Revelation 7:5
3 “Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have sealed the foreheads of the servants of our God.”
4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel:
From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000,
6 from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,
7 from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000,
- KJV
- Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.
- WEB
- of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed, of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,
- ASV
- Of the tribe of Judah [were] sealed twelve thousand: Of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand;
- DARBY
- out of [the] tribe of Juda, twelve thousand sealed; out of [the] tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand; out of [the] tribe of Gad, twelve thousand;
- BLB
- Out of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand having been sealed, out of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, out of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,
- ÅB
- av Juda stamme tolv tusen beseglede, av Rubens stamme tolv tusen, av Gads stamme tolv tusen,
- OTB
- Beseglet fra Judas stamme, 12 000,
fra Rubens stamme, 12 000,
fra Gads stamme, 12 000, - B1930
- av Juda stamme tolv tusen beseglede, av Rubens stamme tolv tusen, av Gads stamme tolv tusen,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 1:2–4
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
Read in contextNumbers 13:4–16
and these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
Read in contextNumbers 10:14–27
First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
Read in contextNumbers 1:4–15
And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:1–2
When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
Read in context