Revelation 9:16-17

9:16 The ¹  number of soldiers on horseback was two hundred million; ²  I heard their number. 9:17 Now ³  this is what the horses and their riders ⁴  looked like in my ⁵  vision: The riders had breastplates that were fiery red, ⁶  dark blue, ⁷  and sulfurous ⁸  yellow in color. ⁹  The ¹⁰  heads of the horses looked like lions’ heads, and fire, smoke, and sulfur ¹¹  came out of their mouths.

[9:16]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[9:16]  ² tn Grk “twenty thousand of ten thousands.”

[9:17]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of the description of the horses and riders, which is somewhat parenthetical in the narrative.

[9:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “and those seated on them.”

[9:17]  ⁵ tn Grk “the vision”; the Greek article has been translated as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[9:17]  ⁶ tn L&N 79.31 states, “‘fiery red’ (probably with a tinge of yellow or orange).”

[9:17]  ⁷ tn On this term BDAG 1022 s.v. ὑακίνθινος states, “hyacinth-colored, i.e. dark blue (dark red?) w. πύρινος Rv 9:17.”

[9:17]  ⁸ tn On this term BDAG 446 s.v. θειώδης states, “sulphurous Rv 9:17.”

[9:17]  ⁹ sn The colors of the riders’ breastplates parallel the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur in v. 18.

[9:17]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[9:17]  ¹¹ tn Traditionally, “brimstone.”