16:12 Then 4 the sixth angel 5 poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates and dried up its water 6 to prepare the way 7 for the kings from the east. 8
1 sn The Hebrew text mentions two different types of shields here.
2 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
3 tn Grk “twenty thousand of ten thousands.”
4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
5 tn Grk “the sixth”; the referent (the sixth angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Grk “and its water was dried up.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one.
7 tn Grk “in order that the way might be prepared.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one.
8 tn Grk “from the rising of the sun.” BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατολή 2.a takes this as a geographical direction: “ἀπὸ ἀ. ἡλίου…from the east Rv 7:2; 16:12; simply ἀπὸ ἀ. …21:13.”