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OET (OET-LV) After these things I_looked, and see, crowd great, which to_number it no_one was_able, out_of every nation, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, having_stood before the throne and before the lamb, having_been_clothed in_robes white, and palm_branches in the hands of_them,
OET (OET-RV) After that, I looked and wow, there was a huge crowd too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and the lamb, having been dressed in white robes and holding palm branches,
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo
ὃν ἀριθμῆσαι αὐτὸν οὐδεὶς ἐδύνατο
which ˓to˒_number it no_one ˓was˒_able
It might seem that this expression contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in your language. If so, you can shorten it. Alternate translation: [that no one was able to number]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
ἐκ παντὸς ἔθνους, καὶ φυλῶν, καὶ λαῶν, καὶ γλωσσῶν
out_of every nation and tribes and peoples and tongues
See how you translated the similar expression in [5:9](../05/09.md). Alternate translation: [from every different people group]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
περιβεβλημένους στολὰς λευκάς
˓having_been˒_clothed ˱in˲_robes white
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [wearing white robes]
Note 4 topic: translate-symaction
στολὰς λευκάς
˱in˲_robes white
See how you translated the similar expression in [3:4](../03/04.md).. Alternate translation: [white robes symbolic of their purity]
Note 5 topic: translate-symaction
φοίνικες
palm_branches
In this culture, people would wave palm branches on special occasions, especially to celebrate a victory. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action. Alternate translation: [palm branches for a victory celebration]
7:9 This vast crowd of believers (7:14) is too great to count, fulfilling God’s promises to Abraham (Gen 15:5; 17:4-5; Rom 4:16-24; Gal 3:29).
• White robes (Rev 6:11) and palm branches (John 12:13) are ancient symbols of victory and success, adding to the celebration that occurs after God ends the hostile world.
OET (OET-LV) After these things I_looked, and see, crowd great, which to_number it no_one was_able, out_of every nation, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, having_stood before the throne and before the lamb, having_been_clothed in_robes white, and palm_branches in the hands of_them,
OET (OET-RV) After that, I looked and wow, there was a huge crowd too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and the lamb, having been dressed in white robes and holding palm branches,
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.