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Revelation 5:6

And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “having” (ἔχων) before horns here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “behold” (ἰδού,) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “having” (ἔχον) before horns here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before eyes here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “which” (τὰ) before sent out here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶδονeidonseeὁράω (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 beheldἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inμέσῳmesōmidstμέσος (mesos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “midst”, the to- or for-formG3319middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of.the midstτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θρόνουthronouof the throneθρόνος (thronos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the throne”, the of-formG2362a (king's) throne, seat; meton: power, dominion; a potentate.of the throneκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τεσσάρωνtessarōnof the fourτέσσαρες (tessares)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “of the four”, the of-formG5064four.of the fourζῴωνzōōnbeastsζῷον (zōon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “beasts”, the of-formG2226an animal, living creature.beastsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inμέσῳmesōmidstμέσος (mesos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “midst”, the to- or for-formG3319middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of.the midstτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnof the eldersπρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the elders”, the of-formG4245elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly.of the eldersἀρνίονarniona Lambἀρνίονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “a Lamb”, the subject formG721(originally: a little lamb, but diminutive force was lost), a lamb.a Lambἑστηκὸςhestēkosto standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “to 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”.ὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asἐσφαγμένονesphagmenonit had been slainσφάζω (sphazō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “it had been slain”, a completed action with a present resultG4969I slay, kill by violence, slaughter, wound mortally.it had been slainἔχωνechōnhavingἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “having”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.havingκέραταkeratahornsκέρας (keras)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “horns”, the object formG2768(a) a horn, (b) a horn-like projection at the corner of an altar, (c) a horn as a symbol of power.hornsἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “seven”, the object formG2033seven.sevenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmouseyesὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “eyes”, the object formG3788the eye; fig: the mind's eye.eyesἑπτάheptasevenἑπτάadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “seven”, the object formG2033seven.the sevenοἵhoiwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.εἰσινeisinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “seven”, the subject formG2033seven.πνεύματαpneumataSpiritsπνεῦμα (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 Godἀπεσταλμένοιapestalmenoisent forthἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “sent forth”, a completed action with a present resultG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.sent forthεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoπᾶσανpasanallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allτὴνtēntheὁ (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.the earth

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἰδούidouloἰδούinterjection — “lo”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.ἔχονechonhavingἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “having”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I saw, and lo, in the midst of the throne, and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb hath stood as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the Seven Spirits of God, which are sent to all the earth,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

I saw in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.

Darby Translation

And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God [which are] sent into all the earth:

Douay-Rheims

And I saw: and behold in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the ancients, a Lamb standing as it were slain, having seven horns and seven eyes: which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.

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