King James Version

Revelation 9:5

And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to them” (αὐτοῖς) before that here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they will torment [them]” (βασανισθήσονται) before months here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to them” (αὐταῖς) before that here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they may torment [them]” (βασανισθῶσιν) before months here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐδόθηedothēit was givenδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “it was given”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.it was givenαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinto killἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “to kill”, a single actionG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.This verse uses “kill”.αὐτούςautoustheirαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “their”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.theirἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.βασανισθήσονταιbasanisthēsontaito tortureβασανίζω (basanizō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to torture”, an action still aheadG928I examine, as by torture; I torment; I buffet, as of waves.This verse uses “torture”.μῆναςmēnasmonthμήν (mēn)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “month”, the object formG3376a (lunar) month.πέντεpentefiveπέντεadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “five”, the object formG4002five.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασανισμὸςbasanismostormentβασανισμόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “torment”, the subject formG929torture, torment.This verse uses “torment”.tormentαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὡςhōswas asὡςconjunction — “was as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.was asβασανισμὸςbasanismostormentβασανισμόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “torment”, the subject formG929torture, torment.This verse uses “torment”.the tormentσκορπίουskorpiouof a scorpionσκορπίος (skorpios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of a scorpion”, the of-formG4651a scorpion.of a scorpionὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.whenπαίσῃpaisēhe strikethπαίω (paiō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he striketh”, a single actionG3817I strike, smite, sting.he strikethἄνθρωπονanthrōpona manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.This verse uses “a man”.a man

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐταῖςautaisto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “to them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.βασανισθῶσινbasanisthōsinthey should be tormentedβασανίζω (basanizō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “they should be tormented”, an action still aheadG928I examine, as by torture; I torment; I buffet, as of waves.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and it was given to them that they may not kill them, but that they may be tormented five months, and their torment [is] as the torment of a scorpion, when it may strike a man;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it was given them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when it striketh a man.

Young’s Literal Translation

and it was given to them that they may not kill them, but that they may be tormented five months, and their torment [is] as the torment of a scorpion, when it may strike a man;

World English Bible

They were given power, not to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a person.

Darby Translation

and it was given to them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months; and their torment [was] as [the] torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.

Douay-Rheims

And it was given unto them that they should not kill them; but that they should torment them five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion when he striketh a man.

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