Home Prior Books Index
←Prev   Revelation 8:1   Next→ 

Click in a verse rendition to expand that translation to an entire chapter.

Did you notice?

 You can SEARCH IslamAwakened: 

Source language
Original Greek   
Καὶ ⸀ὅταν ἤνοιξεν τὴν σφραγῖδα τὴν ἑβδόμην, ἐγένετο σιγὴ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ὡς ἡμιώριον.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
Kai rotan enoixen ten sphragida ten ebdomen, egeneto sige en to ourano os emiorion.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et cum aperuisset sigillum septimum factum est silentium in caelo quasi media hora

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
New King James Version   
When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
21st Century King James Version   
And when He had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in Heaven about the space of half an hour.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And when he opened the seventh seal, there was stillness in Heaven for about half an hour.
Darby Bible Translation   
And when it opened the seventh seal, there was silence in the heaven about half an hour.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven, as it were for half an hour.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
God's Word   
When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Holman Christian Standard 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.
NET Bible   
Now when the Lamb opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
New American Standard Bible   
When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
New International Version   
When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
New Living Translation   
When the Lamb broke the seventh seal on the scroll, there was silence throughout heaven for about half an hour.
Webster's Bible Translation   
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.
The World English Bible   
When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
EasyEnglish Bible   
The Lamb opened the seventh seal. Then it became completely quiet in heaven for about half an hour.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And when he openeth the seventh seal, there came silence in the heaven about half-an-hour,
New Life Version   
When the Lamb broke the seventh lock, there was not a sound in heaven for about one-half hour.
Revised Geneva Translation   
And when He had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in Heaven for about half an hour.
The Voice Bible   
When the Lamb cracked open the seventh and final seal, a great silence filled all heaven penetrating everything for about half an hour.
Living Bible   
When the Lamb had broken the seventh seal, there was silence throughout all heaven for what seemed like half an hour.
New Catholic Bible   
When the Lamb broke open the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Legacy Standard Bible   
When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
Christian Standard Bible   
When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
When He [the Lamb] broke open the seventh seal, there was silence for about half an hour in heaven.
New Century Version   
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
The Message   
When the Lamb ripped off the seventh seal, Heaven fell quiet—complete silence for about half an hour.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
· When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, · there was silence in · heaven for about half an hour.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
New Matthew Bible   
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
Good News Translation®   
When the Lamb broke open the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Wycliffe Bible   
And when he had opened the seventh seal, a silence was made in heaven [silence was made in heaven], as half an hour.
New Testament for Everyone   
When the lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven, lasting about half an hour.
Contemporary English Version   
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Then, when he had broken the seventh seal, there was utter silence in Heaven for what seemed to me half-an-hour.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Then, when the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
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].
English Standard Version Anglicised   
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
When he broke open the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
New American Standard Bible   
When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
The Expanded Bible   
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal [C the final and climactic seal; 5:1], there was silence in heaven for about half an hour [C a dramatic pause induced by awe].
Tree of Life Version   
Now when the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Revised Standard Version   
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
New International Reader's Version   
The Lamb opened the seventh seal. Then there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
BRG Bible   
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
Complete Jewish Bible   
When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for what seemed like half an hour.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
When the Lamb opened the seventh lock, all was quiet in heaven for about a half hour.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And when the SEH, (Lamb, SHEMOT 12:3; YESHAYAH 53:7 Moshiach) opened the chotam hashevi’i (seventh seal), there was silence in Shomayim about half an hour.
Names of God Bible   
When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Modern English Version   
When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Easy-to-Read Version   
The Lamb opened the seventh seal. Then there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
International Children’s Bible   
The Lamb opened the seventh seal. Then there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Lexham English Bible   
And when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
New International Version - UK   
When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
And when He opened the seventh seal, a silence took place in heaven for about a half hour.