Wahyu 7:4

7:4 Now ¹  I heard the number of those who were marked with the seal, ²  one hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed from all ³  the tribes of the people of Israel: ⁴ 

Wahyu 12:5

12:5 So ⁵  the woman gave birth to a son, a male child, ⁶  who is going to rule ⁷  over all the nations ⁸  with an iron rod. ⁹  Her ¹⁰  child was suddenly caught up to God and to his throne,

Wahyu 17:16

17:16 The ¹¹  ten horns that you saw, and the beast – these will hate the prostitute and make her desolate and naked. They ¹²  will consume her flesh and burn her up with fire. ¹³ 

[7:4]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of new but related material.

[7:4]  ² tn Grk “who were sealed.”

[7:4]  ³ tn Normally, “every,” but since 144,000 is the total number, “all” is clearer here.

[7:4]  ⁴ tn Grk “the sons of Israel,” normally an idiom for the Israelites as an ethnic entity (L&N 11.58). However, many scholars understand the expression in this context to refer to Christians rather than ethnic Israelites.

[12:5]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion of the anticipated birth.

[12:5]  ⁶ tn On this term BDAG 135 s.v. ἄρσην states: “male…The neut. ἄρσεν Rv 12:5, difft. vs. 13, comes fr. Is 66:7 and is in apposition to υἱόν. On the juxtaposition s. FBoll, ZNW 15, 1914, 253; BOlsson, Glotta 23, ’34, 112.”

[12:5]  ⁷ tn Grk “shepherd.”

[12:5]  ⁸ tn Or “all the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).

[12:5]  ⁹ tn Or “scepter.” The Greek term ῥάβδος (rJabdo") can mean either “rod” or “scepter.”

[12:5]  sn An allusion to Ps 2:9 (see also Rev 2:27; 19:15).

[12:5]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[17:16]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[17:16]  ¹² tn A new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[17:16]  ¹³ tn The final clause could also be turned into an adverbial clause of means: “They will consume her flesh by burning her with fire.”