Revelation 8:1
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
BSB
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ASV
And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
KJV
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
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Commentary
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | Kai | And | G2532 → |
| ὅταν | hotan | when | G3752 → |
| ἤνοιξεν | ēnoixen | He opened | G455 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| σφραγῖδα | sphragida | seal | G4973 → |
| τὴν | tēn | <the> | G3588 → |
| ἑβδόμην, | hebdomēn | seventh, | G1442 → |
| ἐγένετο | egeneto | there was | G1096 → |
| σιγὴ | sigē | silence | G4602 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| τῷ | tō | <the> | G3588 → |
| οὐρανῷ | ouranō | heaven | G3772 → |
| ὡς | hōs | for about | G5613 → |
| ἡμιώριον. | hēmiōrion | half an hour. | G2256 → |
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