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OET (OET-LV) And when he_opened_up the seal the third, I_heard from_the third living_creature saying:
Be_coming.
And I_looked, and see, a_horse black, and the one sitting on it, having a_scale in the hand of_him.
OET (OET-RV) Then the lamb broke the third seal and I heard the third living creature say, “Come.” I looked, and wow, there was a black horse, and the one sitting on it held balancing scales in his hand.
Note 1 topic: translate-unknown
ζυγὸν
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὅτε ἤνοιξεν τήν σφραγῖδα τήν τρίτην ἤκουσα τοῦ τρίτου ζῴου λέγοντος Ἔρχου Καί εἶδον καί ἰδού ἵππος μέλας καί ὁ καθήμενος ἐπʼ αὐτόν ἔχων ζυγόν ἐν τῇ χειρί αὐτοῦ)
The word balance describes an instrument for determining the weight of an object or comparing the weight of two objects. It consists of a central post with a crossbar from which two pans are hung. An object may be placed in one pan and known weights placed in the other pan until the crossbar remains level, meaning that both pans contain an equal weight. Or one object may be placed in one pan and a different object in the other pan; the pan that hangs lower contains the heavier object. Since John is describing what he saw, it would be appropriate to use the name or a description of the ancient tool rather than use the name of a modern device for weighing things. Alternate translation: [a balancing scale] or [a weighing instrument]
6:1–16:21 Three sets of seven judgments—the seals, trumpets, and bowls—form the core of Revelation. Some suggest that the judgments form a chronological sequence from beginning to end, with each set of judgments flowing from the seventh judgment of the previous set for a total of twenty-one successive judgments. More likely, the relationship is cyclical (as in other Jewish apocalyptic works; cp. Dan 2, 7, 8, 11), with each set conveying increasing intensity and adding new details of God’s judgment on those who rebel against him. In this perspective, all three cycles end at the same chronological point, with the return of Christ.
OET (OET-LV) And when he_opened_up the seal the third, I_heard from_the third living_creature saying:
Be_coming.
And I_looked, and see, a_horse black, and the one sitting on it, having a_scale in the hand of_him.
OET (OET-RV) Then the lamb broke the third seal and I heard the third living creature say, “Come.” I looked, and wow, there was a black horse, and the one sitting on it held balancing scales in his hand.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.
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