King James Version

Revelation 10:4

And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “them” (αὐτὰ) before may write here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the voices of themselves” (τὰς φωνὰς ἑαυτῶν) before I was here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to me” (μοι,) before do seal here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “these things” (ταὐτὰ) before may write here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὅτεhotewhenὅτεconjunction — “when”G3753when, at which time.whenἐλάλησανelalēsanhad utteredλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “had uttered”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.had utteredαἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “seven”, the subject formG2033seven.the sevenβρονταίbrontaithundersβροντή (brontē)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “thunders”, the subject formG1027thunder.thundersἤμελλονēmellonto ensueμέλλω (mellō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “to ensue”, an ongoing action in the pastG3195I intend, am about to; I delay, linger.γράφεινgrapheinto writeγράφω (graphō)verb, present active infinitive — “to write”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).writeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἤκουσαēkousato hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to hear”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.φωνὴνphōnēnvoiceφωνή (phōnē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “voice”, the object formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.λέγουσανlegousanto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.Σφράγισονsphragisonto sealσφραγίζω (sphragizō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to seal”, a single actionG4972I seal, set a seal upon.ἃhawhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐλάλησανelalēsanto speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to speak”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “seven”, the subject formG2033seven.βρονταίbrontaithunderβροντή (brontē)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “thunder”, the subject formG1027thunder.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notαὐτὰautaheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.γράψῃςgrapsēsto writeγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “to write”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.φωνὰςphōnasvoicesφωνή (phōnē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “voices”, the object formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.ἑαυτῶνheautōnmyἑαυτοῦ (heautou)reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, genitive, plural, feminine — “my”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.μοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ταὐτὰtautathemταῦταpersonal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “them”, the object formG5023

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and when the seven thunders spake their voices, I was about to write, and I heard a voice out of the heaven saying to me, 'Seal the things that the seven thunders spake,' and, 'Thou mayest not write these things.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when the seven thunders uttered their voices , I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying, Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

When the seven thunders sounded, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from the sky saying, “Seal up the things which the seven thunders said, and don’t write them.”

Darby Translation

And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write: and I heard a voice out of the heaven saying, Seal the things which the seven thunders have spoken, and write them not.

Douay-Rheims

And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying to me: Seal up the things which the seven thunders have spoken; and write them not.

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