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Zechariah 6:3-5
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Zechariah 6:3-5
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3 to the third white horses, and to the fourth spotted horses, all of them strong.[a] 4 Then I asked the angelic messenger[b] who was speaking with me, “What are these, sir?” 5 The messenger replied, “These are the four spirits[c] of heaven going out after presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth.
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- Zechariah 6:3 tc For the MT reading אֲמֻצִּים (ʾamutsim, “strong”) Aquila and Syriac presuppose אֲדֻמִּים (ʾadummim, “red”), thus giving the red horse an assignment and eliminating the problem of a fifth, “spotted” horse. The fourth would be a mottled red horse according to this view. There is, however, no manuscript support for this interpretation.
- Zechariah 6:4 tn See the note on the expression “angelic messenger” in 1:9.
- Zechariah 6:5 tn The Hebrew term translated “spirit” here may also be translated “wind” or “breath” depending on the context (cf. ASV, NRSV, CEV “the four winds of heaven”; NAB similar).
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