8:1 Now 1 when the Lamb 2 opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
[8:1] 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the resumption of the topic of the seals.
[8:1] 2 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the Lamb) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
