Revelation 6:5-6
Legacy Standard Bible
5 And when He opened the third seal, I heard the (A)third living creature saying, “Come.” Then I looked, and behold, a (B)black horse; and he who sits on it had a (C)pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard something like a voice in the midst of the (D)four living creatures saying, “One [a]choinix of wheat for one [b]denarius, and three [c]choinix of barley for one [d]denarius, and (E)do not harm the oil and the wine.”
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- Revelation 6:6 A choinix was approx. 1 qt. or 1 l
- Revelation 6:6 A Roman silver coin, approx. a laborer’s daily wage
- Revelation 6:6 A choinix was approx. 1 qt. or 1 l
- Revelation 6:6 A Roman silver coin, approx. a laborer’s daily wage
Revelation 6:5-6
Evangelical Heritage Version
5 When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come.”[a] And I looked, and there was a black horse. Its rider had a scale in his hand. 6 And I heard something like a voice from among the four living creatures say, “A quart[b] of wheat for a denarius,[c] and three quarts[d] of barley for a denarius. And do not dilute[e] the oil and the wine.”
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- Revelation 6:5 Some witnesses to the text add and see.
- Revelation 6:6 Or liter
- Revelation 6:6 A denarius was about one day’s wage.
- Revelation 6:6 Or liters
- Revelation 6:6 Or adulterate
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