John 10:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
"[He flees] becauseὅτι
(oti)
3754: that, becauseconjunction from neut. of hostis,
he is a hired handμισθωτός
(misthōtos)
3411: hired, a hired servantfrom misthoó
and is not concernedμέλει
(melei)
3199: to be an object of carea prim. verb
aboutπερὶ
(peri)
4012: about, concerning, around (denotes place, cause or subject)a prim. preposition
the sheep.προβάτων
(probatōn)
4263b: small animals in a herd, esp. sheepfrom probainó


















KJV Lexicon
ο  definite article - nominative singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
δε  conjunction
de  deh:  but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
μισθωτος  noun - nominative singular masculine
misthotos  mis-tho-tos':  a wage-worker (good or bad) -- hired servant, hireling.
φευγει  verb - present active indicative - third person singular
pheugo  fyoo'-go:  to run away; by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish -- escape, flee (away).
οτι  conjunction
hoti  hot'-ee:  demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because -- as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
μισθωτος  noun - nominative singular masculine
misthotos  mis-tho-tos':  a wage-worker (good or bad) -- hired servant, hireling.
εστιν  verb - present indicative - third person singular
esti  es-tee':  he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
ου  particle - nominative
ou  oo:  no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but.
μελει  verb - present impersonal active indicative - third person singular
melo  mel'-o:  to be of interest to, i.e. to concern (only third person singular present indicative used impersonally, it matters) -- (take) care.
αυτω  personal pronoun - dative singular masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
περι  preposition
peri  per-ee':  through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time
των  definite article - genitive plural neuter
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
προβατων  noun - genitive plural neuter
probaton  prob'-at-on:  something that walks forward (a quadruped), i.e. (specially), a sheep -- sheep(-fold).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep.

King James Bible
The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This happens because he is a hired man and doesn't care about the sheep.

International Standard Version
because he's a hired worker, and the sheep don't matter to him.

NET Bible
Because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep, he runs away.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“But a hired man runs because he is a hired man, and cares not about the flock, and a wolf comes snatching at and scattering the flock.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The hired hand is concerned about what he's going to get paid and not about the sheep.

King James 2000 Bible
The hireling flees, because he is a hireling, and cares not for the sheep.
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