NETBible | But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weeds 1 among the wheat and went away. |
NIV © |
But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. |
NASB © |
"But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away. |
NLT © |
But that night as everyone slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat. |
MSG © |
That night, while his hired men were asleep, his enemy sowed thistles all through the wheat and slipped away before dawn. |
BBE © |
But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away. |
NRSV © |
but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. |
NKJV © |
"but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. |
KJV | But <1161> while <1722> men <444> slept <2518> (5721)_, his <846> enemy <2190> came <2064> (5627) and <2532> sowed <4687> (5656) tares <2215> among <303> <3319> the wheat <4621>_, and <2532> went his way <565> (5627)_. |
NASB © |
<1722> his men <444> were sleeping <2518> , his enemy <2190> came <2064> and sowed <1986> tares <2215> among <303> <3319> the wheat <4621> , and went <565> away <565> . |
NET [draft] ITL | But <1161> while everyone <444> was sleeping <2518> , an enemy <2190> came <2064> and <2532> sowed <4687> weeds <2215> among <3319> the wheat <4621> and <2532> went away .<565> |
GREEK | en <1722> PREP de <1161> CONJ tw <3588> T-DSN kayeudein <2518> (5721) V-PAN touv <3588> T-APM anyrwpouv <444> N-APM hlyen <2064> (5627) V-2AAI-3S autou <846> P-GSM o <3588> T-NSM ecyrov <2190> A-NSM kai <2532> CONJ epespeiren <4687> (5707) V-IAI-3S zizania <2215> N-APN ana <303> PREP meson <3319> A-ASN tou <3588> T-GSM sitou <4621> N-GSM kai <2532> CONJ aphlyen <565> (5627) V-2AAI-3S |
NETBible | But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weeds 1 among the wheat and went away. |
NET Notes |
1 tn Grk “sowed darnel.” The Greek term ζιζάνιον (zizanion) refers to an especially undesirable weed that looks like wheat but has poisonous seeds (L&N 3.30). |