New American Standard Bible 1995

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But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly into the wilderness to her place, where she was nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
But the two two Adj-NFP H1417 δύο duo
Analysis:

Two: Two divergent opinions

The classic example for the number "two" is found in Matthew chapter 26. There, Yeshua says to His disciples,

"You know that after two days comes the Passover, and the Son of Man will be given over for crucifixion."  Matthew 26:2

The phrase "after two days" is somewhat meaningless because after two days can mean three or more days. The period is unspecified. The reason for such ambiguous language is because the purpose of the number two in this passage is not solely numerical. This means that the text is not intending to provide the reader with some definite information concerning a time period. Rather, the purpose of the number two in this context is one of the numerological meanings of the number two.  Often the number two relates to two divergent opinions. In the aforementioned verse, the author wants to inform the reader that there are two very different understandings for this coming Passover. Yeshua wants to emphasize that He is going up to Jerusalem in order to die as the true Passover sacrifice. Even though Yeshua states this emphatically, the disciples did not receive this. In fact, the disciples did not perceive at all what was going to take place during Passover in regard to Yeshua. In other words, Yeshua and the disciples have two divergent opinions concerning the Passover.

This same principle is also found in the Hebrew Bible (Old Covenant). In the book of Amos one reads,

"Can two walk together without them having agreed" Amos 3:3

The word which was translated into English with the phrase "them having agreed" is נועדו. The root of this word is יעד, which relates to a specific destination. The word which precedes this word is בלתי and in this context the word implies a change to the condition. In other words, had there not been a change in the condition, then the two could not walk together, i.e. they could not have arrived at the common destination.

The concept of divergent or different is also seen in the book of Genesis. In speaking about the sun and moon one reads, "And God made two great lights…" (Genesis 1:16). Obviously the sun and moon are very different, as one is a source of light, while the latter just reflects light. Also in the book of Genesis, one encounters the account of the flood. Here Noah is commanded to bring onto the ark two sorts of each type of animal. In this passage, the two relates to two different (or divergent) kinds of the same sort, i.e. male and female. 

Likewise, two angels came to Sodom, demonstrating that the people of Sodom had a very different way of living from that of the Law of God. Once again, the reader should not assume that every occurrence of the number two in the Bible demands this interpretation. However, one will find in a great majority of Biblical passages, the reader will be assisted in arriving at the proper interpretation, when he considers this divergent quality for the number two. 

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wings a wing N-NFP H4420 πτέρυγες pteruges
of the great great Adj-GMS H3173 μεγάλου megalou
eagle an eagle N-GMS H105 ἀετοῦ aetou
were given to give (in various senses lit. or fig.) V-AIP-3P H1325 ἐδόθησαν edothēsan
to the woman, a woman N-DFS H1135 γυναικὶ gunaiki
so in order that, that, so that Conj H2443 ἵνα ina
that she could fly to fly V-PSM/P-3S H4072 πέτηται petētai
into the wilderness solitary, desolate Adj-AFS H2048 ἔρημον erēmon
to her place, a place N-AMS H5117 τόπον topon
where where Adv H3699 ὅπου opou
she was nourished to make to grow, to nourish, feed V-PIM/P-3S H5142 τρέφεται trephetai
for a time time, season N-GMS H2540 καιρὸν kairon
and times time, season N-GMS H2540 καιροὺς kairous
and half half Adj-ANS H2255 ἥμισυ ēmisu
a time, time, season N-GMS H2540 καιροῦ kairou
from the presence the face N-GNS H4383 προσώπου prosōpou
of the serpent. a snake N-GMS H3789 ὂφεως opheōs

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New American Standard Bible 1995 But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly into the wilderness to her place, where she was nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.
King James Bible But And to the woman were given two wings of the a great eagle were given to the woman, so eagle, that she could might fly into the wilderness to wilderness, into her place, where she was is nourished for a time time, and times times, and half a time, from the presence face of the serpent.
Berean Bible But And the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly from the face of the serpent into the wilderness to wilderness, into her place, where she was is nourished for there a time time, and times times, and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.time.
Hebrew Greek English But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly into the wilderness to her place, where she was nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.