| KING JAMES BIBLE |
KHABOURIS MANUSCRIPT |
| 1. And he opened his mouth, and
taught them, saying, |
1. And he opened his mouth, and taught
them, saying, |
| 2. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |
2. A heavenly attitude is theirs, those whose home is in
Truth; theirs is a heavenly state.
(With Aramaic Words)
A heavenly attitude is theirs (touveyhoun), those whose home (maskenii)
isin (rukha); theirs is a heavenly state (malkoota d'shmeya).
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| 3. Blessed are they that mourn: for they
shall be comforted. |
3. A heavenly attitude is theirs, those mourning their
wrongs; they shall be comforted.
A heavenly attitude is theirs (touveyhoun), those mouring their
wrongs (abilii); they shall be comforted (nitbeyoon).
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| 4. Blessed are the meek: for they shall
inherit the earth. |
4. A heavenly attitude is theirs, those with humility; they will
gain the earth.
A heavenly attitude is theirs (touveyhoun), those with humility (makikhii);
they will gain (nartoun) the earth.
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| 5. Blessed are they, which do hunger and
thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. |
5. A heavenly attitude is theirs, those who hunger and thirst for
justness; they shall attain it.
A heavenly attitude is theirs (touveyhoun); those who hunger and
thirst for justness (kenoota); they shall attain it.
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| 6. Blessed are the merciful: for they
shall obtain mercy. |
6. A heavenly attitude is theirs, those whose love is without
conditions; they will therefore receive unconditional love.
A heavenly attitude is theirs (touveyhoun), those whose love is
without conditions (rakhmanii); they will therefore receive
unconditional love (rakhmii).
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| 7. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they
shall see God. |
7. A heavenly attitude is theirs, those without fault in their
minds; they will see God.
A heavenly attitude is theirs (touveyhoun), those without fault (dadcean)
in their minds (b'libhoun); they will see (nikhazoun) God (Alaha).
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| 8. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they
shall be called the children of God. |
8. A heavenly attitude is theirs, those serving the peace of God;
they will be called the children of God.
A heavenly attitude is theirs (touveyhoun); those serving (abdey)
the peace of God (shlama); they will be called the children of God (Alaha).
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| 9. Blessed are they which are persecuted
for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |
9. A heavenly attitude is theirs, those being scorned because of
their justness; theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
A heavenly attitude is theirs (touveyhoun); those being scorned
because of their justness (kenoota); theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven (malkoota
dashmeya).
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| 10. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile
you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you
falsely, for my sake. |
10. A heavenly attitude is yours when they harass you and scorn
you and deceitfully speak against you every evil word because of being
with me.
A heavenly attitude is yours (touveyhoun) when they harass (radpean)
you and scorn you and deceitfully (b'dagaloota) speak against you every
evil word (mila) because of being with me (mitlate).
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| 11. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for
great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets
which were before you. |
11. Rejoice, be happy, be joyful at the increase of your reward in
heaven for in such manner were harassed the prophets before you.
Rejoice, be happy (khdau), be joyful at the increase of your
reward in heaven (shmeya): for in such manner were harassed (rdapo) the
prophets before you.
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| 12. Ye are the salt of the earth: but if
the salt have lost his savour, where with shall it be salted? It is
thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden
under foot of men. |
12. You are the salt of the earth, but if salt becomes tasteless,
with what will one salt? For such is of no use but to be trodden under
foot by men.
You are the salt of the earth, but if salt becomes tasteless (tipkeah),
with what will one salt? For such is of no use but to be trodden under
foot by men.
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