Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

King James Version

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

Holman Bible

When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

International Standard Version

When the lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

A Conservative Version

And when he opened the seventh seal, silence occurred in heaven, like half an hour.

American Standard Version

And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

Amplified

When He (the Lamb) broke open the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour [in awe of God’s impending judgment].

An Understandable Version

Then when the Lamb broke open the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Anderson New Testament

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Bible in Basic English

And when the seventh stamp was undone there was quiet in heaven for about half an hour.

Common New Testament

When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Daniel Mace New Testament

At the opening of the SEVENTH SEAL, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

Darby Translation

And when it opened the seventh seal, there was silence in the heaven about half an hour.

Emphatic Diaglott Bible

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Godbey New Testament

And when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about half an hour.

Goodspeed New Testament

When he broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

John Wesley New Testament

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about half an hour.

Julia Smith Translation

And when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about half an hour.

King James 2000

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven [for] about half an hour.

Modern King James verseion

And when He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in Heaven for about half an hour.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half a hour.

Moffatt New Testament

And when he opened the seventh seal, silence reigned in heaven for about half-an-hour.

Montgomery New Testament

And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven, about the space of half an hour.

NET Bible

Now when the Lamb opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

New Heart English Bible

When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Noyes New Testament

And when be had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about haft an hour.

Sawyer New Testament

AND when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about half an hour.

The Emphasized Bible

And, as soon as he opened the seventh seal, there came to be silence in heaven, as it were half an hour.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

AND when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about half an hour.

Twentieth Century New Testament

As soon as the Lamb had broken the seventh seal, there was silence in Heaven for, it might be, half-an-hour.

Webster

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

Weymouth New Testament

When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in Heaven for about half an hour.

Williams New Testament

When He broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

World English Bible

When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Worrell New Testament

And, when He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in Heaven about half an hour.

Worsley New Testament

And when He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour:

Youngs Literal Translation

And when he openeth the seventh seal, there came silence in the heaven about half-an-hour,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ὅτε ὅτε ἥτε τοτε 
Hote 
Usage: 86

he had opened
ἀνοίγω 
Anoigo 
Usage: 62

the seventh
ἕβδομος 
hebdomos 
Usage: 9

σφραγίς 
Sphragis 
Usage: 16

γίνομαι 
Ginomai 
be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done
Usage: 531

σιγή 
Sige 
Usage: 2

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

οὐρανός 
Ouranos 
Usage: 156

ὡς 
Hos 
as, when, how, as it were, about,
Usage: 417

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Revelation 8:1

References

Fausets

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

The Opening Of The Seventh Seal

1 When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.

Cross References

Revelation 6:1

Then I saw when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, “Come.”

Revelation 5:1

I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a book written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.

Revelation 6:3

When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come.”

Revelation 6:5

When He broke the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come.” I looked, and behold, a black horse; and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.

Revelation 6:7

When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come.”

Revelation 6:9

When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained;

Revelation 6:12

I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;

Job 4:16

“It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance;
A form was before my eyes;
There was silence, then I heard a voice:

Psalm 37:7

Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.

Psalm 62:1

For the choir director; according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
My soul waits in silence for God only;
From Him is my salvation.

Habakkuk 2:20

“But the Lord is in His holy temple.
Let all the earth be silent before Him.”

Zechariah 2:13

Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord; for He is aroused from His holy habitation.”

Revelation 5:9

And they *sang a new song, saying, Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

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