^{5 Ref} and it was given to them that they may not kill them, but that they may be tormented five months, and their torment `is' as the torment of a scorpion, when it may strike a man;

^{5 Ref} They were given power not to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion, when it strikes a person.

^{5 Ref} And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.