Revelation 6:4
ContextNETBible | And another horse, fiery red, 1 came out, and the one who rode it 2 was granted permission 3 to take peace from the earth, so that people would butcher 4 one another, and he was given a huge sword. |
XREF | Ex 9:16,17; Ps 17:13; Isa 10:5,6; Isa 37:26,27; Eze 29:18-20; Eze 30:24,25; Da 2:37,38; Da 5:19; Zec 1:8; Zec 6:2; Joh 19:11; Re 12:3; Re 13:10; Re 17:3,6 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn L&N 79.31 states, “‘fiery red’ (probably with a tinge of yellow or orange).” 2 tn Grk “the one sitting on it.” 3 tn The word “permission” is implied; Grk “it was given to him to take peace from the earth.” 4 tn BDAG 979 s.v. σφάζω states, “Of the killing of a person by violence…σφάζειν τινά butcher or murder someone (4 Km 10:7; Jer 52:10; Manetho: 609 fgm. 8, 76 Jac. [in Jos., C. Ap. 1, 76]; Demetr.[?]: 722 fgm. 7; Ar. 10, 9) 1J 3:12; Rv 6:4. Pass. (Hdt. 5, 5) 5:9; 6:9; 18:24.” |