Wahyu 8:3
Konteks8:3 Another 1 angel holding 2 a golden censer 3 came and was stationed 4 at the altar. A 5 large amount of incense was given to him to offer up, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar that is before the throne.
Wahyu 13:1
Konteks13:1 Then 6 I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. It 7 had ten horns and seven heads, and on its horns were ten diadem crowns, 8 and on its heads a blasphemous name. 9
Wahyu 13:14
Konteks13:14 and, by the signs he was permitted to perform on behalf of the beast, he deceived those who live on the earth. He told 10 those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who had been wounded by the sword, but still lived.
[8:3] 1 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[8:3] 3 sn A golden censer was a bowl in which incense was burned. The imagery suggests the OT role of the priest.
[8:3] 4 tn The verb “to station” was used to translate ἑστάθη (Jestaqh) because it connotes the idea of purposeful arrangement in English, which seems to be the idea in the Greek.
[8:3] 5 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[13:1] 6 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
[13:1] 7 tn Grk “having” (a continuation of the previous sentence). All of the pronouns referring to this beast (along with the second beast appearing in 13:11) could be translated as “it” because the word for beast (θηρίον, qhrion) is neuter gender in Greek and all the pronouns related to it are parsed as neuter in the Gramcord/Accordance database. Nevertheless, most interpreters would agree that the beast ultimately represents a human ruler, so beginning at the end of v. 4 the masculine pronouns (“he,” “him,” etc.) are used to refer to the first beast as well as the second beast appearing in 13:11.
[13:1] 8 tn For the translation of διάδημα (diadhma) as “diadem crown” see L&N 6.196.
[13:1] sn Diadem crowns were a type of crown used as a symbol of the highest ruling authority in a given area, and thus often associated with kingship.
[13:1] 9 tc ‡ Several
[13:1] sn Whether this means a single name on all seven heads or seven names, one on each head, is not clear.
[13:14] 10 tn Grk “earth, telling.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in Greek.
[13:14] sn He told followed by an infinitive (“to make an image…”) is sufficiently ambiguous in Greek that it could be taken as “he ordered” (so NIV) or “he persuaded” (so REB).