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Revelation 8:1
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Revelation 8:1
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The Seventh Seal
8 Now[a] when the Lamb[b] opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
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- Revelation 8:1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the resumption of the topic of the seals.
- Revelation 8:1 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the Lamb) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
Revelation 8:3
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Revelation 8:3
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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.
Revelation 8:4
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Revelation 8:4
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4 The[a] smoke coming from the incense,[b] along with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand.
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- Revelation 8:4 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Revelation 8:4 tn The expression τῶν θυμιαμάτων (tōn thumiamatōn) is taken as a “genitive of producer,” i.e., the noun in the genitive produces the head noun.
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