820 B
820 B
His appearance
"The angel's appearance"
was like lightning
This is a simile that emphasizes how bright in appearance the angel was. AT: "was bright like lightning" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
his clothing as white as snow
This is a simile that emphasizes how bright and white the angel's clothes were. The verb "was" from the previous phrase can be repeated. AT: "his clothing was very white, like snow" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)
became like dead men
This is a simile that means the soldiers fell down and did not move. AT: "fell to the ground and lay there like dead men" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)