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Revelation 21:13

11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

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BSB
There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.
KJV
On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
WEB
On the east were three gates, and on the north three gates, and on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.
ASV
on the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
DARBY
On [the] east three gates; and on [the] north three gates; and on [the] south three gates; and on [the] west three gates.
BLB
On the east [were] three gates, and on the north three gates, and on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.
ÅB
mot øst var tre porter, mot nord tre porter, mot syd tre porter, mot vest tre porter.
OTB
Det var tre porter på hver side: øst, nord, sør og vest.
B1930
mot øst var tre porter, mot nord tre porter, mot syd tre porter, mot vest tre porter.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 48:31–34

    And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.

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