^5:6Then¹² I saw standing in the middle of the throne¹³ and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb that appeared to have been killed.¹⁴ He had¹⁵ seven horns and seven eyes, which¹⁶ are the seven¹⁷ spirits of God¹⁸ sent out into all the earth.

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Revelation 5:6: And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

Footnotes

12 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
13 Perhaps, “in the middle of the throne area” (see L&N 83.10).
14 Or “slaughtered”; traditionally, “slain.” The phrase behind this translation is ὡς ἐσφαγμένον (hōs ejsphagmenon). The particle ὡς is used in Greek generally for comparison, and in Revelation it is used often to describe the appearance of what the author saw. This phrase does not imply that the Lamb “appeared to have been killed” but in reality was not, because the wider context of the NT shows that in fact the Lamb, i.e., Jesus, was killed. See 13:3 for the only other occurrence of this phrase in the NT.
15 Grk “killed, having.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronoun “he.”
16 The relative pronoun which is masculine, referring back to the eyes rather than to the horns.
17 There is good evidence for the inclusion of “seven” (ἑπτά, hepta; 𝔓24 א 2053 2351 𝔐K). There is equally good support for the omission of the term (A 1006 1611 𝔐A ). It may have been accidentally added due to its repeated presence in the immediately preceding phrases, or it may have been intentionally added to maintain the symmetry of the phrases or more likely to harmonize the phrase with 1:4; 3:1; 4:5. Or it may have been accidentally deleted by way of homoioteleuton (τὰ ἑπτά, ta hepta). A decision is difficult in this instance. also does not find the problem easy to solve, placing the word in brackets to indicate doubts as to its authenticity.
18 See the note on the phrase the seven spirits of God in .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then I saw one like a slaughtered lamb standing in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent into all the earth.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then I saw a Lamb that looked as if it had been slaughtered, but it was now standing between the throne and the four living beings and among the twenty-four elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the sevenfold Spirit of God that is sent out into every part of the earth.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures and in the midst of the elders a Lamb standing as though slaughtered, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent into all the earth.

KJV 1900King James Version

And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

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