But it was meet to make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive [again]; and [was] lost, and is found.

It¹ was² meetª° that we should make merry,ª° andª be glad:ª° forª thisª thyª brotherª wasª° dead,ª andª is alive again;ª° andª wasª° lost,ª° andª is found.ª°

It¹ was² meeteª° that we should make merry,ª° andª be glad:ª° forª thisª thyª brotherª wasª° dead,ª andª is aliue againe:ª° andª wasª° lost,ª° andª is found.ª°

But to rejoice it behoves us, and to be glad, because this thy brother was dead, and is alive; and was lost, and is found.

But it was proper for us to be merry, and to rejoice; because this thy brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.

εὐφρανθῆναι δὲ καὶ χαρῆναι ἔδει, ὅτι ὁ ἀδελφός σου οὗτος νεκρὸς ἦν καὶ ἔζησεν, καὶ ἀπολωλὼς καὶ εὑρέθη.

to-have-been-goodly-centered moreover and to-have-had-been-joyed it-was-binding, to-which-a-one the-one brethrened of-thee the-one-this en-deaded it-was and it-lifed-unto, and having-hath-had-come-to-destruct-off and it-was-found.