Revelation 7:5
3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
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.
6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.
7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.
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: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
Read in contextNumbers 10:14–27
In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Read in contextNumbers 1:4–15
And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:1–2
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
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