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OET (OET-RV) Each of the four living creatures had six wings with eyes all around and underneath them. Day and night they never stop saying:
⇔ ‘Holy, holy, holy,
⇔ is the master, almighty God,
⇔ who was and is and is to come.’
OET-LV And the four living_creatures, one by one of_them, having each six wings, around and inside they_are_being_full of_eyes, and rest not they_are_having by_day and night saying:
holy, holy, holy, master the god the almighty, who was, and who being, and who coming.
SR-GNT Καὶ τὰ τέσσαρα ζῷα, ἓν καθʼ ἓν αὐτῶν, ἔχων ἀνὰ πτέρυγας ἕξ, κυκλόθεν καὶ ἔσωθεν γέμουσιν ὀφθαλμῶν, καὶ ἀνάπαυσιν οὐκ ἔχουσιν ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτὸς λέγοντες, “‘Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος, ˚Κύριος ὁ ˚Θεός ὁ Παντοκράτωρ’, ὁ ἦν, καὶ ὁ ὢν, καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος.” ‡
(Kai ta tessara zōia, hen kathʼ hen autōn, eⱪōn ana pterugas hex, kuklothen kai esōthen gemousin ofthalmōn, kai anapausin ouk eⱪousin haʸmeras kai nuktos legontes, “‘Hagios, Hagios, Hagios, ˚Kurios ho ˚Theos ho Pantokratōr’, ho aʸn, kai ho ōn, kai ho erⱪomenos.”)
Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, red:negative.
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ULT And the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings apiece, being full of eyes around and underneath, indeed do not have rest night and day, saying,
⇔ “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Ruler of All,
⇔ the one having been and the one being and the one coming.”
UST Each of the four living creatures had six wings. Eyes completely covered these living creatures. All the time, without stopping, they say: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God who rules over everything and everyone. He is the one who has always existed, who exists now, and who will come and judge everyone in the future.”
BSB And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying:
⇔ “Holy, Holy, Holy,
⇔ is the Lord God Almighty,
⇔ who was and is and is to come!”
BLB And the four living creatures, each of them had six wings respectively, full of eyes all around and within; and they did not have rest day and night, saying: "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, the One having been, and the One being, and the One coming."
AICNT The four living creatures, each having six wings, {full}[fn] of eyes around and within, and they do not rest day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come.”
4:8, full: Later manuscripts read “filled.” TR
OEB These four creatures have each of them six wings, and all round, and within, they are full of eyes; and day and night they never cease to say –
⇔ “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord, our God, the Almighty, who was, and who is, and who will be.”
WEB The four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within. They have no rest day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy[fn] is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come!”
4:8 Hodges/Farstad MT reads “holy” 9 times instead of 3.
NET Each one of the four living creatures had six wings and was full of eyes all around and inside. They never rest day or night, saying:
⇔ “ Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God, the All-Powerful,
⇔ Who was and who is, and who is still to come!”
LSV And the four living creatures, one by one of them had six wings respectively, around and within [are] full of eyes, and they have no rest day and night, saying, “HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, the LORD God, the Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is coming”;
FBV The four living creatures each had six wings also covered with eyes. Day and night they never stop saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the All-powerful Lord God, who was, who is, and who is to come.”
TCNT Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying,
⇔ “Holy, holy, [fn]holy is the Lord God Almighty,
⇔ who was and who is and who is to come.”
4:8 holy ¦ holy; holy, holy, holy; holy, holy, holy BYZ HF PCK
T4T 7-8 7-8The first living creature was like a lion. The second living creature was like an ox. The third living creature had a face like a man’s face. The fourth living creature was like an eagle that was flying. Each of the four living creatures had six wings. They were covered with eyes, all around their bodies and under their wings. Day and night they continually [LIT] sing:
⇔ Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty One.
⇔ He is the one who has always existed,
⇔ who exists now, and who will always exist.
BBE And the four beasts, having every one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and inside: and without resting day and night, they say, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, Ruler of all, who was and is and is to come.
MOF No MOF REV book available
ASV And the four living creatures, having each one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and within: and they have no rest day and night, saying,
¶ Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.
DRA And the four living creatures had each of them six wings; and round about and within they are full of eyes. And they rested not day and night, saying: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come.
YLT And the four living creatures, each by itself severally, had six wings, around and within [are] full of eyes, and rest they have not day and night, saying, 'Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is coming;'
DBY And the four living creatures, each one of them having respectively six wings; round and within they are full of eyes; and they cease not day and night saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord [fn]God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come.
4.8 Elohim
RV And the four living creatures, having each one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and within: and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God, the Almighty, which was and which is and which is to come.
WBS And the four living beings had each of them six wings about him ; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.
