King James Version

Revelation 5:9

And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of us” (ἡμᾶς) before by here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andᾄδουσινadousinthey sungᾄδω (adō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they sung”, an ongoing or repeated actionG103I sing.they sungᾠδὴνōdēnsongᾠδή (ōdē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “song”, the object formG5603an ode, song, hymn.This verse uses “song”.songκαινὴνkainēnnewκαινός (kainos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “new”, the object formG2537fresh, new, unused, novel.This verse uses “new”.λέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingἌξιοςaxiosworthyἄξιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “worthy”, the subject formG514worthy, worthy of, deserving, comparable, suitable.This verse uses “worthy”.worthyεἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.λαβεῖνlabeinto takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to take”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.to takeτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βιβλίονbiblionbookβιβλίονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “book”, the object formG975a papyrus roll.the bookκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀνοῖξαιanoixaito openἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to open”, a single actionG455I open.to openτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σφραγῖδαςsphragidassealsσφραγίς (sphragis)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “seals”, the object formG4973a seal, signet ring, the impression of a seal, that which the seal attests, the proof.the sealsαὐτοῦautouthereofαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “thereof”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.thereofὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forἐσφάγηςesphagēsthou wast slainσφάζω (sphazō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou wast slain”, a single actionG4969I slay, kill by violence, slaughter, wound mortally.thou wast slainκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἠγόρασαςēgorasashast redeemedἀγοράζω (agorazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “hast redeemed”, a single actionG59I buy.hast redeemedτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōto Godθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.to Godἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.αἵματίhaimatibloodαἷμα (haima)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “blood”, the to- or for-formG129blood (especially as shed).bloodσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofπάσηςpasēseveryπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “every”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.everyφυλῆςphulēskindredφυλή (phulē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “kindred”, the of-formG5443a tribe or race of people.kindredκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andγλώσσηςglōssēstongueγλῶσσα (glōssa)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “tongue”, the of-formG1100the tongue, a language, a nation (usually distinguished by their speech).tongueκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andλαοῦlaoupeopleλαός (laos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “people”, the of-formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.peopleκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔθνουςethnousnationἔθνος (ethnos)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “nation”, the of-formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.nation

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they sing a new song, saying, 'Worthy art thou to take the scroll, and to open the seals of it, because thou wast slain, and didst redeem us to God in thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood men of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,

Darby Translation

And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; because thou hast been slain, and hast redeemed to God, by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

Douay-Rheims

And they sung a new canticle, saying: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to take the book, and to open the seals thereof; because thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God, in thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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