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Revelation 7:17

For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of life” (ζωῆς) before fountains here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “from” (ἐκ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “living” (ζώσας) before fountains here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “from” (ἀπὸ) before the here.

ὅτιhotiForὅτιconjunction — “For”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.Forτὸtowhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichἀρνίονarnionlambἀρνίονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “lamb”, the subject formG721(originally: a little lamb, but diminutive force was lost), a lamb.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνὰanais in the midstἀνάpreposition — “is in the midst”G303prep. Rare in NT; prop: upwards, up; among, between; in turn; apiece, by; as a prefix: up, to, anew, back.is in the midstμέσονmesonmidstμέσος (mesos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “midst”, the object formG3319middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of.τοῦtoutheὁ (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 throneποιμανεῖpoimaneishall feedποιμαίνω (poimainō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall feed”, an action still aheadG4165I shepherd, tend, herd; hence: I rule, govern.shall feedαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁδηγήσειhodēgēseishall leadὁδηγέω (hodēgeō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall lead”, an action still aheadG3594I lead, guide; met: I instruct, teach.This verse uses “lead”.shall leadαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἐπὶepiuntoἐπίpreposition — “unto”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.untoζωῆςzōēslivingζωή (zōē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “living”, the of-formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.livingπηγὰςpēgasfountainsπηγή (pēgē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “fountains”, the object formG4077a fountain, spring, well, issue, flow.fountainsὑδάτωνhudatōnof watersὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “of waters”, the of-formG5204water.of watersκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐξαλείψειexaleipseishall wipe awayἐξαλείφω (exaleiphō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall wipe away”, an action still aheadG1813I plaster, wash over; I wipe off, wipe out, obliterate.This verse uses “wipe away”.shall wipe awayὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.πᾶνpanallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allδάκρυονdakruontearsδάκρυονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “tears”, the object formG1144a tear.tearsἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōneyesὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “eyes”, the of-formG3788the eye; fig: the mind's eye.eyesαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ζώσαςzōsaslivingζάω (zaō)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “living”, the of-formG2198I live, am alive.ἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

because the Lamb that [is] in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters, and wipe away shall God every tear from their eyes.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

for the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them unto fountains of waters of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.

Young’s Literal Translation

because the Lamb that [is] in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters, and wipe away shall God every tear from their eyes.'

World English Bible

for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne shepherds them and leads them to springs of life-giving waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

Darby Translation

because the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall shepherd them, and shall lead them to fountains of waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.

Douay-Rheims

For the Lamb, which is in the midst of the throne, shall rule them, and shall lead them to the fountains of the waters of life, and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

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