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Revelation 5:5
New English Translation
Revelation 5:5
New English Translation
5 Then[a] one of the elders said[b] to me, “Stop weeping![c] Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered;[d] thus he can open[e] the scroll and its seven seals.”
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- Revelation 5:5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
- Revelation 5:5 tn Grk “says” (a historical present).
- Revelation 5:5 tn The present imperative with μή (mē) is used here to command cessation of an action in progress (ExSyn 724 lists this verse as an example).
- Revelation 5:5 tn Or “has been victorious”; traditionally, “has overcome.”
- Revelation 5:5 tn The infinitive has been translated as an infinitive of result here.
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