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Revelation 4:5

NETBible	From¹ the throne came out flashes of lightning and roaring² and crashes of thunder. Seven flaming torches, which are the seven spirits of God,³ were burning in front of the throne
NIV © biblegateway Rev 4:5	From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. Before the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God.
NASB © biblegateway Rev 4:5	Out from the throne come flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;
NLT © biblegateway Rev 4:5	And from the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven lampstands with burning flames. They are the seven spirits of God.
MSG © biblegateway Rev 4:5	Lightning flash and thunder crash pulsed from the Throne. Seven fire-blazing torches fronted the Throne (these are the Sevenfold Spirit of God).
BBE © SABDAweb Rev 4:5	And out of the high seat came flames and voices and thunders. And seven lights of fire were burning before the high seat, which are the seven Spirits of God;
NRSV © bibleoremus Rev 4:5	Coming from the throne are flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and in front of the throne burn seven flaming torches, which are the seven spirits of God;
NKJV © biblegateway Rev 4:5	And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
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KJV	And <2532> out of <1537> the throne <2362> proceeded <1607> (5736) lightnings <796> and <2532> thunderings <1027> and <2532> voices <5456>_: and <2532> [there were] seven <2033> lamps <2985> of fire <4442> burning <2545> (5746) before <1799> the throne <2362>_, which <3739> are <1526> (5748) the seven <2033> Spirits <4151> of God <2316>_.
NASB © biblegateway Rev 4:5	Out from the throne <2362> come <1607> flashes <796> of lightning <796> and sounds <5456> and peals <1027> of thunder <1027> . And there were seven <2033> lamps <2985> of fire <4442> burning <2545> before <1799> the throne <2362> , which <3739> are the seven <2033> Spirits <4151> of God <2316> ;
NET [draft] ITL	From <1537> the throne <2362> came out <1607> flashes of lightning <796> and roaring <5456> and <2532> crashes of thunder <1027> . Seven <2033> flaming <4442> torches <2985> , which <3739> are <1510> the seven <2033> spirits <4151> of God <2316> , were burning <2545> in front of <1799> the throne <2362>
GREEK	kai <2532> CONJ ek <1537> PREP tou <3588> T-GSM yronou <2362> N-GSM ekporeuontai <1607> (5736) V-PNI-3P astrapai <796> N-NPF kai <2532> CONJ fwnai <5456> N-NPF kai <2532> CONJ brontai <1027> N-NPF kai <2532> CONJ epta <2033> A-NUI lampadev <2985> N-NPF purov <4442> N-GSN kaiomenai <2545> (5746) V-PPP-NPF enwpion <1799> ADV tou <3588> T-GSM yronou <2362> N-GSM a <3739> R-NPN eisin <1510> (5748) V-PXI-3P ta <3588> T-NPN epta <2033> A-NUI pneumata <4151> N-NPN tou <3588> T-GSM yeou <2316> N-GSM

NETBible

From¹ the throne came out flashes of lightning and roaring² and crashes of thunder. Seven flaming torches, which are the seven spirits of God,³ were burning in front of the throne

NET Notes

¹tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

²tn Or “sounds,” “voices.” It is not entirely clear what this refers to. BDAG 1071 s.v. φωνή 1 states, “In Rv we have ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί (cp. Ex 19:16) 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 (are certain other sounds in nature thought of here in addition to thunder, as e.g. the roar of the storm?…).”

³sn Some interpret the seven spirits of God as angelic beings, while others see them as a reference to the sevenfold ministry of the Holy Spirit.