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Revelation 19:2

For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τῆς) before hand here.

ὅτιhotiForὅτιconjunction — “For”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.Forἀληθιναὶalēthinaitrueἀληθινός (alēthinos)adjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “true”, the subject formG228true (lit: made of truth), real, genuine.This verse uses “true”.trueκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδίκαιαιdikaiairighteousδίκαιος (dikaios)adjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “righteous”, the subject formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).This verse uses “righteous”.righteousαἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κρίσειςkriseisjudgmentsκρίσις (krisis)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “judgments”, the subject formG2920judging, judgment, decision, sentence; generally: divine judgment; accusation.judgmentsαὐτοῦautouherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “her”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.herὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ἔκρινενekrinento judgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to judge”, a single actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.This verse uses “judge”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πόρνηνpornēnprostituteπόρνη (pornē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “prostitute”, the object formG4204a prostitute; met: an idolatrous community.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μεγάληνmegalēngreatμέγας (megas)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “great”, the object formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.ἥτιςhētiswhoὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “who”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.ἔφθειρενephtheirento corruptφθείρω (phtheirō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to corrupt”, an ongoing action in the pastG5351I corrupt, spoil, destroy, ruin.This verse uses “corrupt”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γῆνgēnearthγῆ (gē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “earth”, the object formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πορνείᾳporneiafornicationπορνείαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “fornication”, the to- or for-formG4202fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry.This verse uses “fornication”.fornicationαὐτῆςautēsof hisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of hisκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐξεδίκησενexedikēsento avengeἐκδικέω (ekdikeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to avenge”, a single actionG1556I give justice over, defend, avenge, vindicate.This verse uses “avenge”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἷμαhaimabloodαἷμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “blood”, the object formG129blood (especially as shed).τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δούλωνdoulōnservantsδοῦλος (doulos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “servants”, the of-formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.servantsαὐτοῦautouherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “her”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.herἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.χειρὸςcheiroshandχείρ (cheir)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “hand”, the of-formG5495a hand.handαὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

because true and righteous [are] His judgments, because He did judge the great whore who did corrupt the earth in her whoredom, and He did avenge the blood of His servants at her hand;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot, her that corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

Young’s Literal Translation

because true and righteous [are] His judgments, because He did judge the great whore who did corrupt the earth in her whoredom, and He did avenge the blood of His servants at her hand;'

World English Bible

for his judgments are true and righteous. For he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.”

Darby Translation

for true and righteous [are] his judgments; for he has judged the great harlot which corrupted the earth with her fornication, and has avenged the blood of his bondmen at her hand.

Douay-Rheims

For true and just are his judgments, who hath judged the great harlot which corrupted the earth with her fornication, and hath revenged the blood of his servants, at her hands.

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