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Revelation 5:11

Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels and living creatures and elders encircling the throne, and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.

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ASV

And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

KJV

And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΚαὶKaiAndG2532 →
εἶδονeidonI lookedG1492 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἤκουσαēkousaI heardG191 →
φωνὴνphōnēn[the] voiceG5456 →
ἀγγέλωνangelōnof angelsG32 →
πολλῶνpollōnmanyG4183 →
κύκλῳkuklōsurroundingG2945 →
τοῦtoutheG3588 →
θρόνουthronouthroneG2362 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τῶνtōnof theG3588 →
ζῴωνzōōnliving creaturesG2226 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τῶνtōnof theG3588 →
πρεσβυτέρων.presbuterōnelders.G4245 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἦνēnwasG1510 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
ἀριθμὸςarithmosnumberG706 →
αὐτῶνautōnof themG846 →
μυριάδεςmuriadesmyriadsG3461 →
μυριάδωνmuriadōnof myriadsG3461 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
χιλιάδεςchiliadesthousandsG5505 →
χιλιάδωνchiliadōnof thousandsG5505 →

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Daniel 7:10A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.Luke 2:13And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:Hebrews 12:22Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angelsJob 38:7while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?Revelation 4:4Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.Revelation 4:6And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.Psalms 148:2Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.1 Peter 1:12It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.Revelation 19:6And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.Psalms 68:17The chariots of God are tens of thousands— thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.Revelation 7:11And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,2 Kings 6:16–18“Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”Revelation 4:9–10And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne who lives forever and ever,Revelation 5:14And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.Revelation 5:6Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.Deuteronomy 33:2He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.Psalms 103:20Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.1 Kings 22:19Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.

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The Transfiguration — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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