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Parallel REV 9:16

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BI Rev 9:16 ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)I heard someone say how many mounted soldiers there were—there were 200 million of them,

OET-LVAnd the number of_the armies of_the horsemen were two ten_thousand of_ten_thousand, I_heard the number of_them.

SR-GNTΚαὶ ἀριθμὸς τῶν στρατευμάτων τοῦ ἱππικοῦ δύο μυριάδες μυριάδων· ἤκουσα τὸν ἀριθμὸν αὐτῶν.
   (Kai ho arithmos tōn strateumatōn tou hippikou duo muriades muriadōn; aʸkousa ton arithmon autōn.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULTAnd the number of the horse soldiers was two myriads of myriads; I heard their number.

USTI heard someone say how many soldiers there were riding on horses. The number was 200, 000, 000.

BSBAnd the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.

BLBAnd the number of the armies of the cavalry was twice ten thousand ten thousands; I heard the number of them.


AICNTAnd the number of the armies of the horsemen was two myriads of myriads;[fn] [[and]][fn] I heard the number of them.


9:16, two myriads of myriads: Or “twenty thousands times ten thousand.” That is two hundred million.

9:16, and: Later manuscripts add. TR

OEBThe number of the hosts of cavalry was ten thousand times ten thousand, twice told; I heard their number.

WEBBEThe number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million.[fn] I heard the number of them.


9:16 literally, “ten thousands of ten thousands”

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NETThe number of soldiers on horseback was two hundred million; I heard their number.

LSVand the number of the forces of the horsemen—twice ten thousand ten thousands, and I heard the number of them.

FBVI was told the number of the army of soldiers on horseback: it was 200 million.

TCNTThe number of the troops [fn]on horse was [fn]ten thousand times ten thousand; I heard their number.


9:16 on horse ¦ of horsemen Αν BYZ CT TR

9:16 ten thousand ¦ two ten thousands ANT TR ¦ twice ten thousand CT

T4TThe number of the soldiers riding on horses who did that was 200 million. I heard someone say how many there were.

LEBAnd the number of the troops of the cavalry was two hundred million[fn]; I heard the number of them.


9:16 Literally “twenty thousands of ten thousands”

BBEAnd the number of the armies of the horsemen was twice ten thousand times ten thousand: the number of them came to my ears.

MoffNo Moff REV book available

WymthThe number of the cavalry was two hundred millions; I heard their number.

ASVAnd the number of the armies of the horsemen was twice ten thousand times ten thousand: I heard the number of them.

DRAAnd the number of the army of horsemen was twenty thousand times ten thousand. And I heard the number of them.

YLTand the number of the forces of the horsemen [is] two myriads of myriads, and I heard the number of them.

Drbyand the number of the hosts of horse [was] twice ten thousand times ten thousand. I heard their number.

RVAnd the number of the armies of the horsemen was twice ten thousand times ten thousand: I heard the number of them.

WbstrAnd the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.

KJB-1769And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.

KJB-1611And the number of the armie of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

BshpsAnd the number of horsemen of warre were twentie thousand times ten thousande, & I hearde the number of them.
   (And the number of horsemen of war were twenty thousand times ten thousand, and I heard the number of them.)

GnvaAnd the nomber of horsemen of warre were twentie thousand times ten thousand: for I heard the nomber of them.
   (And the number of horsemen of war were twenty thousand times ten thousand: for I heard the number of them. )

CvdlAnd the nombre of horsmen of warre, were twenty tymes x M. And I herde ye nombre of them.
   (And the number of horsmen of war, were twenty times x M. And I heard ye/you_all number of them.)

TNTAnd the nombre of horsme of warre were twenty tymes xM. And I herde the nobre of them.
   (And the number of horsme of war were twenty times xM. And I heard the nobre of them. )

WyclAnd the noumbre of the oost of horse men was twenti thousynde sithis ten thousynde. Y herde the noumbre of hem.
   (And the number of the oost of horse men was twenty thousand sithis ten thousand. I heard the number of them.)

LuthUnd die Zahl des reisigen Zeuges war viel tausendmal tausend; und ich hörete ihre Zahl.
   (And the Zahl the reisigen Zeuges what/which many tausendmal tausend; and I heard their/her Zahl.)

ClVgEt numerus equestris exercitus vicies millies dena millia. Et audivi numerum eorum.[fn]
   (And numerus equestris exercitus vicies millies dena millia. And audivi numerum their. )


9.16 Vicies millies. Sancti decem præceptis legis perfecti, contra quos duplex numerus ponitur malorum, quia mali plures sunt bonis. Et audivi, etc. Quasi dicat: Bene pono sub certo numero, quia audivi, id est intellexi, quod plures essent mali quam boni.


9.16 Vicies millies. Sancti ten præceptis legis perfecti, on_the_contrary which duplex numerus putsur malorum, because mali plures are bonis. And audivi, etc. Quasi let_him_say: Bene pono under certo numero, because audivi, id it_is intellexi, that plures they_would_be mali how boni.

UGNTκαὶ ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῶν στρατευμάτων τοῦ ἱππικοῦ δύο μυριάδες μυριάδων; ἤκουσα τὸν ἀριθμὸν αὐτῶν.
   (kai ho arithmos tōn strateumatōn tou hippikou duo muriades muriadōn; aʸkousa ton arithmon autōn.)

SBL-GNTκαὶ ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῶν στρατευμάτων τοῦ ⸀ἱππικοῦ ⸀δισμυριάδες μυριάδων· ἤκουσα τὸν ἀριθμὸν αὐτῶν.
   (kai ho arithmos tōn strateumatōn tou ⸀hippikou ⸀dismuriades muriadōn; aʸkousa ton arithmon autōn.)

TC-GNTΚαὶ ὁ ἀριθμὸς [fn]τῶν στρατευμάτων τοῦ [fn]ἵππου [fn]μυριάδες μυριάδων· [fn]ἤκουσα τὸν ἀριθμὸν αὐτῶν.
   (Kai ho arithmos tōn strateumatōn tou hippou muriades muriadōn; aʸkousa ton arithmon autōn. )


9:16 των ¦ — TR

9:16 ιππου ¦ ιππικου Αν BYZ CT TR

9:16 μυριαδες ¦ δυο μυριαδες ANT TR ¦ δισμυριαδες CT

9:16 ηκουσα ¦ και ηκουσα TR

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

9:16 The relationship of the four angels to their army is not clear.
• 200 million: This figure represents an innumerable multitude. Even at its greatest strength, the ancient Roman army with twenty-one legions numbered only about 126,000 soldiers. It is unproductive to use this number in attempting to identify any specific country with such an overwhelming destructive force.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῶν στρατευμάτων τοῦ ἱππικοῦ δύο μυριάδες μυριάδων; ἤκουσα τὸν ἀριθμὸν αὐτῶν.

the number ˱of˲_the armies ˱of˲_the horsemen_‹were› two ten_thousand ˱of˲_ten_thousand ˱I˲_heard the number ˱of˲_them

John typically says I heard or “I saw” before describing what he heard or saw, so it might be more natural to put that information first. Alternate translation: [I heard the number of the horse soldiers; it was two myriads of myriads]

Note 2 topic: translate-numbers

δύο μυριάδες μυριάδων

two ten_thousand ˱of˲_ten_thousand

A myriad is a hundred hundreds, or ten thousand. Express this number in the way that would be most natural in your language. See how you translated a similar large number in 5:11. Alternate translation: [200,000,000]

BI Rev 9:16 ©