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Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

DAVID*, Root of

Phrase applied to Jesus Christ in the book of Revelation (Rv 5:5 (RV · LV · Read together); 22:16 (RV · LV · Read together)). Though “root” usually means “source,” the metaphor depicts Jesus as David’s royal descendant, as indicated by the parallel word “offspring” in Revelation 22:16 (RV · LV · Read together). That is, Jesus came from King David’s family as a branch grows from a rooted tree (cf. Is 11:1 (RV · LV · Read together)).

REV 5:5: RV REV 5:5 · LV REV 5:5 · Read together REV 5:5

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OET-RV REV 5:5

5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop crying. Look, here’s the lion from the tribe of Yehudah (Judah). He’s the descendant of King David who’s a conqueror who’s competent to break the seals and open the scroll.”

OET-LV REV 5:5

5 And one of the elders is _saying to _me:
Not be _weeping.
Behold, overcame the lion which of the tribe of _Youda/(Yəhūdāh), the root of _Dawid/(Dāvid), to _open _up the scroll, and the seven seals of _it.

REV 22:16: RV REV 22:16 · LV REV 22:16 · Read together REV 22:16

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OET-RV REV 22:16

16 “I, Yeshua, have sent my messenger to explain these things to you concerning the churches. I am both David’s source and his descendant—the bright morning star.”

OET-LV REV 22:16

16 I, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), sent the messenger of _me, to _testify to _you _all these things in the assemblies.
I am the root and the descent of _Dawid/(Dāvid), the star the shining, the morning.

ISA 11:1: RV ISA 11:1 · LV ISA 11:1 · Read together ISA 11:1

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OET-RV ISA 11:1

11 Then a shoot will come out from the stump of Yishay (Jesse),
⇔ and a branch from his roots will grow to produce fruit.

OET-LV ISA 11:1

11 And_ a _branch _it _will _go _forth from_the _rootstock _of Yishay/(Jesse) and_a _shoot from_roots _of_his it _will _bear _fruit.