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Revelation 6:12

And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “whole” (ὅλη) before became here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “behold” (ἰδού) before earthquake 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 beheldὅτεhotewhenὅτεconjunction — “when”G3753when, at which time.whenἤνοιξενēnoixenhe had openedἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he had opened”, a single actionG455I open.he had openedτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σφραγῖδαsphragidasealσφραγίς (sphragis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “seal”, the object formG4973a seal, signet ring, the impression of a seal, that which the seal attests, the proof.sealτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἕκτηνhektēnsixthἕκτος (hektos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “sixth”, the object formG1623sixth.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσεισμὸςseismosearthquakeσεισμόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “earthquake”, the subject formG4578a shaking (as an earthquake); a storm.earthquakeμέγαςmegasgreatμέγαςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.ἐγένετοegenetobecameγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “became”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.becameκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἥλιοςhēliossunἥλιοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “sun”, the subject formG2246the sun, sunlight.ἐγένετοegenetobecameγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “became”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.becameμέλαςmelasblackμέλαςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “black”, the subject formG3189black.ὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asσάκκοςsakkossackclothσάκκοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “sackcloth”, the subject formG4526sack-cloth, a sign of mourning.τρίχινοςtrichinosof hairτρίχινοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “of hair”, the subject formG5155made of hair.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σελήνηselēnēmoonσελήνηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “moon”, the subject formG4582the moon.ὅληholēallὅλος (holos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “all”, the subject formG3650all, the whole, entire, complete.This verse uses “all”.ἐγένετοegenetoto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.αἷμαhaimabloodαἷμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “blood”, the subject formG129blood (especially as shed).blood

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἰδούidouloἰδούinterjection — “lo”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and lo, a great earthquake came, and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the whole moon became as blood;

Young’s Literal Translation

And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and lo, a great earthquake came, and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood,

World English Bible

I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became as blood.

Darby Translation

And I saw when it opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as hair sackcloth, and the whole moon became as blood,

Douay-Rheims

And I saw, when he had opened the sixth seal, and behold there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair: and the whole moon became as blood:

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