And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “having” (ἔχουσα) before gates here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “then” (τε) before wall here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “having” (ἔχουσαν) before gates here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of the” (τῶν) before [the] sons here.
ἔχουσαechousahadἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “had”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.hadτεῖχοςteichosa wallτεῖχοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a wall”, the object formG5038a wall, especially of a city.a wallμέγαmegagreatμέγας (megas)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “great”, the object formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.greatκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὑψηλόνhupsēlonhighὑψηλός (hupsēlos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “high”, the object formG5308high, lofty.This verse uses “high”.highἔχουσαechousaand hadἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “and had”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.and hadπυλῶναςpulōnasgatesπυλών (pulōn)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “gates”, the object formG4440a large gate; a gateway, porch, vestibule.gatesδώδεκαdōdekatwelveδώδεκαadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “twelve”, the object formG1427twelve; the usual way in which the Twelve apostles of Jesus are referred to.twelveκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πυλῶσινpulōsingateπυλών (pulōn)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “gate”, the to- or for-formG4440a large gate; a gateway, porch, vestibule.ἀγγέλουςangelousangelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “angel”, the object formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.δώδεκαdōdekanames of the twelveδώδεκαadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “names of the twelve”, the object formG1427twelve; the usual way in which the Twelve apostles of Jesus are referred to.the names of the twelveκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὀνόματαonomatanameὄνομα (onoma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “name”, the object formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.ἐπιγεγραμμέναepigegrammenato write onἐπιγράφω (epigraphō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, plural, neuter — “to write on”, a completed action with a present resultG1924I write upon, inscribe, imprint a mark on.ἅhawhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δώδεκαdōdekatwelveδώδεκαadjective, genitive, plural, feminine — “twelve”, the of-formG1427twelve; the usual way in which the Twelve apostles of Jesus are referred to.φυλῶνphulōntribesφυλή (phulē)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “tribes”, the of-formG5443a tribe or race of people.tribesυἱῶνhuiōnof the childrenυἱός (huios)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the children”, the of-formG5207a son, descendent.of the childrenἸσραήλisraēlof IsraelἸσραήλnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Israel”, the of-formG2474(Hebrew), Israel, surname of Jacob, then the Jewish people, the people of God.of Israel
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
τεteAndτεconjunction — “And”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.ἔχουσανechousanhadἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “had”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
having also a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve messengers, and names written thereon, which are [those] of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel,
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American Standard Version (1901)
having a wall great and high; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
Young’s Literal Translation
having also a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve messengers, and names written thereon, which are [those] of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel,
World English Bible
having a great and high wall with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
Darby Translation
having a great and high wall; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names inscribed, which are those of the twelve tribes of [the] sons of Israel.
Douay-Rheims
And it had a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and in the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
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