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.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τὴν) before third here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “it” (αὐτὸν) before having here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “do heed” (βλέπε.) before And here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before [one] here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “it” (αὐτῷ) before having here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὅτεhotewhenὅτεconjunction — “when”G3753when, at which time.whenἤνοιξεēnoixehe 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.τρίτηνtritēnthirdτρίτος (tritos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “third”, the object formG5154third.the thirdἤκουσαēkousato hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to hear”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τρίτουtritouthirdτρίτος (tritos)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “third”, the of-formG5154third.ζῴουzōoubeastζῷον (zōon)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “beast”, the of-formG2226an animal, living creature.beastλέγοντοςlegontossayλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, neuter — “say”, 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.This verse uses “say”.sayἜρχουerchouComeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “Come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.Comeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “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 beheldκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἰδοὺidouloἰδούparticle — “lo”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.loἵπποςhipposhorseἵπποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “horse”, the subject formG2462a horse.horseμέλαςmelasblackμέλαςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “black”, the subject formG3189black.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καθήμενοςkathēmenoshe that satκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that sat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.he that satἐπ’eponἐπί (epi)preposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἔχωνechōnhadἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “had”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.hadζυγὸνzugona pair of balancesζυγός (zugos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a pair of balances”, the object formG2218a yoke; hence met: (a Jewish idea) of a heavy burden, comparable to the heavy yokes resting on the bullocks' necks; a balance, pair of scales.a pair of balancesἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.χειρὶcheirihandχείρ (cheir)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “hand”, the to- or for-formG5495a hand.handαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
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”.καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.αὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
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,
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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.
Young’s Literal Translation
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,
World English Bible
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.
Darby Translation
And when it opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, Come [and see]. And I saw: and behold, a black horse, and he that sat upon it having a balance in his hand.
Douay-Rheims
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying: Come, and see. And behold a black horse, and he that sat on him had a pair of scales in his hand.
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