John 9:7

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ὕπαγε νίψαι εἰς τὴν κολυμβήθραν τοῦ Σιλωάμ—ὃ ἑρμηνεύεται, Ἀπεσταλμένος. Ἀπῆλθεν οὖν καὶ ἐνίψατο, καὶ ἦλθε βλέπων.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 2036; eipen; εἶπεν; said; V-AIA-3S

Strongs 846; autō; αὐτῷ; to himself; PPro-DM3S

Strongs 5217; Hypage; Ὕπαγε; Lead under; V-PMA-2S

Strongs 3538; nipsai; νίψαι; wash; V-AMM-2S

Strongs 1519; eis; εἰς; into; Prep

Strongs 3588; tēn; τὴν; the; Art-AFS

Strongs 2861; kolymbēthran; κολυμβήθραν; pool; N-AFS

Strongs 3588; tou; τοῦ; the; Art-GMS

Strongs 4611; Silōam; Σιλωάμ; of Siloam; N-GMS

Strongs 3739; ho; ὃ; which/whichever; RelPro-NNS

Strongs 2059; hermēneuetai; ἑρμηνεύεται; means; V-PIM/P-3S

Strongs 649; Apestalmenos; Ἀπεσταλμένος; he who has been sent; V-RPM/P-NMS

Strongs 565; apēlthen; ἀπῆλθεν; went away; V-AIA-3S

Strongs 3767; oun; οὖν; therefore; Conj

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 3538; enipsato; ἐνίψατο; washed; V-AIM-3S

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 2064; ēlthen; ἦλθεν; came; V-AIA-3S

Strongs 991; blepōn; βλέπων; he who is seeing; V-PPA-NMS

RBT Hebrew Literal:

Sent Out, Come back Looking (up)

And he said to himself, "Bring under, wash into the Swimming Pool of the Sending-Away ("Siloam") which is translated 'him who is sent away.'"⁹⁰ He went away therefore and washed, and he came one who is looking.

Lift up the Eyes and Count the Stars

"I am counting all of my bones, those ones of herself, they are looking and are seeing within myself."

(Psalm 22:17 RBT)

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And said to him, Retire, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is interpreted, Sent.) He went away therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

LITV Translation:
And He said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, which translated is Sent. Then he went and washed, and came seeing.

ESV Translation:
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Footnotes

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon noted the "not so correct" interpretation here of the term "Σιλωάμ" (Silōam), which is derived from the Hebrew word "שִׁלֹחַ" (Shiloach), mentioned in Isaiah 8:6. In John 9:7, it is translated as "ἀπεσταλμένος" (apestalmenos), which is a participle verb meanining "one who is sent away" and usually translated as "sent out".

However, Thayer notes that a more accurate understanding would be "a sending out" or "gushing forth" (of water), drawing from the analogy of Hebrew words formed similarly, such as "אִיּוב" (Ayov), which means "had in hatred" or "persecuted," formed from "אָיַב" (ayav); and also "יִלּוד" (yilod), meaning "born," derived from "יָלַד" (yalad), which means "to bring forth."

What was missed was the connection of one becoming "a sending out" of himself by being washed "into" the pool of himself.