovah, is in the midst of thee; thou shalt not see evil any more. (Zeph. 3:14‑15)
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Mark 11:4‑11• 4And they departed, and found a colt bound to the door without at the crossway, and they loose him.
 5And some of those who stood there said to them, What are ye doing, loosing the colt?
 6And they said to them as Jesus had commanded. And they let them do it.
 7And they led the colt to Jesus, and cast their clothes upon it, and he sat on it;
 8and many strewed their clothes on the way, and others cut down branches from the trees and went on strewing them on the way.
 9And those going on before and those following cried out, Hosanna! blessed be he that comes in the Lord's name.
 10Blessed be the coming kingdom of our father David. Hosanna in the highest!
 11And he entered into Jerusalem and into the temple; and having looked round on all things, the hour being already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve. (Mark 11:4‑11)
thy King.
Matt. 2:2,6• 2Where is the king of the Jews that has been born? for we have seen his star in the east, and have come to do him homage.
 6And *thou* Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel. (Matt. 2:2,6)
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Gen. 49:10• 10The sceptre will not depart from Judah, Nor the lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh come, And to him will be the obedience of peoples. (Gen. 49:10)
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Num. 24:19• 19And one out of Jacob shall have dominion, and will destroy out of the city what remaineth. (Num. 24:19)
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Psa. 2:6‑12• 6And *I* have anointed my king upon Zion, the hill of my holiness.
 7I will declare the decree: Jehovah hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; *I* this day have begotten thee.
 8Ask of me, and I will give thee nations for an inheritance, and for thy possession the ends of the earth:
 9Thou shalt break them with a sceptre of iron, as a potter's vessel thou shalt dash them in pieces.
 10And now, O kings, be ye wise, be admonished, ye judges of the earth.
 11Serve Jehovah with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
 12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, though his anger burn but a little. Blessed are all who have their trust in him. (Psa. 2:6‑12)
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Psa. 45:1‑17• 1To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. Of the sons of Korah. An instruction;--a song of the Beloved. My heart is welling forth with a good matter: I say what I have composed touching the king. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
 2Thou art fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
 3Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, in thy majesty and thy splendour;
 4And in thy splendour ride prosperously, because of truth and meekness and righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
 5Thine arrows are sharp--peoples fall under thee--in the heart of the king's enemies.
 6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom:
 7Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.
 8Myrrh and aloes, cassia, are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.
 9Kings' daughters are among thine honourable women; upon thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
 10Hearken, daughter, and see, and incline thine ear; and forget thine own people and thy father's house:
 11And the king will desire thy beauty; for he is thy Lord, and worship thou him.
 12And the daughter of Tyre with a gift, the rich ones among the people, shall court thy favour.
 13All glorious is the king's daughter within; her clothing is of wrought gold:
 14She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of embroidery; the virgins behind her, her companions, shall be brought in unto thee:
 15With joy and gladness shall they be brought; they shall enter into the king's palace.
 16Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons; princes shalt thou make them in all the earth.
 17I will make thy name to be remembered throughout all generations; therefore shall the peoples praise thee for ever and ever. (Psa. 45:1‑17)
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Psa. 72:1‑20• 1For Solomon. O God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
 2He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thine afflicted with judgment.
 3The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, by righteousness.
 4He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor.
 5They shall fear thee as long as sun and moon endure, from generation to generation.
 6He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
 7In his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace till the moon be no more.
 8And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
 9The dwellers in the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.
 10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer tribute:
 11Yea, all kings shall bow down before him; all nations shall serve him.
 12For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper;
 13He will have compassion on the poor and needy, and will save the souls of the needy:
 14He will redeem their souls from oppression and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
 15And he shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba; and prayer shall be made for him continually: all the day shall he be blessed.
 16There shall be abundance of corn in the earth, upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon; and they of the city shall bloom like the herb of the earth.
 17His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.
 18Blessed be Jehovah Elohim, the God of Israel, who alone doeth wondrous things!
 19And blessed be his glorious name for ever! and let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen, and Amen.
 20The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. (Psa. 72:1‑20)
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Psa. 110:1‑4• 1Psalm of David. Jehovah said unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I put thine enemies as footstool of thy feet.
 2Jehovah shall send the sceptre of thy might out of Zion: rule in the midst of thine enemies.
 3Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in holy splendour: from the womb of the morning shall come to thee the dew of thy youth.
