New American Standard Bible 1995

Revelation 6:3-11

3WhenὅτεhoteG3753He brokeἤνοιξενēnoixenG455the secondδευτέραν,deuteranG1208sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973,I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191thesecondδευτέρουdeuterouG1208livingζῴουzōouG2226creatureG2226sayingλέγοντος·legontosG3004, “ComeἔρχουerchouG2064.”

4And anotherἄλλοςallosG243,a redπυρρός.purrosG4450horseἵπποςipposG2462,wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out; and to him who satκαθημένῳkathēmenōG2521on it, it was grantedἐδόθηedothēG1325totakeλαβεῖνlabeinG2983peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515from the earthγῆς,gēsG1093, and that menwould slayσφάξουσιν.sphaxousinG4969oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240;and a greatμεγάλη.¶megalēG3173swordμάχαιραmachairaG3162was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to him.

5WhenὅτεhoteG3753He brokeἤνοιξενēnoixenG455the thirdτρίτην,tritēnG5154sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973,I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191thethirdτρίτουtritouG5154livingζῴουzōouG2226creatureG2226sayingλέγοντος·legontosG3004, “ComeἔρχουerchouG2064.”I lookedG3708,and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, ablackμέλαςmelasG3189horseἵπποςipposG2462;and he who satκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521on it hadἔχωνechōnG2192apairG2218of scalesG2218in his handχειρὶcheiriG5495.

6And I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191somethinglikeὡςhōsG5613a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456in the centerμέσῳmesōG3319of thefourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064livingG2226creaturesG2226sayingλέγουσαν·legousanG3004, “AquartχοῖνιξchoinixG5518of wheatσίτουsitouG4621for adenariusδηναρίουdēnariouG1220,and threeτρεῖςtreisG5140quartsχοίνικεςchoinikesG5518of barleyκριθῶνkrithōnG2915for adenariusδηναρίου,dēnariouG1220; anddo not damageἀδικήσῃς.¶adikēsēsG91the oilἔλαιονelaionG1637and the wineοἶνονoinonG3631.”

7WhenὅτεhoteG3753the Lamb brokeἤνοιξενēnoixenG455the fourthτετάρτην,tetartēnG5067sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973,I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191the voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456of thefourthτετάρτουtetartouG5067livingζῴουzōouG2226creatureG2226sayingλέγοντος·legontosG3004, “ComeἔρχουerchouG2064.”

8I lookedG3708,and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, anashenχλωρὸςchlōrosG5515horseἵπποςipposG2462;and he who satκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521on it had the nameὄνομαonomaG3686Deathθάνατος.thanatosG2288; andHadesᾅδηςhadēsG86was followingἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190with him. AuthorityἐξουσίαexousiaG1849was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to them overἐπὶepiG1909a fourthτέταρτονtetartonG5067of the earthγῆςgēsG1093,to killἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiG615with swordῥομφαίᾳrhomphaiaG4501and with famineλιμῷlimōG3042and withpestilenceθανάτῳthanatōG2288and by the wildG2342beastsθηρίωνthēriōnG2342of the earthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.

9WhenὅτεhoteG3753the Lamb brokeἤνοιξενēnoixenG455the fifthπέμπτηνpemptēnG3991sealσφραγῖδα,sphragidaG4973,I sawG3708underneathὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270thealtarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379thesoulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590of thoseG3588who had been slainἐσφαγμένωνesphagmenōnG4969becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the wordλόγονlogonG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,and becauseδιὰdiaG1223of thetestimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141whichἣνhēnG3739they had maintainedεἶχον.eichonG2192;

10and they criedἔκραξανekraxanG2896out with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “HowG2193longπότε,poteG2193 G4219, OLordδεσπότηςdespotēsG1203,holyἅγιοςhagiosG40and trueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228,will You refrainοὐouG3756fromjudgingκρίνειςkrineisG2919and avengingἐκδικεῖςekdikeisG1556our bloodαἷμαhaimaG129onthoseG3588who dwellκατοικούντωνkatoikountōnG2730on the earthγῆς;gēsG1093?”

11Andthere was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538of them a whiteλευκὴleukēG3022robeστολὴstolēG4749;and they were toldG3004that they shouldrestἀναπαύσονταιanapausontaiG373for a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileχρόνονchrononG5550longerἔτιetiG2089,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the number oftheir fellowσύνδουλοιsundouloiG4889servantsG4889and their brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80who were to be killedἀποκτέννεσθαιapoktennesthaiG615evenG2532as they had been, would becompletedπληρωθῶσινplērōthōsinG4137alsoG2532.

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