Mark 12 : 19

Greek places the verb before the dative pronoun (ἔγραψεν ἡμῖν), while Vulgate reverses the order (nobis scripsit), a stylistic preference in Latin prose. Peshitta follows Greek word order (ܟܬܒ ܠܢ).

Greek uses conditional ἐάν with genitive τινος followed by nominative ἀδελφὸς ἀποθάνῃ. Peshitta restructures with ܕܐܢ ܡܐܬ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܐܢܫ ('if dies the-brother of-a-man'), placing the verb before the possessive construction. Vulgate employs si cujus frater mortuus fuerit with perfect subjunctive, a more formal Latin conditional construction.

Greek uses singular τέκνον ('child') with negative μὴ ἀφῇ ('not leave'). Vulgate reads plural filios ('sons/children') with non reliquerit. Peshitta employs ܘܒܢܝܐ ܠܐ ܫܒܩ ('and sons not left'), explicitly using the plural 'sons' and restructuring the negation, representing a substantive lexical divergence in number that affects the legal scope of the levirate obligation.

Greek employs the purpose conjunction ἵνα to introduce the apodosis of the legal prescription. Both Peshitta and Vulgate omit an explicit purpose marker, proceeding directly to the jussive/subjunctive verb forms (ܢܣܒ / accipiat), treating the clause as a direct continuation of the conditional protasis rather than a marked purpose clause.

Greek uses the articular construction ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ ('the brother of-him') with explicit article and genitive pronoun. Peshitta employs the bound form ܢܣܒ ܐܚܘܗܝ ('let-take his-brother') with pronominal suffix, lacking an independent article. Vulgate uses frater ejus with possessive genitive, mirroring Greek structure but without article (Latin lacking definite articles).

Greek employs articular accusative τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ with separate possessive pronoun. Peshitta uses bound form ܐܢܬܬܗ ('his-wife') with pronominal suffix, a more compact Semitic construction. Vulgate reads uxorem ipsius, using the emphatic pronoun ipsius rather than ejus, possibly for stylistic variation or emphasis.