Verse List for REV 9:5

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OET (OET-RV) They weren’t given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like that of a scorpion when it strikes a person.

OET-LV And it _was _given to _them, in _order _that not they _may _kill _off them, but in _order _that they _will _be _being _tormented five for _months, and the torment of _them is like torment of_a_scorpion, whenever it _may _strike a_person.

ULT And it was given to them that they should not kill them, but that they would be tormented for five months and their torment, would be like the torment of a scorpion when it might strike a man.

UST God did not allow the locusts to kill those people. Instead, the locusts kept torturing people for five months. The pain those people felt was like the pain that a scorpion causes when it stings someone.

BSB [The locusts] were not given power to kill them, but only to torment [them] [for] five months, and their torment [was] like the stinging of a scorpion.

MSB [The locusts] were not given power to kill them, but only to torment [them] [for] five months, and their torment [was] like the stinging of a scorpion.

BLB And it was granted to them that they should not kill them, but that they shall torment them five months. And their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it might strike a man.

AICNT And it was given to them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented for five months, and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion when it {strikes}[fn] a man.

OEB Yet they were not allowed to kill them, but it was ordered that those men should be tortured for five months. Their torture was like the torture caused by a scorpion when it stings a person.

WEBBE & WMBB They were given power, not to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a person.

NET The locusts were not given permission to kill them, but only to torture them for five months, and their torture was like that of a scorpion when it stings a person.

LSV and it was given to them that they may not kill them, but that they may be tormented five months, and their torment—as the torment of a scorpion—when it may strike a man;

FBV They were not allowed to kill, but they could torture these people for five months. The torture was like that of a scorpion when it stings someone.

TCNT They were permitted to torment them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone.

T4T God did not allow the locusts to kill those people. Instead, he allowed them to continue torturing people for five months. When they tortured people, the pain those people felt was like the pain a scorpion causes when it stings someone.

LEB And it was granted to them that they should not kill them, but that they would be tormented five months, and their torment is like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a person.

BBE And orders were given them not to put them to death, but to give them great pain for five months: and their pain was as the pain from the wound of a scorpion.

Moff these they were allowed, not to kill but to torture, for five months — and their torture was like the torture of a scorpion when it stings a man.

Wymth Their mission was not to kill, but to cause awful agony for five months; and this agony was like that which a scorpion inflicts when it stings a man.

ASV And it was given them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when it striketh a man.

DRA And it was given unto them that they should not kill them; but that they should torment them five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion when he striketh a man.

YLT and it was given to them that they may not kill them, but that they may be tormented five months, and their torment [is] as the torment of a scorpion, when it may strike a man;

Drby and it was given to them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months; and their torment [was] as [the] torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.

RV And it was given them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when it striketh a man.

SLT And it was given them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tortured five months: and their torture as the torture of a scorpion, when he should strike a man.

Wbstr And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

KJB-1769 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

KJB-1611 And to them it was giuen that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented fiue moneths, and their torment was as the torment of a Scorpion, when he striketh a man.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And to them was commaunded that they should not kyll them, but that they shoulde be vexed fiue monethes, and their paine was as the payne that commeth of a scorpion when he hath stong a man.
(And to them was commanded that they should not kill them, but that they should be vexed five months, and their pain was as the pain that cometh/comes of a scorpion when he hath/has strong a man.)

Gnva And to them was comanded that they should not kill them, but that they should be vexed fiue moneths, and that their paine should be as the paine that commeth of a scorpion, when he hath stung a man.
(And to them was commanded that they should not kill them, but that they should be vexed five months, and that their pain should be as the pain that cometh/comes of a scorpion, when he hath/has stung a man.)

Cvdl and to them was comaunded, that they shulde not kyll the, but that they shulde be vexed fyue monethes, and their payne was as the payne that cometh of a scorpion, when he hath stonge a man.
(and to them was commanded, that they should not kill them, but that they should be vexed five months, and their pain was as the pain that cometh/comes of a scorpion, when he hath/has stonge a man.)

TNT and to the was commaunded that they shulde not kyll them but that they shulde be vexed v monethes and their payne was as the payne that cometh of a scorpion when he hath stoge a man.
(and to the was commanded that they should not kill them but that they should be vexed v months and their pain was as the pain that cometh/comes of a scorpion when he hath/has stoge a man.)

Wycl And it was youun to hem, that thei schulden not sle hem, but that thei schulden `be turmentid fyue monethis; and the turmentyng of hem, as the turmentyng of a scorpioun, whanne he smytith a man.
(And it was given to them, that they should not slay/kill hem, but that they should be tormented five months; and the tormenting of them, as the tormenting of a scorpioun, when he smiteth/smites/strikes a man.)

Luth Und es ward ihnen gegeben, daß sie nicht töteten, sondern sie quäleten fünf Monden lang; und ihre Qual war wie eine Qual vom Skorpion, wenn er einen Menschen hauet.
(And it what/which to_them given, that they/she/them not killed, rather they/she/them quäleten five moons/months long; and their/her suffering/torment what/which as/like a/one suffering/torment from_the Skorpion, when he a people hits.)

ClVg et datum est illis ne occiderent eos: sed ut cruciarent mensibus quinque: et cruciatus eorum, ut cruciatus scorpii cum percutit hominem.[fn]
(and given/present(n) it_is to_them not they_would_kill them: but as cruciarent months five: and tortured their, as tortured scorpii when/with strikes man.)

SR-GNT Καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς, ἵνα μὴ ἀποκτείνωσιν αὐτούς, ἀλλʼ ἵνα βασανισθήσονται μῆνας πέντε· καὶ ὁ βασανισμὸς αὐτῶν ὡς βασανισμὸς σκορπίου, ὅταν παίσῃ ἄνθρωπον. ‡

UGNT καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς ἵνα μὴ ἀποκτείνωσιν αὐτούς, ἀλλ’ ἵνα βασανισθήσονται μῆνας πέντε; καὶ ὁ βασανισμὸς αὐτῶν ὡς βασανισμὸς σκορπίου, ὅταν παίσῃ ἄνθρωπον.

SBL-GNT καὶ ἐδόθη ⸀αὐτοῖς ἵνα μὴ ἀποκτείνωσιν αὐτούς, ἀλλʼ ἵνα ⸀βασανισθήσονται μῆνας πέντε· καὶ ὁ βασανισμὸς αὐτῶν ὡς βασανισμὸς σκορπίου, ὅταν παίσῃ ἄνθρωπον.

RP-GNT Καὶ ἐδόθη αὐταῖς ἵνα μὴ ἀποκτείνωσιν αὐτούς, ἀλλ' ἵνα βασανισθῶσιν μῆνας πέντε· καὶ ὁ βασανισμὸς αὐτῶν ὡς βασανισμὸς σκορπίου, ὅταν παίσῃ ἄνθρωπον.

TC-GNT καὶ ἐδόθη [fn]αὐταῖς ἵνα μὴ ἀποκτείνωσιν αὐτούς, ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα [fn]βασανισθῶσι μῆνας πέντε, καὶ ὁ βασανισμὸς αὐτῶν ὡς βασανισμὸς σκορπίου ὅταν [fn]παίσῃ ἄνθρωπον.