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Revelation 6:1

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 beasts saying, Come and see.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “seven” (ἑπτὰ) before seals here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “a voice” (φωνὴ) before thunder here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of a voice” (φωνὴς) before thunder here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and do heed” (καὶ βλέπε.) after Come here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶδονeidonseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).I sawὅτεhotewhenὅτεconjunction — “when”G3753when, at which time.whenἤνοιξενēnoixenopenedἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “opened”, a single actionG455I open.openedτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρνίονarnionlambἀρνίονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “lamb”, the subject formG721(originally: a little lamb, but diminutive force was lost), a lamb.μίανmianoneεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “one”, the object formG1520one.oneἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, genitive, plural, feminine — “seven”, the of-formG2033seven.σφραγίδωνsphragidōnsealsσφραγίς (sphragis)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “seals”, the of-formG4973a seal, signet ring, the impression of a seal, that which the seal attests, the proof.the sealsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἤκουσαēkousaI heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.I heardἑνὸςhenosoneεἷς (heis)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “one”, the of-formG1520one.oneἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τεσσάρωνtessarōnfourτέσσαρες (tessares)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “four”, the of-formG5064four.the fourζῴωνzōōnbeastsζῷον (zōon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “beasts”, the of-formG2226an animal, living creature.beastsλέγοντοςlegontossayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, neuter — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.φωνῇphōnēvoiceφωνήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “voice”, the to- or for-formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.βροντῆςbrontēsthunderβροντή (brontē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “thunder”, the of-formG1027thunder.ἜρχουerchouComeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “Come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.Come

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

φωνὴςphōnēsnoiseφωνή (phōnē)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “noise”, the to- or for-formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “noise”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.βλέπεblepeseeβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “see”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.This verse uses “see”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as it were a voice of thunder, 'Come and behold!'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, Come.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as it were a voice of thunder, 'Come and behold!'

World English Bible

I saw that the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as with a voice of thunder, “Come and see!”

Darby Translation

And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as a voice of thunder, Come [and see].

Douay-Rheims

And I saw that the Lamb had opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures, as it were the voice of thunder, saying: Come, and see.

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