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Berean Standard Bible

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

Revelation 5:11

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In heaven a scroll is opened only by the Lamb who was slain, and the four living creatures and the elders fall down in worship. The scene expands as more voices join.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

I saw, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands;

King James Version (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;

American Standard Version (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;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I saw, and there came to my ears the sound of a great number of angels round about the high seat and the beasts and the rulers; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And I saw, and I heard the voice of many messengers round the throne, and the living creatures, and the elders -- and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands --

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y miré, y oí voz de muchos ángeles alrededor del trono, y de los animales, y de los ancianos; y la multitud de ellos era millones de millones,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Escuché entonces el canto de millones y millones de ángeles que rodeaban el trono, de los seres vivientes y de los ancianos.

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