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Berean Standard Bible

“And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales.”

Revelation 6:5

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The Lamb opens the third seal, and John sees a black horse. Its rider carries a pair of scales in his hand.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when the third stamp was undone, the voice of the third beast came to my ears, saying, Come and see. And I saw a black horse; and he who was seated on it had scales in his hand.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y cuando él abrió el tercer sello, oí al tercer animal, que decía: Ven y ve. Y miré, y he aquí un caballo negro: y el que estaba sentado encima de él, tenía un peso en su mano.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cuando el Cordero rompió el tercer sello, escuché al tercer ser viviente que dijo: «¡Ven!». En la escena apareció un caballo negro cuyo jinete tenía una balanza en la mano.

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