KJB And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
(And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. )
BB And the foure beastes had eche one of them sixe wynges about hym, and they were full of eyes within: and they had no rest day neither night, saying: Holy, holy, holy Lorde God almightie, which was, and is, and is to come.
(And the four beasts/animals had eche one of them six wings about him, and they were full of eyes within: and they had no rest day neither night, saying: Holy, holy, holy Lord God almightie, which was, and is, and is to come.)
GNV And the foure beasts had eche one of them sixe wings about him, and they were full of eyes within, and they ceased not day nor night, saying, Holy, holy, holy Lord God almighty, Which Was, and Which Is, and Which Is to come.
(And the four beasts had eche one of them six wings about him, and they were full of eyes within, and they ceased not day nor night, saying, Holy, holy, holy Lord God almighty, Which Was, and Which Is, and Which Is to come. )
CB And the foure beestes had eche one off them vj. wynges aboute him, and they were full of eyes with in. And they had no rest daye nether night, sayenge: holy, holy, holy, is the LORDE God almyghty, which was, and is, and is to come.
(And the four beasts/animals had eche one off them vj. wings about him, and they were full of eyes with in. And they had no rest day neither night, sayenge: holy, holy, holy, is the LORD God almyghty, which was, and is, and is to come.)
TNT And the iiii. bestes had eche one of them vi. wynges aboute him and they were full of eyes with in. And they had noo reste daye nether nyght sayinge: holy holy holy lorde god almyghty which was and is and is to come.
(And the iiii. bestes had eche one of them vi. wings about him and they were full of eyes with in. And they had noo rest day neither night saying: holy holy holy lord god almyghty which was and is and is to come. )
WYC And the foure beestis hadden euery of hem sixe wyngis; and al aboute and with ynne thei weren ful of iyen; and thei hadden not reste dai and nyyt, seiynge, Hooli, hooli, hooli, the Lord God almyyti, that was, and that is, and that is to comynge.
(And the four beasts/animals had every of them six wyngis; and all about and with ynne they were full of eyes; and they had not rest day and night, seiynge, Hooli, hooli, hooli, the Lord God almyyti, that was, and that is, and that is to coming.)
LUT Und ein jegliches der vier Tiere hatte sechs Flügel umher, und waren inwendig voll Augen; und hatten keine Ruhe Tag und Nacht und sprachen: Heilig, heilig, heilig ist GOtt, der HErr, der Allmächtige, der da war, und der da ist, und der da kommt!
(And a jegliches the vier Tiere had sechs Flügel umher, and waren inwendig voll Augen; and hatten no Ruhe Tag and night and said: Heilig, holy, holy is God, the HErr, the Allmächtige, the there war, and the there is, and the there kommt!)
CLV Et quatuor animalia, singula eorum habebant alas senas: et in circuitu, et intus plena sunt oculis: et requiem non habebant die ac nocte, dicentia: Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus omnipotens, qui erat, et qui est, et qui venturus est.[fn]
(And quatuor animalia, singula eorum habebant alas senas: and in circuitu, and intus plena are oculis: and requiem not/no habebant die ac nocte, dicentia: Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Master God omnipotent, who was, and who it_is, and who venturus est.)
4.8 Et quatuor animalia singula eorum habebant alas senas, ad hoc ut ista de Christo prædicarent in quibus bene instructi erant. Alas senas. Prima ala, lex naturalis; secunda, lex Moysi; tertia, prophetæ; quarta, Evangelium; quinta, institutiones apostolorum; sexta, quorumcunque decreta, ut Augusti, Gregorii, Ambrosii, per quos Ecclesia alta petit: et a quibus prædicatores accipiunt totius prædicationis fundamentum. Vel sex alæ cognitio operum Dei factorum sex diebus, quorum notitiam in altum sublevant qui in eis bene operantur. In circuitu et intus. Per litteram, simplices; per allegoriam, perfectiores ea animalia instruunt, et in medio et in finibus terræ illuminant. Plena sunt oculis. Quia se mundos servant et alios exemplo informant. Vel, plena sunt oculis intus, id est conscientia mundi: et in circuitu, id est in conspectu hominum irreprehensibiles. Qui venturus est. Filius corporaliter apparebit, tota Deitas fidelibus se suo modo manifestabit.
4.8 And quatuor animalia singula eorum habebant alas senas, to hoc as ista about Christo prædicarent in to_whom bene instructi erant. Alas senas. Prima ala, lex naturalis; secunda, lex Moysi; tertia, prophetæ; quarta, Evangelium; quinta, institutiones apostolorum; sexta, quorumcunque decreta, as Augusti, Gregorii, Ambrosii, per which Ecclesia alta petit: and a to_whom prædicatores accipiunt totius prædicationis fundamentum. Vel sex alæ cognitio operum Dei factorum sex diebus, quorum notitiam in altum sublevant who in eis bene operantur. In circuitu and intus. Per litteram, simplices; per allegoriam, perfectiores ea animalia instruunt, and in medio and in finibus terræ illuminant. Plena are oculis. Quia se mundos servant and alios exemplo informant. Vel, plena are oculis intus, id it_is conscientia mundi: et in circuitu, id it_is in conspectu hominum irreprehensibiles. Who venturus est. Filius corporaliter apparebit, tota Deitas fidelibus se his_own modo manifestabit.