 4Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek. (Psa. 110:1‑4)
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Isa. 9:6‑7• 6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty *God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
 7Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this. (Isa. 9:6‑7)
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Jer. 23:5‑6• 5Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, when I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, who shall reign as king, and act wisely, and shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
 6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell in safety; and this is his name whereby he shall be called, Jehovah our Righteousness. (Jer. 23:5‑6)
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Ezek. 34:24• 24And I Jehovah will be their God, and my servant David a prince in their midst: I Jehovah have spoken it. (Ezek. 34:24)
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Ezek. 37:24• 24And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: and they shall walk in mine ordinances, and keep my statutes, and do them. (Ezek. 37:24)
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Dan. 2:44‑45• 44And in the days of these kings shall the God of the heavens set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the sovereignty thereof shall not be left to another people: it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, but itself shall stand for ever.
 45Forasmuch as thou sawest that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold,--the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter. And the dream is certain, and the interpretation of it sure. (Dan. 2:44‑45)
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Dan. 7:13‑14• 13I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like a son of man, and he came up even to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
 14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. (Dan. 7:13‑14)
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Mic. 5:2• 2(And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall he come forth unto me who is to be Ruler in Israel: whose goings forth are from of old, from the days of eternity.) (Mic. 5:2)
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Zech. 6:12‑13• 12and speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, Behold a man whose name is the Branch; and he shall grow up from his own place, and he shall build the temple of Jehovah:
 13even he shall build the temple of Jehovah; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. (Zech. 6:12‑13)
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John 1:49• 49Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the King of Israel. (John 1:49)
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John 19:15‑22• 15But they cried out, Take him away, take him away, crucify him. Pilate says to them, Shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
 16Then therefore he delivered him up to them, that he might be crucified; and they took Jesus and led him away.
 17And he went out, bearing his cross, to the place called place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha;
 18where they crucified him, and with him two others, one on this side, and one on that, and Jesus in the middle.
 19And Pilate wrote a title also and put it on the cross. But there was written: Jesus the Nazaraean, the King of the Jews.
 20This title therefore many of the Jews read, for the place of the city where Jesus was crucified was near; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, Latin.
 21The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, Do not write, The king of the Jews, but that *he* said, I am king of the Jews.
 22Pilate answered, What I have written, I have written. (John 19:15‑22)
meek.
Matt. 11:29• 29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls; (Matt. 11:29)
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Matt. 12:19‑20• 19He shall not strive or cry out, nor shall any one hear his voice in the streets;
 20a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, until he bring forth judgment unto victory; (Matt. 12:19‑20)
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2 Cor. 10:1• 1But I myself, Paul, entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of the Christ, who, as to appearance, when present am mean among you, but absent am bold towards you; (2 Cor. 10:1)
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Phil. 2:3‑5• 3let nothing be in the spirit of strife or vain glory, but, in lowliness of mind, each esteeming the other as more excellent than themselves;
 4regarding not each his own qualities, but each those of others also.
 5For let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus; (Phil. 2:3‑5)
sitting.
Deut. 17:16• 16Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor lead back the people to Egypt, to multiply horses; for Jehovah hath said unto you, Ye shall not return again any more that way. (Deut. 17:16)
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Judg. 5:10• 10Ye that ride on white she-asses, ye that sit on carpets, and ye that walk by the way, consider. (Judg. 5:10)
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Judg. 12:14• 14And he had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy ass colts. And he judged Israel eight years. (Judg. 12:14)
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2 Sam. 16:2• 2And the king said to Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruits for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink. (2 Sam. 16:2)
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1 Kings 1:33• 33And the king said to them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon; (1 Kings 1:33)
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1 Kings 10:26• 26And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; and he had a thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; and he placed them in the chariot-cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. (1 Kings 10:26)
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Hos. 1:7• 7But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by Jehovah their God; and I will not save them by bow, or by sword, or by battle, or by horses, or by horsemen. (Hos. 1:7)
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Mic. 5:10‑11• 10And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Jehovah, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots.
 11And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and overthrow all thy strongholds. (Mic. 5:10‑11)
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Zech. 9:10• 10And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle-bow shall be cut off. And he shall speak peace unto the nations; and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth. (Zech. 9:10)
• Here, in Matthew, the old Israel and the renewed nation are thus connected. The Lord's entry in Jerusalem is upon the "colt, the foal of an ass" — the new Israel will bring Him in with Hosannas! The dispensational view in Matthew is thus again set before us. The ass was, according to the law, "unclean"; but its foal might be redeemed. (“Remarks on Matthew 20:30 and 21:1-22” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold thy King cometh to thee, meek, and mounted upon an ass, and upon a colt the foalg of an ass.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "son of one under yoke."

W. Kelly Translation

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Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold thy King cometh to thee, meek, and mounted upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)