Revelation 7:9

7 from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,

8 from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000, from the tribe of Joseph 12,000, and from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.

After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.

10 And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

11 And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,

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.

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BSB
After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
KJV
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
WEB
After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
ASV
After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of [all] tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands;
DARBY
After these things I saw, and lo, a great crowd, which no one could number, out of every nation and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palm branches in their hands.
BLB
After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no one was able to number it, out of every nation and [all] tribes and peoples and tongues standing before the throne and before the Lamb, having been clothed with white robes, and palm branches in their hands,
ÅB
Deretter så jeg, og se, en stor skare, som ingen kunne telle, av alle slekter og stammer og folk og tunger, som sto for tronen og for Lammet, kledd i lange hvite kjortler, og med palmegreiner i sine hender;
OTB
Etter disse hendelsene så jeg, og se, en stor skare som ingen kunne telle, fra alle nasjoner, stammer, folk og språk, stående foran tronen og foran Lammet, kledd i hvite kapper, med palmegrener i hendene.
B1930
Derefter så jeg, og se, en stor skare, som ingen kunde telle, av alle ætter og stammer og folk og tunger, som stod for tronen og for Lammet, klædd i lange hvite kjortler, og med palmegrener i sine hender;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 5:9

    And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

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  • John 12:13

    They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”

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  • Psalms 117:1–2

    Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol Him, all you peoples!

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  • Revelation 7:13–15

    Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”

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  • Psalms 2:8

    Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.

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  • Zechariah 2:11

    “On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.

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  • Revelation 6:11

    Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.

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  • Isaiah 60:1–14

    Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

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