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Revelation 5:8

And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “a harp” (κιθάραν) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “harps” (κιθάρας) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὅτεhotewhenὅτεconjunction — “when”G3753when, at which time.whenἔλαβενelabenhe had takenλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he had taken”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.he had takenτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βιβλίονbiblionbookβιβλίονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “book”, the object formG975a papyrus roll.the bookτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τέσσαραtessarafourτέσσαρες (tessares)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “four”, the subject formG5064four.the fourζῷαzōabeastsζῷον (zōon)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “beasts”, the subject formG2226an animal, living creature.beastsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.εἴκοσιeikosiand twentyεἴκοσι(ν) (eikosin)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “and twenty”, the subject formG1501twenty.and twentyτέσσαρεςtessaresfourτέσσαρεςadjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “four”, the subject formG5064four.πρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroieldersπρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “elders”, the subject formG4245elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly.eldersἔπεσανepesanfell downπίπτω (piptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “fell down”, a single actionG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.fell downἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.beforeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρνίουarniouLambἀρνίον (arnion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “Lamb”, the of-formG721(originally: a little lamb, but diminutive force was lost), a lamb.the Lambἔχοντεςechonteshavingἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “having”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.havingἕκαστοςhekastosevery one of themἕκαστοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “every one of them”, the subject formG1538each (of more than two), every one.This verse uses “every one”.every one of themκιθάρανkitharanharpsκιθάρα (kithara)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “harps”, the object formG2788a harp, lyre.harpsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andφιάλαςphialasvialsφιάλη (phialē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “vials”, the object formG5357a shallow and flat bowl.vialsχρυσᾶςchrusasgoldenχρυσοῦς (chrusous)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “golden”, the object formG5552golden, made of gold, adorned with gold.γεμούσαςgemousasfullγέμω (gemō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, feminine — “full”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1073I am full of.fullθυμιαμάτωνthumiamatōnof odoursθυμίαμα (thumiama)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “of odours”, the of-formG2368incense.of odoursαἵhaiwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, feminine — “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.areαἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.προσευχαὶproseuchaiprayersπροσευχή (proseuchē)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “prayers”, the subject formG4335(a) prayer (to God), (b) a place for prayer (used by Jews, perhaps where there was no synagogue).the prayersτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγίωνhagiōnof saintsἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of saints”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.of saints

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

κιθάραςkitharasharpsκιθάρα (kithara)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “harps”, the object formG2788a harp, lyre.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And when he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, having each one harps and golden vials full of perfumes, which are the prayers of the saints,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Young’s Literal Translation

And when he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, having each one harps and golden vials full of perfumes, which are the prayers of the saints,

World English Bible

Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Darby Translation

And when it took the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, having each a harp and golden bowls full of incenses, which are the prayers of the saints.

Douay-Rheims

And when he had opened the book, the four living creatures, and the four and twenty ancients fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints:

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