Rev 6:6 | NETfull | STEP | Then I heard something like a voice from among the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat will cost a day’s pay and three quarts of barley will cost a day’s pay. But do not damage the olive oil and the wine!”

Revelation of John 6:6

6 Then ^{▼▼ Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.} I heard something like a voice from among the four living creatures saying, “A quart ^{▼▼ BDAG 1086 s.v. χοῖνιξ states, “a dry measure, oft. used for grain, approximately equivalent to one quart or one liter, quart. A χ.of grain was a daily ration for one pers.…Rv 6:6ab.”} of wheat will cost a day’s pay ^{▼▼ Grk “a quart of wheat for a denarius.” A denarius was one day’s pay for an average worker. The words “will cost” are used to indicate the genitive of price or value; otherwise the English reader could understand the phrase to mean “a quart of wheat to be given as a day’s pay.”} and three quarts of barley will cost a day’s pay. But ^{▼▼ Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.} do not damage the olive oil and the wine!”