| NETBible | They have 1 tails and stingers like scorpions, and their ability 2 to injure people for five months is in their tails. |
| NIV © |
They had tails and stings like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months. |
| NASB © |
They have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men for five months. |
| NLT © |
They had tails that stung like scorpions, with power to torture people. This power was given to them for five months. |
| MSG © |
Their tails were equipped with stings, like scorpion tails. With those tails they were ordered to torture the human race for five months. |
| BBE © |
And they have pointed tails like scorpions; and in their tails is their power to give men wounds for five months. |
| NRSV © |
They have tails like scorpions, with stingers, and in their tails is their power to harm people for five months. |
| NKJV © |
They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. Their power was to hurt men five months. |
| KJV | And <2532> they had <2192> (5719) tails <3769> like <3664> unto scorpions <4651>_, and <2532> there were <2258> (5713) stings <2759> in <1722> their <846> tails <3769>_: and <2532> their <846> power <1849> [was] to hurt <91> (5658) men <444> five <4002> months <3376>_. |
| NASB © |
They have <2192> tails <3769> like <3664> scorpions <4651> , and stings <2759> ; and in their tails <3769> is their power <1849> to hurt <91> men <444> for five <4002> months .<3376> |
| NET [draft] ITL | They have <2192> tails <3769> and <2532> stingers <2759> like <3664> scorpions <4651> , and <2532> their <846> ability <1849> to injure <91> people <444> for five <4002> months <3376> is in <1722> their <846> tails .<3769> |
| GREEK | kai <2532> CONJ ecousin <2192> (5719) V-PAI-3P ourav <3769> N-APF omoiav <3664> A-APF skorpioiv <4651> N-DPM kai <2532> CONJ kentra <2759> N-APN kai <2532> CONJ en <1722> PREP taiv <3588> T-DPF ouraiv <3769> N-DPF autwn <846> P-GPF h <3588> T-NSF exousia <1849> N-NSF autwn <846> P-GPF adikhsai <91> (5658) V-AAN touv <3588> T-APM anyrwpouv <444> N-APM mhnav <3376> N-APM pente <4002> A-NUI |
| NETBible | They have 1 tails and stingers like scorpions, and their ability 2 to injure people for five months is in their tails. |
| NET Notes |
1 tn In the Greek text there is a shift to the present tense here; the previous verbs translated “had” are imperfects. 2 tn See BDAG 352 s.v. ἐξουσία 2, “potential or resource to command, control, or govern, capability, might, power.” |