Luke 19:4

and, hurry[ing]-ahead in-front, he-ascends upon [a] sycamore-tree in-which-place he-may-behold same, that through of{the-there} he-has-been-being-about to-be-being-come-through,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

In Context

3and he-has-been-seeking to-behold the Jesus, who is-being, and he-has_not_been-being-enabled from of{the crowd}, that he-has-been-being small to{the stature},

5and as he-comes upon the place, view[ing]-up, the Jesus beholds same and says toward same, "Zaccheus, hasten[ing], descend, for today it-is-necessitating me to-stay in to{the house} of{you},"

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Cross References

Luke 5:19and not discover[ing] through of{about-what-such} they-may-carry-into same through the crowd, ascend[ing] upon the building, they-let-down through of{the earthen-tiles} same together-with to{the bedlet/cot} into the midst in-front of{the Jesus},

Matthew Henry on Luke 19:2-11

The Conversion of Zaccheus. 1 And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. 2 And, behold, there was a man named Zacchæus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. 3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. 4 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. 5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchæus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must… Read the whole commentary →

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