Wahyu 9:8

9:8 They ¹  had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth.

Wahyu 9:17

9:17 Now ²  this is what the horses and their riders ³  looked like in my ⁴  vision: The riders had breastplates that were fiery red, ⁵  dark blue, ⁶  and sulfurous ⁷  yellow in color. ⁸  The ⁹  heads of the horses looked like lions’ heads, and fire, smoke, and sulfur ¹⁰  came out of their mouths.

Wahyu 13:2

13:2 Now ¹¹  the beast that I saw was like a leopard, but its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. The ¹²  dragon gave the beast ¹³  his power, his throne, and great authority to rule. ¹⁴ 

[9:8]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[9:17]  ² 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]  ³ tn Grk “and those seated on them.”

[9:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “the vision”; the Greek article has been translated as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[9:17]  ⁵ tn L&N 79.31 states, “‘fiery red’ (probably with a tinge of yellow or orange).”

[9:17]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ tn On this term BDAG 446 s.v. θειώδης states, “sulphurous Rv 9:17.”

[9:17]  ⁸ sn The colors of the riders’ breastplates parallel the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur in v. 18.

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

[9:17]  ¹⁰ tn Traditionally, “brimstone.”

[13:2]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the parenthetical nature of the following description of the beast.

[13:2]  ¹² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[13:2]  ¹³ tn Grk “gave it”; the referent (the beast) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:2]  ¹⁴ tn For the translation “authority to rule” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.