19:18 to eat 5 your fill 6 of the flesh of kings,
the flesh of generals, 7
the flesh of powerful people,
the flesh of horses and those who ride them,
and the flesh of all people, both free and slave, 8
and small and great!”
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
2 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated; nor is it translated before each of the following categories, since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
3 tn Grk “chiliarchs.” A chiliarch was normally a military officer commanding a thousand soldiers, but here probably used of higher-ranking commanders like generals (see L&N 55.15; cf. Rev 6:15).
4 tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.
5 tn The ἵνα (Jina) clause, insofar as it is related to the first imperative, has the force of an imperative.
6 tn The idea of eating “your fill” is evident in the context with the use of χορτάζω (cortazw) in v. 21.
7 tn Grk “chiliarchs”; normally a chiliarch was a military officer commanding a thousand soldiers, but here probably used of higher-ranking commanders like generals (see L&N 55.15; cf. Rev 6:15).
8 tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.