King James Version

Revelation 8:1

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “when” (ὅταν) before He opened here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “when” (ὅτε) before He opened here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.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.ἑβδόμηνhebdomēnseventhἕβδομος (hebdomos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “seventh”, the object formG1442seventh.ἐγένετοegenetothere wasγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “there was”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.there wasσιγὴsigēsilenceσιγήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “silence”, the subject formG4602silence.silenceἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῷouranōheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the to- or for-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenὡςhōsabout the space ofὡςadverb — “about the space of”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.about the space ofἡμιώριονhēmiōrionhalf an hourἡμιώριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “half an hour”, the object formG2256half an hour.half an hour

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὅτεhotewhenὅτεconjunction — “when”G3753when, at which time.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And when he openeth the seventh seal, there came silence in the heaven about half-an-hour,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

Young’s Literal Translation

And when he openeth the seventh seal, there came silence in the heaven about half-an-hour,

World English Bible

When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Darby Translation

And when it opened the seventh seal, there was silence in the heaven about half an hour.

Douay-Rheims

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven, as it were for half an hour.

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