Revelation 6:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRevelation 6:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὅτε
hóte
G3753
when
ἤνοιξεν
anoígō
G455
to open
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
σφραγῖδα
sphragís
G4973
seal
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
τρίτην
trítos
G5154
third
ἤκουσα
akoúō
G191
to hear
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
τρίτου
trítos
G5154
third
ζώου
zōon
G2226
animal
λέγοντος
légō
G3004
to say
ἔρχου
érchomai
G2064
to come
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἴδον
horáō
G3708
to see
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἰδοὺ
horáō
G3708
to see
ἵππος
híppos
G2462
horse
μέλας
mélas
G3189
black
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
καθήμενος
káthēmai
G2521
to sit down
ἐπ’
epí
G1909
upon
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
ἔχων
échō
G2192
to have
ζυγὸν
zygós
G2218
yoke
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
χειρὶ
cheír
G5495
hand
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, "Come and see!" And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” And I looked and behold, a black horse, and the one sitting on it having a balance in his hand.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).