Εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ, ὁ κύριός μου γινώσκει, ὅτι τὰ παιδία ἁπαλώτερα, καὶ τὰ πρόβατα καὶ αἱ βόες λοχεύονται ἐπ ἐμέ· ἐὰν οὖν καταδιώξω αὐτὰ ἡμέραν μίαν, ἀποθανοῦνται πάντα τὰ κτήνη.

1. Εἶπε
   Said
2. δὲ
   but
   and
3. αὐτῷ
   to him
4.  
   ,
    
5. ὁ
   the
6. κύριός
   lord
7. μου
   my
8. γινώσκει
   knows
9.  
   ,
    
10. ὅτι
    that
    because
11. τὰ
    the
12. παιδία
    children
13. ἁπαλώτερα
    tender
14.  
    ,
     
15. καὶ
    and
16. τὰ
    the
17. πρόβατα
    sheep
18. καὶ
    and
19. αἱ
    the
20. βόες
    oxen
    cows
21. λοχεύονται
    are nursing
22. ἐπ
    upon
23. ἐμέ
    me
24.  
    ·
     
25. ἐὰν
    if
26. οὖν
    therefore
27. καταδιώξω
    i will pursue
    i should pursue, i drive hard
28. αὐτὰ
    them
29. ἡμέραν
    day
30. μίαν
    one
31.  
    ,
     
32. ἀποθανοῦνται
    will die
    they will die, they shall die
33. πάντα
    all
34. τὰ
    the
35. κτήνη
    cattle
    livestock
36.  
    .
     

But he said to him, My lord knows that the children are tender, and the sheep and the oxen are nursing upon me. If therefore I should drive them hard one day, all the cattle will die.