They divideיְחַלְּקוּmy garmentsבְגָדַיamong them,לָהֶםand for my clothingוְעַל לְבוּשִׁיthey castיַפִּילוּlots.גוֹרָל
Quotation · John 19:24
Go to John 19:24John quotes the whole verse and sets it beside what the soldiers did: dividing the clothes and casting lots for the tunic.
Formula: ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ ἡ λέγουσα “so that the Scripture might be fulfilled that says” (John 19:24)
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Greek of the New Testament: εἶπαν οὖν πρὸς ἀλλήλους Μὴ σχίσωμεν αὐτόν ἀλλὰ λάχωμεν περὶ αὐτοῦ τίνος ἔσται ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ ἡ λέγουσα Διεμερίσαντο τὰ ἱμάτιά μου ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν ἱματισμόν μου ἔβαλον κλῆρον Οἱ μὲν οὖν στρατιῶται ταῦτα ἐποίησαν
Hebrew (Masoretic text): יְחַלְּקוּ בְגָדַי לָהֶם וְעַל לְבוּשִׁי יַפִּילוּ גוֹרָל
Septuagint (Psalms 21:19 in the Septuagint numbering): διεμερίσαντο τὰ ἱμάτιά μου ἑαυτοῖς, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν ἱματισμόν μου ἔβαλον κλῆρον.
The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 12 consecutive words: “Διεμερίσαντο τὰ ἱμάτιά μου ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν ἱματισμόν μου ἔβαλον κλῆρον.”
Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0
Allusion · Matthew 27:35
Go to Matthew 27:35The account of the dividing of the clothes uses three words of the psalm: “divide,” “clothes” and “lot.” The evangelist does not present it as a quotation; John 19:24 does.
They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.
- יְחַלְּקוּyejalkuH2505διεμερίσαντοdiemerisantoG1266“divide”
- בְגָדַvegadaH899ἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440“garment, clothing”
- גוֹרָלgoralH1486κλῆρονklēronG2819“lot”
Allusion · Mark 15:24
Go to Mark 15:24The account of the dividing of the clothes uses three words of the psalm: “divide,” “clothes” and “lot.” The evangelist does not present it as a quotation; John 19:24 does.
They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.
- יְחַלְּקוּyejalkuH2505διαμερίζονταιdiamerizontaiG1266“divide”
- בְגָדַvegadaH899ἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440“garment, clothing”
- גוֹרָלgoralH1486κλῆρονklēronG2819“lot”
Allusion · Luke 23:34
Go to Luke 23:34The account of the dividing of the clothes uses three words of the psalm: “divide,” “clothes” and “lot.” The evangelist does not present it as a quotation; John 19:24 does.
They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.
- יְחַלְּקוּyejalkuH2505διαμεριζόμενοιdiamerizomenoiG1266“divide”
- בְגָדַvegadaH899ἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440“garment, clothing”
- גוֹרָלgoralH1486κλήρουςklērousG2819“lot”