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1
And from thence I went to the south to the ends of the earth, and saw there three open portals of the heaven: and thence there come dew, rain, †and wind†.
(not present in Laurence 1821)
And from here I went towards the south, to the ends of the earth, and there I saw three open portals of heaven ; out of them come the south wind and dew and rain and wind.
Charles 1917
And from thence I went to the south to the ends of the earth, and saw there three open portals of the heaven: and thence there come dew, rain, †and wind†.
Laurence 1821
(not present)
Schodde 1882
And from here I went towards the south, to the ends of the earth, and there I saw three open portals of heaven ; out of them come the south wind and dew and rain and wind.
2
And from thence I went to the east to the ends of the heaven, and saw here the three eastern portals of heaven open and small portals above them.
(not present in Laurence 1821)
And from here I went towards the east to tlie ends of the heavens, and there I saw the three portals of heaven open towards the east, and over tliem small portals.
Charles 1917
And from thence I went to the east to the ends of the heaven, and saw here the three eastern portals of heaven open and small portals above them.
Laurence 1821
(not present)
Schodde 1882
And from here I went towards the east to tlie ends of the heavens, and there I saw the three portals of heaven open towards the east, and over tliem small portals.
3
Through each of these small portals pass the stars of heaven and run their course to the west on the path which is shown to them.
(not present in Laurence 1821)
Through each one of these small portals the stars of the heavens come and go every evening on the path which is shown to them.
Charles 1917
Through each of these small portals pass the stars of heaven and run their course to the west on the path which is shown to them.
Laurence 1821
(not present)
Schodde 1882
Through each one of these small portals the stars of the heavens come and go every evening on the path which is shown to them.
4
And as often as I saw I blessed always the Lord of Glory, and I continued to bless the Lord of Glory who has wrought great and glorious wonders, to show the greatness of His work to the angels and to spirits and to men, that they might praise His work and all His creation: that they might see the work of His might and praise the great work of His hands and bless Him for ever.
(not present in Laurence 1821)
And as I looked, I blessed, and thus each time I blessed the Lord of glory, who had made the great and glorious wonders, to show tlie greatness of his work to the angels and to the souls of men, that they might praise his work, and that all his creatures might see the works of his might, and praise the great work of his hand, and bless him to eternity.
Charles 1917
And as often as I saw I blessed always the Lord of Glory, and I continued to bless the Lord of Glory who has wrought great and glorious wonders, to show the greatness of His work to the angels and to spirits and to men, that they might praise His work and all His creation: that they might see the work of His might and praise the great work of His hands and bless Him for ever.
Laurence 1821
(not present)
Schodde 1882
And as I looked, I blessed, and thus each time I blessed the Lord of glory, who had made the great and glorious wonders, to show tlie greatness of his work to the angels and to the souls of men, that they might praise his work, and that all his creatures might see the works of his might, and praise the great work of his hand, and bless him to eternity.