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Revelation 12:14

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12:14 But 1  the woman was given the two wings of a giant eagle so that she could fly out into the wilderness, 2  to the place God 3  prepared for her, where she is taken care of – away from the presence of the serpent – for a time, times, and half a time. 4 

1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present here.

2 tn Or “desert.”

3 tn The word “God” is supplied based on the previous statements made concerning “the place prepared for the woman” in 12:6.

4 tc The reading “and half a time” (καὶ ἥμισυ καιροῦ, kai {hmisu kairou) is lacking in the important uncial C. Its inclusion, however, is supported by {Ì47 א A and the rest of the ms tradition}. There is apparently no reason for the scribe of C to intentionally omit the phrase, and the fact that the word “time” (καιρὸν καὶ καιρούς, kairon kai kairou") appears twice before may indicate a scribal oversight.

sn The parallel statement in Rev 12:6 suggests that the phrase a time, times, and half a time equals 1,260 days (three and a half years of 360 days each).



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