REV 12:4 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and hurled them down to earth, then he stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that when the child was delivered, he could devour it.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And his tail sweeps away a third of the stars of heaven and hurled them down to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman being about to give birth so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.

UST The dragon’s tail dragged a third of the stars out of the sky and threw them onto the earth. The dragon set himself in front of the woman who was about to give birth so that he could eat her child as soon as he was born.

BSB His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, tossing them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.

BLB And his tail drags a third of the stars of heaven, and he cast them to the earth. And the dragon stands before the woman being about to bring forth, so that when she should bring forth, he might devour her child.

AICNT and his tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.

OEB His tail draws after it a third of the stars in the heavens, and it hurled them down on the earth. The Dragon is standing in front of the woman who is about to give birth to the child, so that he may devour it as soon as it is born.

WEBBE His tail drew one third of the stars of the sky, and threw them to the earth. The dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Now the dragon’s tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born.

LSV and his tail draws the third of the stars of the sky, and he cast them to the earth; and the dragon stood before the woman who is about to bring forth, that when she may bring forth, he may devour her child;

FBV His tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and threw them down to the earth. The dragon stood right in front of the woman who was giving birth, so that he could eat her child as soon as it was born.

TCNT His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and hurled them to the earth. Then the dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.

T4T The dragon’s tail dragged a third of the stars from the sky and threw them to the earth. The dragon set himself in front of the woman who was about to give birth, in order that he might eat her child as soon as it was born.

LEB And his tail swept away a third of the stars from heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, in order that whenever she gave birth to her child he could devour it.

BBE And his tail was pulling a third part of the stars of heaven down to the earth, and the dragon took his place before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when the birth had taken place he might put an end to her child.

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Wymth His tail was drawing after it a third part of the stars of Heaven, and it dashed them to the ground. And in front of the woman who was about to become a mother, the Dragon was standing in order to devour the child as soon as it was born.

ASV And his tail draweth the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon standeth before the woman that is about to be delivered, that when she is delivered he may devour her child.

DRA And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to be delivered; that, when she should be delivered, he might devour her son.

YLT and his tail doth draw the third of the stars of the heaven, and he did cast them to the earth; and the dragon did stand before the woman who is about to bring forth, that when she may bring forth, her child he may devour;

Drby and his tail draws the third part of the stars of the heaven; and he cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bring forth, in order that when she brought forth he might devour her child.

RV And his tail draweth the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was about to be delivered, that when she was delivered he might devour her child.

Wbstr And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to be delivered, to devour her child as soon as it was born.

KJB-1769 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

KJB-1611 And his taile drew the third part of the starres of heauen, and did cast them to the earth: And the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be deliuered, for to deuoure her childe as soone as it was borne.
(And his taile drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: And the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was borne.)

Bshps And his tayle drue the thirde part of the starres of heauen, and cast them to the earth: And the dragon stoode before the woman which was redie to be deliuered, for to deuoure her chylde assoone as it were borne.
(And his tayle drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth: And the dragon stood before the woman which was redie to be delivered, for to devour her chylde as soon as it were borne.)

Gnva And his taile drew the thirde part of the starres of heauen, and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman, which was ready to be deliuered, to deuoure her childe, when shee had brought it foorth.
(And his taile drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman, which was ready to be delivered, to devour her child, when she had brought it forth. )

Cvdl and his tayle drue the thyrde parte of the starres, and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stode before the woma, which was ready to be delyuered: for to devoure her childe as sone as it were borne.
(and his tayle drew the third part of the stars, and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woma, which was ready to be delivered: for to devoure her child as son as it were borne.)

TNT and his tayle drue the thyrde parte of the starres and cast them to the erth. And the dragon stode before the woman which was reddy to be delyvred: for to devoure her chylde as sone as it were borne.
(and his tayle drew the third part of the stars and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman which was reddy to be delyvred: for to devoure her chylde as son as it were borne. )

Wycl And the tail of hym drow the thridde part of sterris of heuene, and sente hem in to the erthe. And the dragoun stood bifore the womman, that was to berynge child, that whanne sche hadde borun child, he schulde deuoure hir sone.
(And the tail of him drow the third part of sterris of heaven, and sent them in to the earth. And the dragoun stood before the woman, that was to bearing child, that when she had born child, he should devour her sone.)

