James 4:8
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Young's Literal Translation
draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you; cleanse hands, ye sinners! and purify hearts, ye two-souled!

King James Bible
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [ye] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [ye] double minded.

Greek
Draw near
ἐγγίσατε (engisate)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 1448: Trans: I bring near; intrans: I come near, approach. From eggus; to make near, i.e. approach.

to God,
Θεῷ (Theō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

He will draw near
ἐγγιεῖ (engiei)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1448: Trans: I bring near; intrans: I come near, approach. From eggus; to make near, i.e. approach.

to you.
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

Cleanse
καθαρίσατε (katharisate)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2511: To cleanse, make clean, literally, ceremonially, or spiritually, according to context. From katharos; to cleanse.

[your] hands,
χεῖρας (cheiras)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 5495: A hand.

[you] sinners,
ἁμαρτωλοί (hamartōloi)
Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural
Strong's 268: Sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable. From hamartano; sinful, i.e. A sinner.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

purify
ἁγνίσατε (hagnisate)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 48: To cleanse, purify, either ceremonially, actually, or morally. From hagnos; to make clean, i.e. sanctify.

[your] hearts,
καρδίας (kardias)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 2588: Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.

[you] double-minded.
δίψυχοι (dipsychoi)
Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1374: (lit: of two souls, of two selves), double-minded, wavering. From dis and psuche; two-spirited, i.e. Vacillating.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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