^6:8So²⁸ I looked²⁹ and here came³⁰ a pale green³¹ horse! The³² name of the one who rode it³³ was Death, and Hades followed right behind.³⁴ They³⁵ were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill its population with the sword,³⁶ famine, and disease,³⁷ and by the wild animals of the earth.

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Footnotes

28 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the summons by the fourth creature.
29 The reading “and I looked” (καὶ εἶδον, kai eidon) or some slight variation (e.g., ἶδον, idon) has excellent support ({א A C P 1611}) and its omission seems to have come through the that have already placed “and look” (καὶ ἴδε or καὶ βλέπε [kai ide or kai blepe]) after the verb “come” (ἔρχου, erchou) in 6:1. Thus, for these copyists it was redundant to add “and I looked” again.
30 The phrase “and here came” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).
31 A sickly pallor, when referring to persons, or the green color of plants. 1085 χλωρός 2 states, “pale, greenish gray … as the color of a pers. in sickness contrasted with appearance in health … so the horse ridden by Death … ἴππος χλωρός Rv 6:8.” Because the color of the horse is symbolic, “pale green” is used in the translation. Cf. , “pale”; “ashen.”
32 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
33 Grk “the one sitting on it.”
34 Grk “And Hades was following with him.” The Greek expression μετʼ αὐτοῦ (met’ autou, “with him”) is Semitic and indicates close proximity. The translation “followed right behind” reflects this.
35 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
36 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
37 Grk “with death.” θάνατος (thanatos) can in particular contexts refer to a manner of death, specifically a contagious disease (see 443 3; L&N 23.158).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And I looked, and there was a pale green horse. Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following after him. They were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by the sword, by famine, by plague, and by the wild animals of the earth.

NLTNew Living Translation

I looked up and saw a horse whose color was pale green. Its rider was named Death, and his companion was the Grave. These two were given authority over one-fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword and famine and disease and wild animals.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And I looked, and behold, a pale green horse, and the one seated on it was named Death, and Hades followed after him. And authority was granted to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill by the sword and by famine and by pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.

KJV 1900King James Version

And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

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