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Revelation 7:9

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “having clothed themselves with” (περιβεβλημένους) before robes here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “clothed with” (περιβεβλημένοι) before robes here.

ΜετὰmetaAfterμετάpreposition — “After”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “after”.Afterταῦταtautathisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisεἶδονeidonseeὁράω (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 beheldκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἰδοὺidouloἰδούparticle — “lo”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.loὄχλοςochlosmultitudeὄχλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “multitude”, the subject formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.multitudeπολύςpolusmuchπολύςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “much”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.ὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἀριθμῆσαιarithmēsaito numberἀριθμέω (arithmeō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to number”, a single actionG705I number, count.This verse uses “number”.numberαὐτὸνautontheirαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “their”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.theirοὐδεὶςoudeisnoneοὐδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “none”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “none”.ἐδύνατοedunatobe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “be able”, an ongoing action in the pastG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.παντὸςpantosallπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.ἔθνουςethnousGentile nationἔθνος (ethnos)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “Gentile nation”, the of-formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.φυλῶνphulōntribeφυλή (phulē)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “tribe”, the of-formG5443a tribe or race of people.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.λαῶνlaōna peopleλαός (laos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “a 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.This verse uses “a people”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.γλωσσῶνglōssōntongueγλῶσσα (glōssa)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “tongue”, the of-formG1100the tongue, a language, a nation (usually distinguished by their speech).ἑστῶτεςhestōtesto standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “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”.ἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.τοῦtoutheὁ (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.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.τοῦtoutheὁ (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.περιβεβλημένουςperibeblēmenousto clotheπεριβάλλω (periballō)verb, perfect middle participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to clothe”, a completed action with a present resultG4016I cast around, wrap a garment about, put on; hence mid: I put on to myself, clothe myself, dress; I draw (a line).This verse uses “clothe”.στολὰςstolasrobeστολή (stolē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “robe”, the object formG4749a long robe, worn by the upper classes in the East.λευκάςleukaswhiteλευκός (leukos)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “white”, the object formG3022white, bright, brilliant.This verse uses “white”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.φοίνικεςphoinikespalmφοῖνιξ (phoinix)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “palm”, the subject formG5404a palm tree, the date-palm.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.χερσὶνchersinhandsχείρ (cheir)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “hands”, the to- or for-formG5495a hand.handsαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

περιβεβλημένοιperibeblēmenoiclothedπεριβάλλω (periballō)verb, perfect middle participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “clothed”, a completed action with a present resultG4016I cast around, wrap a garment about, put on; hence mid: I put on to myself, clothe myself, dress; I draw (a line).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

After these things I saw, and lo, a great multitude, which to number no one was able, out of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands,

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American Standard Version (1901)

After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands;

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.

Darby Translation

After these things I saw, and lo, a great crowd, which no one could number, out of every nation and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palm branches in their hands.

Douay-Rheims

After this I saw a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and in sight of the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands:

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