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Revelation 4:5

And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “which” (ἅ) before are here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “which” (αἵ) before are here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θρόνουthronouthroneθρόνος (thronos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “throne”, the of-formG2362a (king's) throne, seat; meton: power, dominion; a potentate.the throneἐκπορεύονταιekporeuontaiproceededἐκπορεύομαι (ekporeuomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “proceeded”, 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.proceededἀστραπαὶastrapailightningsἀστραπή (astrapē)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “lightnings”, the subject formG796a flash of lightning, brightness, luster.lightningsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andφωναὶphōnaivoicesφωνή (phōnē)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “voices”, the subject formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.voicesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andβρονταίbrontaithunderβροντή (brontē)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “thunder”, the subject formG1027thunder.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἑπτὰheptathere were sevenἑπτάadjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “there were seven”, the subject formG2033seven.there were sevenλαμπάδεςlampadeslampsλαμπάς (lampas)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “lamps”, the subject formG2985a torch, lamp, lantern.lampsπυρὸςpurosof fireπῦρ (pur)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of fire”, the of-formG4442fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire.This verse uses “fire”.of fireκαιόμεναιkaiomenaiburningκαίω (kaiō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, feminine — “burning”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2545I ignite, light, burn, lit. and met; I consume with fire.burningἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.beforeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θρόνουthronouthroneθρόνος (thronos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “throne”, the of-formG2362a (king's) throne, seat; meton: power, dominion; a potentate.the throneἅhawhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichεἰσινeisinareεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.areτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “seven”, the subject formG2033seven.the sevenπνεύματαpneumataSpiritsπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “Spirits”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Spiritsτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of God

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αἵhaiwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and out of the throne proceed do lightnings, and thunders, and voices; and seven lamps of fire are burning before the throne, which are the Seven Spirits of God,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And out of the throne proceed lightnings and voices and thunders. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;

Young’s Literal Translation

and out of the throne proceed do lightnings, and thunders, and voices; and seven lamps of fire are burning before the throne, which are the Seven Spirits of God,

World English Bible

Out of the throne proceed lightnings, sounds, and thunders. There were seven lamps of fire burning before his throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

Darby Translation

And out of the throne go forth lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and seven lamps of fire, burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;

Douay-Rheims

And from the throne proceeded lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and there were seven lamps burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.

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