Revelation 14:2
And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and the voice which I heard was as the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
KJV
And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
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Commentary
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27 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | Kai | And | G2532 → |
| ἤκουσα | ēkousa | I heard | G191 → |
| φωνὴν | phōnēn | a voice | G5456 → |
| ἐκ | ek | out of | G1537 → |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → |
| οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | heaven | G3772 → |
| ὡς | hōs | as | G5613 → |
| φωνὴν | phōnēn | [the] sound | G5456 → |
| ὑδάτων | hudatōn | of waters | G5204 → |
| πολλῶν | pollōn | many | G4183 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ὡς | hōs | as | G5613 → |
| φωνὴν | phōnēn | [the] sound | G5456 → |
| βροντῆς | brontēs | of thunder | G1027 → |
| μεγάλης, | megalēs | loud, | G3173 → |
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 → |
| φωνὴ | phōnē | voice | G5456 → |
| ἣν | hēn | that | G3739 → |
| ἤκουσα | ēkousa | I heard | G191 → |
| ὡς | hōs | [was] like that | G5613 → |
| κιθαρῳδῶν | kitharōdōn | of harpists | G2790 → |
| κιθαριζόντων | kitharizontōn | harping | G2789 → |
| ἐν | en | with | G1722 → |
| ταῖς | tais | the | G3588 → |
| κιθάραις | kitharais | harps | G2788 → |
| αὐτῶν. | autōn | of them. | G846 → |
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