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Revelation 20

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revelation.20.rev208GogMagog

Γὼγ καὶ Μαγώγ

TRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

Whom does Satan gather for battle?

Satan deceives the nations at earth's four corners, identified as Gog and Magog, whose number is like sea sand.

Why this default

The default treats Gog and Magog as an appositional identification of the deceived nations and keeps their innumerability as part of the battle gathering.

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Project defaultHe will deceive the nations at earth’s four corners—Gog and Magog—and gather them for battle

Project default

AlternativeHe will mislead earth’s farthest peoples, Gog and Magog, gathering them for war

Alternate rendering

AlternativeHe will deceive the four-corner nations, Gog and Magog, gathering them into the war

Preserves the appositional identification and the article before the eschatological war.

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Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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