6:3 Then 1 when the Lamb 2 opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!”
6:5 Then 3 when the Lamb opened the third seal I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” So 4 I looked, 5 and here came 6 a black horse! The 7 one who rode it 8 had a balance scale 9 in his hand.
6:7 Then 10 when the Lamb opened the fourth seal I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come!”
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
2 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the Lamb) has been specified in the translation for clarity here and throughout the rest of the chapter.
3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the summons by the third creature.
5 tc The reading “and I looked” (καὶ εἶδον, kai eidon) or some slight variation (e.g., ἶδον, idon) has excellent ms support ({א A C P 1611}) and its omission seems to have come through the
6 tn The phrase “and here came” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).
7 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
8 tn Grk “the one sitting on it.”
9 sn A balance scale would have been a rod held by a rope in the middle with pans attached to both ends for measuring.
10 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.