Revelation 9:5
King James Version
5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
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Revelation 9:5
New King James Version
5 And [a]they were not given authority to kill them, (A)but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.
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Revelation 9:5
English Standard Version
5 They were allowed to torment them (A)for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone.
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