^9:4They⁹ were told¹⁰ not to damage the grass of the earth, or any green plant or tree, but only those people¹¹ who did not have the seal of God on their¹² forehead.

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Footnotes

9 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
10 The dative indirect object (αὐταῖς, autais) was converted into the subject (“they”) as this more closely approximates English usage. The following ἵ῞να (hina) 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 (hoti).
11 Grk “men”; but ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) is used in a generic sense here of both men and women.
12 The article τῶν (tōn) has been translated as a possessive pronoun here ( ).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, but only those people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They were told not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green plant, or any tree, but only those people who do not have God’s seal on their foreheads.

NLTNew Living Translation

They were told not to harm the grass or plants or trees, but only the people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And it was told to them that they should not damage the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, except those people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

KJV 1900King James Version

And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.

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