Revelation 6:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Revelation 6:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Revelation 6:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Revelation 6:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Revelation 6:5 — World English Bible

Revelation 6:5 ASV — 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. ”

Revelation 6:5 — American Standard Version

Revelation 6:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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,”

Revelation 6:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Revelation 6:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Revelation 6:5 — Darby Translation

Revelation 6:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when hee had opened the thirde seale, I heard the thirde beast say, Come and see: Then I behelde, and loe, a blacke horse, and he that sate on him, had balances in his hand.”

Revelation 6:5 — Geneva Bible

Revelation 6:5 in Context — Revelation 6

3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

5 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.

6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

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What Does Revelation 6:5 Mean?

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