8. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) 1 Corinthians 10:8:1 ⧉μηδὲmeetheand not 1 Corinthians 10:8:2 ⧉πορνεύωμενpornevomenlet us practice sexual immorality 1 Corinthians 10:8:3 ⧉καθώςkathosjust as 1 Corinthians 10:8:4 ⧉τινεςteenessome 1 Corinthians 10:8:5 ⧉αὐτῶνaftonof them 1 Corinthians 10:8:6 ⧉ἐπόρνευσανepornevsancommitted sexual immorality 1 Corinthians 10:8:7 ⧉καὶkeand 1 Corinthians 10:8:8 ⧉ἔπεσανepesanfell 1 Corinthians 10:8:9 ⧉μιᾷmeeain one 1 Corinthians 10:8:10 ⧉ἡμέρᾳeemeraday 1 Corinthians 10:8:11 ⧉εἴκοσιeekoseetwenty 1 Corinthians 10:8:12 ⧉τρεῖςtreesthree 1 Corinthians 10:8:13 ⧉χιλιάδεςkheeleeathesthousand |
8. Formal Translation Let us not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day. |
8. Dynamic Translation We must not practice sexual immorality like some of them did; in just one day, twenty-three thousand of them died. |