Mark 10 : 17

Greek uses a genitive absolute construction (ἐκπορευομένου αὐτοῦ εἰς ὁδὸν); Vulgate employs a cum-temporal clause with pluperfect subjunctive (cum egressus esset in viam); Syriac renders with a simple finite verb (ܪܕܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ, 'he went on the road'). All three convey the same temporal-circumstantial sense but through distinct syntactic strategies.

Greek uses a single compound verb γονυπετήσας ('having knelt down to') with accusative object. Vulgate expands this into an ablative absolute construction (genu flexo ante eum, 'with knee bent before him'). Syriac employs a finite verb plus prepositional phrase (ܢܦܠ ܥܠ ܒܘܪܟܘܗܝ, 'he fell upon his knees'), a typical Semitic idiom for prostration.

Peshitta inserts ܘܐܡܪ ('and he said') to introduce direct speech, a common Semitic narrative convention not present in the Greek or Latin witnesses. This addition clarifies the transition to quoted speech but does not alter the semantic content.

Vulgate inserts a colon to mark the beginning of direct discourse, a punctuation convention absent in the Greek and Syriac manuscript traditions. This is a scribal/editorial feature rather than a textual variant.

Greek uses κληρονομέω ('inherit'), emphasizing legal succession and possession. Vulgate employs percipiam ('receive, obtain'), focusing on acquisition rather than inheritance. Syriac ܕܐܬܪ ('that I may inherit') aligns semantically with the Greek, though the conjunction ܕ is shared with the preceding purpose clause, creating a tighter syntactic bond than in Greek or Latin.

Vulgate adds a question mark to close the interrogative sentence, a punctuation convention not present in Greek or Syriac manuscript traditions. This is an editorial feature of the printed Vulgate text.