King James Version

Revelation 15:5

And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “behold” (ἰδού) before was opened here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andμετὰmetaafterμετάpreposition — “after”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 “after”.afterταῦταtautathatοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “that”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.thatεἶδονeidonseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).I lookedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἠνοίγηēnoigēwas openedἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was opened”, a single actionG455I open.was openedὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ναὸςnaostempleναόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “temple”, the subject formG3485a temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σκηνῆςskēnēstentσκηνή (skēnē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “tent”, the of-formG4633a tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μαρτυρίουmarturioutestimonyμαρτύριον (marturion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “testimony”, the of-formG3142witness, evidence, testimony, proof.This verse uses “testimony”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῷouranōheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the to- or for-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἰδούidoubeholdἰδούinterjection — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And after these things I saw, and lo, opened was the sanctuary of the tabernacle of the testimony in the heaven;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And after these things I saw, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:

Young’s Literal Translation

And after these things I saw, and lo, opened was the sanctuary of the tabernacle of the testimony in the heaven;

World English Bible

After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.

Darby Translation

And after these things I saw, and the temple of the tabernacle of witness in the heaven was opened;

Douay-Rheims

And after these things I looked; and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:

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