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Revelation 8:3
New English Translation
Revelation 8:3
New English Translation
3 Another[a] angel holding[b] a golden censer[c] came and was stationed[d] at the altar. A[e] large amount of incense was given to him to offer up, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar that is before the throne.
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- Revelation 8:3 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Revelation 8:3 tn Grk “having.”
- Revelation 8:3 sn A golden censer was a bowl in which incense was burned. The imagery suggests the OT role of the priest.
- Revelation 8:3 tn The verb “to station” was used to translate ἑστάθη (hestathē) because it connotes the idea of purposeful arrangement in English, which seems to be the idea in the Greek.
- Revelation 8:3 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
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