Revelation 8:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRevelation 8:9 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
ἀπέθανεν
apothnḗskō
G599
to die
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
τρίτον
trítos
G5154
third
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
κτισμάτων
ktísma
G2938
creature
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
θαλάσσῃ
thálassa
G2281
sea
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
ἔχοντα
échō
G2192
to have
ψυχάς
psychḗ
G5590
soul
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
τρίτον
trítos
G5154
third
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
πλοίων
ploîon
G4143
ship
διεφθάρησαν
diaphtheírō
G1311
to corrupt
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World English Bible Public Domain
and one third of the living creatures which were in the sea died. One third of the ships were destroyed.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and a third of the creatures having life in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).