Mark 1 : 44

The Vulgate inserts a colon after the indirect object 'ei', creating a stronger pause before the direct speech begins. Greek uses a raised dot (·) and Peshitta follows Greek punctuation conventions, both marking a lighter boundary than the Latin colon.

Greek employs double negation with μηδενὶ μηδὲν (dative-accusative sequence: 'to no one nothing'), a Semitic-influenced construction. Peshitta mirrors this with ܠܡܐ ܠܐܢܫ ('lest to anyone'), while Vulgate collapses the double negative into a single dative 'nemini' ('to no one'), following classical Latin idiom.

Peshitta adds the explicit subject pronoun ܐܢܬ ('you') after the verb ܐܡܪ, a typical Syriac clarification where Greek and Latin rely on verbal inflection alone. The Vulgate colon after 'dixeris' marks the end of the prohibition clause.

Greek and Peshitta use the simple term for 'priest' (ἱερεῖ / ܠܟܗܢܐ), referring to any Levitical priest authorized to certify cleansing per Leviticus 14. Vulgate reads 'principi sacerdotum' ('to the chief priest'), a substantive alteration that could imply the high priest specifically, though this likely reflects Latin idiom for priestly authority rather than a textual variant.

Greek προσένεγκε ('bring/offer') and Latin 'offer' are semantically equivalent. Peshitta uses ܘܩܪܒ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ('and bring near an offering'), making the sacrificial object explicit with the cognate noun ܩܘܪܒܢܐ (qurbānā, 'offering'), a typical Syriac expansion for liturgical clarity.

Greek uses a relative pronoun ἃ ('what things') governing the verb προσέταξεν, creating a relative clause. Peshitta employs ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܦܩܕ ('as commanded'), a comparative-relative construction typical of Syriac. Vulgate mirrors Greek with the relative 'quæ præcepit', though 'quæ' (neuter plural) agrees with an implied antecedent 'ea' (those things).

Greek uses the preposition εἰς with accusative μαρτύριον αὐτοῖς ('for a testimony to them'), where the dative pronoun indicates the recipients of the testimony. Peshitta compresses this into a single construct phrase ܠܣܗܕܘܬܗܘܢ ('for their testimony'), using a pronominal suffix. Vulgate follows Greek structure with 'in testimonium illis', though 'in' + accusative conveys purpose rather than pure dative of interest.