Revelation 9:4
ContextNETBible | 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. |
XREF | Ex 12:23; Job 1:10,12; Job 2:6; Ps 76:10; Eze 9:4,6; Mt 24:24; Eph 4:30; 2Ti 3:8,9; Re 6:6; Re 7:3; Re 7:3,4; Re 8:7; Re 14:1 |
NET © Notes |
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). |