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Revelation 10:8

And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “was speaking” (λαλοῦσαν) before with here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “saying” (λέγουσαν·) before do go here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “little scroll” (βιβλίον) before which here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “who” (τοῦ) before standing here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “was speaking” (λαλοῦσα) before with here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “saying” (λέγουσα) before do go here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “little scroll” (βιβλαρίδιον) before which here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἡhēwhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichφωνὴphōnēvoiceφωνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “voice”, the subject formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.ἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.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”.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τοῦtouwhichὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “which”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.whichοὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.πάλινpalinagainπάλινadverb — “again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.λαλοῦσανlalousanto speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.μετ’metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.ἐμοῦemouIἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andλέγουσανlegousanto 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”.Ὕπαγεhupageto goὑπάγω (hupagō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to go”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5217I go away, depart, begone, die.λάβεlabeto takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to take”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βιβλίονbiblionscrollβιβλίονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “scroll”, the object formG975a papyrus roll.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἠνεῳγμένονēneōgmenonto openἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “to open”, a completed action with a present resultG455I open.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.χειρὶcheirihandχείρ (cheir)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “hand”, the to- or for-formG5495a hand.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγγέλουangelouangelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “angel”, the of-formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἑστῶτοςhestōtosto standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, perfect active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “to stand”, a completed action with a present resultG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θαλάσσηςthalassēsseaθάλασσα (thalassa)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “sea”, the of-formG2281(a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsearthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.the earth

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

λαλοῦσαlalousaspakeλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “spake”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.λέγουσαlegousasaidλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “said”, 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.βιβλαρίδιονbiblaridionlittle bookβιβλιαρίδιον (bibliaridion)noun, accusative, singular, neuter — “little book”, the object formG974a little papyrus roll.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the voice that I heard out of the heaven is again speaking with me, and saying, 'Go, take the little scroll that is open in the hand of the messenger who hath been standing upon the sea, and upon the land:'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the voice which I heard from heaven, I heard it again speaking with me, and saying, Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel that standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

The voice which I heard from heaven, again speaking with me, said, “Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the land.”

Darby Translation

And the voice which I heard out of the heaven [was] again speaking with me, and saying, Go, take the little book which is opened in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the earth.

Douay-Rheims

And I heard a voice from heaven again speaking to me, and saying: Go, and take the book that is open, from the hand of the angel who standeth upon the sea, and upon the earth.

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