Luth Und sein Schwanz zog den dritten Teil der Sterne und warf sie auf die Erde. Und der Drache trat vor das Weib, die gebären sollte, auf daß, wenn sie geboren hätte, er ihr Kind fräße.
(And his Schwanz pulled the dritten Teil the/of_the Sterne and threw they/she/them on the earth. And the/of_the dragon stepped before/in_front_of the woman, the gebären sollte, on daß, when they/she/them geboren hätte, he you/their/her Kind fräße.)

ClVg et cauda ejus trahebat tertiam partem stellarum cæli, et misit eas in terram: et draco stetit ante mulierem, quæ erat paritura, ut cum peperisset, filium ejus devoraret.[fn]
(and cauda his trahebat tertiam partem stellarum cæli, and he_sent eas in the_earth/land: and draco stetit before mulierem, which was paritura, as when/with peperisset, son his devoraret. )

12.4 Et cauda. Id est deceptiones, quibus celant vitia, ut cauda celantur turpia. Stellarum. Id est illorum qui illuminant Ecclesiam doctrina, non vita. Stetit ante mulierem. Quæ patiebatur dolorem, per quod credebat cito cessuram. Per passionem credebat diabolus Ecclesiam subjugatam. Devoraret. Paratus erat draco ad devorandum; sed non potuit, quia natus est qui prohibuit.

12.4 And cauda. That it_is deceptiones, to_whom celant vitia, as cauda celantur turpia. Stellarum. That it_is illorum who illuminant Ecclesiam doctrina, not/no vita. Stetit before mulierem. Quæ patiebatur dolorem, through that credebat cito cessuram. Per passionem credebat diabolus Ecclesiam subyugatam. Devoraret. Paratus was draco to devorandum; but not/no potuit, because natus it_is who prohibuit.

UGNT καὶ ἡ οὐρὰ αὐτοῦ σύρει τὸ τρίτον τῶν ἀστέρων τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἔβαλεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν γῆν. καὶ ὁ δράκων ἕστηκεν ἐνώπιον τῆς γυναικὸς τῆς μελλούσης τεκεῖν, ἵνα ὅταν τέκῃ, τὸ τέκνον αὐτῆς καταφάγῃ.
(kai haʸ oura autou surei to triton tōn asterōn tou ouranou, kai ebalen autous eis taʸn gaʸn. kai ho drakōn hestaʸken enōpion taʸs gunaikos taʸs mellousaʸs tekein, hina hotan tekaʸ, to teknon autaʸs katafagaʸ.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἡ οὐρὰ αὐτοῦ σύρει τὸ τρίτον τῶν ἀστέρων τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἔβαλεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν γῆν. καὶ ὁ δράκων ἕστηκεν ἐνώπιον τῆς γυναικὸς τῆς μελλούσης τεκεῖν, ἵνα ὅταν τέκῃ τὸ τέκνον αὐτῆς καταφάγῃ.
(kai haʸ oura autou surei to triton tōn asterōn tou ouranou, kai ebalen autous eis taʸn gaʸn. kai ho drakōn hestaʸken enōpion taʸs gunaikos taʸs mellousaʸs tekein, hina hotan tekaʸ to teknon autaʸs katafagaʸ.)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἡ οὐρὰ αὐτοῦ σύρει τὸ τρίτον τῶν ἀστέρων τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἔβαλεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν γῆν· καὶ ὁ δράκων [fn]ἕστηκεν ἐνώπιον τῆς γυναικὸς τῆς μελλούσης [fn]τεκεῖν, ἵνα, ὅταν τέκῃ, τὸ τέκνον αὐτῆς καταφάγῃ.
(Kai haʸ oura autou surei to triton tōn asterōn tou ouranou, kai ebalen autous eis taʸn gaʸn; kai ho drakōn hestaʸken enōpion taʸs gunaikos taʸs mellousaʸs tekein, hina, hotan tekaʸ, to teknon autaʸs katafagaʸ. )

12:4 ἕστηκεν ¦ ἔστηκεν WH

12:4 τεκειν ¦ τικτειν PCK

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

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