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Revelation 11:5

And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “should desire” (θέλει) before harm here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “shall desire” (θέλῃ) before harm here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἴeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.τιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.αὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themθέλειtheleiwillθέλω (thelō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “will”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.willἀδικῆσαιadikēsaito hurtἀδικέω (adikeō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to hurt”, a single actionG91I act unjustly towards, injure, harm.hurtπῦρpurfireπῦρnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “fire”, the subject formG4442fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire.This verse uses “fire”.ἐκπορεύεταιekporeuetaito departἐκπορεύομαι (ekporeuomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to depart”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1607I depart from; I am voided, cast out; I proceed from, am spoken; I burst forth, flow out, am spread abroad.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.στόματοςstomatosmouthστόμα (stoma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “mouth”, the of-formG4750the mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword.αὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.κατεσθίειkatesthieito devourκατεσθίω (katesthiō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to devour”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2719I eat up, eat till it is finished, devour, squander, annoy, injure.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐχθροὺςechthrousenemyἐχθρός (echthros)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “enemy”, the object formG2190hated, hostile; subst: an enemy.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.εἴeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.τιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.θελήσῃthelēsēto willθέλω (thelō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to will”, a single actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.αὐτοὺςautousheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἀδικῆσαιadikēsaito harmἀδικέω (adikeō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to harm”, a single actionG91I act unjustly towards, injure, harm.οὕτωςhoutōsin this mannerοὕτω(ς)adverb — “in this manner”G3779thus, so, in this manner.This verse uses “in this manner”.in this mannerδεῖdeibindδέω (déō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).αὐτὸνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἀποκτανθῆναιapoktanthēnaito be killedἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to be killed”, a single actionG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.be killed

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

θέλῃthelēwillθέλω (thelō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “will”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and if any one may will to injure them, fire doth proceed out of their mouth, and doth devour their enemies, and if any one may will to injure them, thus it behoveth him to be killed.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if any man desireth to hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth and devoureth their enemies; and if any man shall desire to hurt them, in this manner must he be killed.

Young’s Literal Translation

and if any one may will to injure them, fire doth proceed out of their mouth, and doth devour their enemies, and if any one may will to injure them, thus it behoveth him to be killed.

World English Bible

If anyone desires to harm them, fire proceeds out of their mouth and devours their enemies. If anyone desires to harm them, he must be killed in this way.

Darby Translation

and if any one wills to injure them, fire goes out of their mouth, and devours their enemies. And if any one wills to injure them, thus must he be killed.

Douay-Rheims

And if any man will hurt them, fire shall come out of their mouths, and shall devour their enemies. And if any man will hurt them, in this manner must he be slain.

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