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Revelation 9:4

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9:4 They 1  were told 2  not to damage the grass of the earth, or any green plant or tree, but only those people 3  who did not have the seal of God on their 4  forehead.

1 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

2 tn The dative indirect object (αὐταῖς, autais) was converted into the subject (“they”) as this more closely approximates English usage. The following ἵ῞να (Jina) is taken as substantival, introducing a direct object clause. In this case, because it is reported speech, the ἵνα is similar to the declarative ὅτι (Joti).

3 tn Grk “men”; but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense here of both men and women.

4 tn The article τῶν (twn) has been translated as a possessive pronoun here (ExSyn 215).



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