Revelation 6:5
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo, a black horse; and he who sat on him had a pair of scales in his hand.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, 'Come and see.' I looked, and there was a black horse! Its rider held a pair of scales in his hand.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
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King James Version with Strong's Numbers
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Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And when he opened ye thyrde seale I herde the thyrde beste saye: come and se. And I behelde and loo a blacke hors: and he that sate on him had a payre of balances in his honde.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And when he opened the thyrde seale, I herde the thyrde beeste saye: come & se. And I behelde, and lo, a blacke horsse: and he that sate on him, had a payre of balances in his honde.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And when hee had opened the thirde seale, I heard the thirde beast say, Come and see: Then I behelde, and loe, a blacke horse, & he that sate on him, had balances in his hand.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And when he had opened the thirde seale, I hearde the third beast say, come and see. And I behelde, and loe, a blacke horse, and he that sate on hym hadde a payre of balaunces in his hande.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, `Come and behold!' and I saw, and lo, a black horse, and he who is sitting upon it is having a balance in his hand,
American Standard Version (1901)
And when he opened the first seal, I heard the third living creature saying, Come. And I saw, and behold, a black horse; and he that sat thereon had a balance in his hand.
American Standard Version (1901)
And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, Come. And I saw, and behold, a black horse; and he that sat thereon had a balance in his hand.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And when the third stamp was undone, the voice of the third beast came to my ears, saying, Come and see. And I saw a black horse; and he who was seated on it had scales in his hand.
World English Bible (2000)
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.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Then when the Lamb opened the third seal I heard the third living creature saying,“Come!” So I looked, and here came a black horse! The one who rode it had a balance scale in his hand.
Referenced Verses
- Zech 6:2 : 2 In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot, black horses;
- Zech 6:6 : 6 The black horses which are there go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the dappled go forth toward the south country.
- Ezek 4:16 : 16 Moreover he said to me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:
- Lev 26:26 : 26 And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and you shall eat, and not be satisfied.
- Lam 5:10 : 10 Our skin is black as an oven because of the terrible famine.
- Ezek 4:10 : 10 And the food which you shall eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day; from time to time you shall eat it.
- Rev 4:6-7 : 6 Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. In the midst of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. 7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.
- Rev 5:5 : 5 And one of the elders said to me, Weep not; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the book and to break its seven seals.
- Rev 5:9 : 9 And they sang a new song, saying, You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for You were slain and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,
- Rev 6:1 : 1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four living creatures saying, Come and see.
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