The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and” (καὶ) before he here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
ἰδοὺidouBeholdἰδούparticle — “Behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.BeholdἕστηκαhestēkaI standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “I stand”, a completed action with a present resultG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.I standἐπὶepiatἐπίpreposition — “at”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.atτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θύρανthurandoorθύρα (thura)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “door”, the object formG2374(a) a door, (b) met: an opportunity.the doorκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκρούωkrouōknockκρούωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “knock”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2925I knock, beat a door with a stick, to gain admittance.knockἐάνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifτιςtisany manτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “any man”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.any manἀκούσῃakousēhearἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “hear”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.hearτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.φωνῆςphōnēsvoiceφωνή (phōnē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “voice”, the of-formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.voiceμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀνοίξῃanoixēopenἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “open”, a single actionG455I open.openτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θύρανthurandoorθύρα (thura)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “door”, the object formG2374(a) a door, (b) met: an opportunity.the doorκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἰσελεύσομαιeiseleusomaito enterεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future middle indicative, 1st person singular — “to enter”, an action still aheadG1525I go in, come in, enter.This verse uses “enter”.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.αὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδειπνήσωdeipnēsōto dineδειπνέω (deipneō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “to dine”, an action still aheadG1172I dine, sup, eat.μετ’metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”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 “with”.withαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.αὐτὸςautosheαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.μετ’metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”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 “with”.ἐμοῦemoumeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “me”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.me
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
lo, I have stood at the door, and I knock; if any one may hear my voice, and may open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
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American Standard Version (1901)
Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Young’s Literal Translation
lo, I have stood at the door, and I knock; if any one may hear my voice, and may open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
World English Bible
Behold , I stand at the door and knock . If anyone hears my voice and opens the door , then I will come in to him and will dine with him , and he with me .
Darby Translation
Behold, I stand at the door and am knocking; if any one hear my voice and open the door, I will come in unto him and sup with him, and he with me.
Douay-Rheims
Behold, I stand at the gate, and knock. If any man shall hear my voice, and open to me the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
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Song of Solomon 5:2–4Song of Solomon 5:2 · King James VersionI sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.Song of Solomon 5:2 · King James VersionOpen the Source
I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
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