Revelation 12:4

and the tail of{same} is-dragging the third of{the stars} of{the heaven}, and he-casts same[plural] into the earth, and the snake/["dragon"] has-stood in-sight of{the woman, the being-about} to-offspring, in-which-place, when-supposing she-may-offspring, he-may-eat-down the offspring of{same},

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

In Context

3and another sign is-seen in to{the heaven}, and, behold, [a] large, flame[colored]-red snake/["dragon"] having seven heads and ten horns, and upon the heads of{same}, seven diadems,

5and she-offsprings [a] son, [a] male, who is-being-about to-be-shepherding all the nations in to{iron staff}, and the offspring of{same} is-snatched toward the God, and the throne of{same},

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Cross References

John 8:44You are-being out of{the father, the devil/slanderous} and you-are-will-ing to-be-doing the desire-upon-ias of{the father} of{you}. The-there has-been-being homicidal from of{origin} and in to{the truth} has_not_been-standing, that truth is_not_being in to{same}. When-supposing he-may-be-speaking the falsehood, he-is-speaking out of{the[plural] own}, that he-is-being [a] falsifier/liar, and the father of{same}.

Revelation 8:7and the first trumpets, and hail and fire having-been-mixed in to{blood} becomes, and is-cast into the earth, and the third of{the land} is-burned-down and the third of{the trees} is-burned-down, and every green pasture/grass is-burned-down,

Revelation 9:19for the authority of{the horses} in to{the mouth} of{same[plural]} is-being also in to{the tails} of{same}, for the tails of{same}, similar/analogous to{serpents}, having heads, also are-doing-injustice-to/injuring in to{same[plural]},

Revelation 12:9and he-is-cast, the snake/["dragon"], the large/great, the serpent, the original, the being-called devil/slanderous and the Satan/adversary, the leading-astray the whole housed/inhabited[noun], he-is-cast into the earth, and the messengers of{same} alongside of{same} are-cast,

Matthew Henry on Revelation 12:2-12

The Woman and the Dragon. ( a. d. 95.) 1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the… Read the whole commentary →

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