Revelation 5:5

Then ¹  one of the elders said ²  to me, “Stop weeping! ³  Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; ⁴  thus he can open ⁵  the scroll and its seven seals.”

Ge 49:9,10; Nu 24:9; Isa 11:1,10; Jer 23:5,6; Jer 31:16; Lu 7:13; Lu 8:52; Lu 23:28; Joh 20:13; Ro 1:3; Ro 15:12; Heb 7:14; Re 1:1; Re 4:4,10; Re 6:1; Re 7:13; Re 22:16

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

² tn Grk “says” (a historical present).

³ tn The present imperative with μή (mh) is used here to command cessation of an action in progress (ExSyn 724 lists this verse as an example).

⁴ tn Or “has been victorious”; traditionally, “has overcome.”

⁵ tn The infinitive has been translated as an infinitive of result here.