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Revelation 8:3

And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “altar” (θυσιαστηρίου) before having here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he will give [it]” (δώσει) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τοῦ) before throne here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he may give [it]” (δώσῃ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “altar” (θυσιαστήριον) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὸ) before before here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἄλλοςallosanotherἄλλοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “another”, the subject formG243other, another (of more than two), different.This verse uses “another”.anotherἄγγελοςangelosangelἄγγελοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “angel”, the subject formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.angelἦλθενēlthencameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.cameκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐστάθηestathēstoodἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “stood”, a single actionG2476trans: (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.stoodἐπὶepiatἐπίpreposition — “at”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.atτοῦtouwhichὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “which”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.whichθυσιαστηρίουthusiastērioualtarθυσιαστήριον (thusiastērion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “altar”, the of-formG2379an altar (for sacrifice).ἔχωνechōnto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.λιβανωτὸνlibanōtoncenserλιβανωτός (libanōtos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “censer”, the object formG3031a censer.χρυσοῦνchrusoungoldenχρυσοῦς (chrusous)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “golden”, the object formG5552golden, made of gold, adorned with gold.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐδόθηedothēto giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.θυμιάματαthumiamataincenseθυμίαμα (thumiama)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “incense”, the subject formG2368incense.πολλὰpollamuchπολύς (polus)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “much”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.δώσειdōseito giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.ταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.προσευχαῖςproseuchaisprayerπροσευχή (proseuchē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “prayer”, the to- or for-formG4335(a) prayer (to God), (b) a place for prayer (used by Jews, perhaps where there was no synagogue).This verse uses “prayer”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγίωνhagiōnholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “holy”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.πάντωνpantōnallπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θυσιαστήριονthusiastērionaltarθυσιαστήριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “altar”, the object formG2379an altar (for sacrifice).τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χρυσοῦνchrusoungoldenχρυσοῦς (chrusous)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “golden”, the object formG5552golden, made of gold, adorned with gold.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνώπιονenōpionwas beforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “was before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.was beforeτοῦtoutheὁ (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.the throne

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δώσῃdōsēthere was givenδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “there was given”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.θυσιαστήριονthusiastērionaltarθυσιαστήριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “altar”, the object formG2379an altar (for sacrifice).τὸtowhichὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and another messenger did come, and he stood at the altar, having a golden censer, and there was given to him much perfume, that he may give [it] to the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar that [is] before the throne,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should add it unto the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer. Much incense was given to him, that he should add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne.

Darby Translation

And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, that he might give [efficacy] to the prayers of all saints at the golden altar which [was] before the throne.

Douay-Rheims

And another angel came, and stood before the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given to him much incense, that he should offer of the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar, which is before the throne of God.

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