King James Version

Revelation 10:9

And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to give” (δοῦναί) before me here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “do give” (Δός) before me here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.AndἀπῆλθαapēlthaI wentἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I went”, a single actionG565I come or go away from, depart, return, arrive, go after, follow.I wentπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἄγγελονangelonangelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “angel”, the object formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.the angelλέγωνlegōnand saidλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “and 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.and saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himδοῦναίdounaito Giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to Give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.GiveμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βιβλαρίδιονbiblaridionlittle bookβιβλαρίδιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “little book”, the object formG974a little papyrus roll.the little bookκαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andλέγειlegeihe saidλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he 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.he saidμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).unto meΛάβεlabeTakeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Take”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.Takeκαὶkaiit, andκαίconjunction — “it, and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.it, andκατάφαγεkataphageeatκατεσθίω (katesthiō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “eat”, a single actionG2719I eat up, eat till it is finished, devour, squander, annoy, injure.eatαὐτόautoitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itκαὶkaiand itκαίconjunction — “and it”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.and itπικρανεῖpikraneishall makeπικραίνω (pikrainō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall make”, an action still aheadG4087I make bitter, embitter; pass: I grow angry or harsh.shall makeσουsouthyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thy”, the of-formG4771you.thyτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κοιλίανkoilianbellyκοιλία (koilia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “belly”, the object formG2836belly, abdomen, heart, a general term covering any organ in the abdomen, e.g. stomach, womb; met: the inner man.This verse uses “belly”.bellyἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.στόματίstomatimouthστόμα (stoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “mouth”, the to- or for-formG4750the mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword.mouthσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἔσταιestaito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.γλυκὺglukusweetγλυκύς (glukus)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “sweet”, the subject formG1099sweet.sweetὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asμέλιmelihoneyμέλιnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “honey”, the subject formG3192honey.honey

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

Δόςdosto Giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, second aorist active infinitive — “to Give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I went away unto the messenger, saying to him, 'Give me the little scroll;' and he saith to me, 'Take, and eat it up, and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet — as honey.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I went unto the angel, saying unto him that he should give me the little book. And he saith unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”

Darby Translation

And I went to the angel, saying to him to give me the little book. And he says to me, Take and eat it up: and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey.

Douay-Rheims

And I went to the angel, saying unto him, that he should give me the book. And he said to me: Take the book, and eat it up: and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

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