UGNT καὶ τὰ τέσσερα ζῷα, ἓν καθ’ ἓν αὐτῶν, ἔχων ἀνὰ πτέρυγας ἕξ, κυκλόθεν καὶ ἔσωθεν γέμουσιν ὀφθαλμῶν; καὶ ἀνάπαυσιν οὐκ ἔχουσιν ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτὸς λέγοντες, Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος, Κύριος ὁ Θεός ὁ Παντοκράτωρ, ὁ ἦν, καὶ ὁ ὢν, καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος.
(kai ta tessera zōia, hen kath’ hen autōn, eⱪōn ana pterugas hex, kuklothen kai esōthen gemousin ofthalmōn? kai anapausin ouk eⱪousin haʸmeras kai nuktos legontes, Hagios, Hagios, Hagios, Kurios ho Theos ho Pantokratōr, ho aʸn, kai ho ōn, kai ho erⱪomenos.)
SBL-GNT καὶ τὰ τέσσαρα ζῷα, ἓν ⸂καθʼ ἓν⸃ ⸀αὐτῶν ⸀ἔχων ἀνὰ πτέρυγας ἕξ, κυκλόθεν καὶ ἔσωθεν γέμουσιν ὀφθαλμῶν· καὶ ἀνάπαυσιν οὐκ ἔχουσιν ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτὸς λέγοντες· Ἅγιος ἅγιος ἅγιος κύριος, ὁ θεός, ὁ παντοκράτωρ, ὁ ἦν καὶ ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος.
(kai ta tessara zōia, hen ⸂kathʼ hen⸃ ⸀autōn ⸀eⱪōn ana pterugas hex, kuklothen kai esōthen gemousin ofthalmōn; kai anapausin ouk eⱪousin haʸmeras kai nuktos legontes; Hagios hagios hagios kurios, ho theos, ho pantokratōr, ho aʸn kai ho ōn kai ho erⱪomenos. )
TC-GNT Καὶ [fn]τὰ [fn]τέσσαρα ζῷα, ἓν καθ᾽ [fn]ἓν [fn]ἔχον ἀνὰ πτέρυγας ἓξ κυκλόθεν, καὶ ἔσωθεν [fn]γέμουσιν ὀφθαλμῶν, καὶ ἀνάπαυσιν οὐκ ἔχουσιν ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός, [fn]λέγοντες,
⇔ [fn]Ἅγιος, ἅγιος, ἅγιος, Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ,
⇔ ὁ ἦν καὶ ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος.
(Kai ta tessara zōia, hen kath᾽ hen eⱪon ana pterugas hex kuklothen, kai esōthen gemousin ofthalmōn, kai anapausin ouk eⱪousin haʸmeras kai nuktos, legontes,
⇔ Hagios, hagios, hagios, Kurios ho Theos ho pantokratōr,
⇔ ho aʸn kai ho ōn kai ho erⱪomenos.)
4:8 τα 56.3% ¦ — BYZ TR 43.8%
4:8 τεσσαρα ¦ τεσσερα WH
4:8 εν ¦ εν αυτων ANT BYZ CT PCK ¦ εαυτο TR
4:8 εχον 55.5% ¦ εχων CT 22.3% ¦ ειχον TR 4.2%
4:8 γεμουσιν ¦ γεμοντα TR
4:8 λεγοντες ¦ λεγοντα PCK TR
4:8 αγιος (3 times) ¦ αγιος (9 times) BYZ HF PCK
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
4:8 day and night: The four beings ceaselessly praised God’s basic characteristics: his holiness, his power (the Almighty), and his eternity (see study note on 1:4).
• Holy, holy, holy comes from Isa 6:3 and is the highest worship affirmation in Scripture. To double something makes it emphatic; to triple it makes it ultimate.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / merism
κυκλόθεν καὶ ἔσωθεν
around and inside
John is using two sides of the body, the top and the bottom (what is around and underneath a being), to mean the whole body. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “over their whole bodies”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives
οὐκ ἔχουσιν ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτὸς λέγοντες
not ˱they˲_/are/_having ˱by˲_day and night saying
If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate this double negative that consists of the negative particle not and the verb rest, which in this context means to “stop.” Alternate translation: “saying continuously night and day”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / merism
ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτὸς
˱by˲_day and night
The living creatures are using the two main components of time, night and day, to mean all the time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “at any time”