KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Revelation 7:5
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000,
WEB World English Bible
of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand, of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,
ASV American Standard Version
Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand: Of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were sealed;
Surrounding context — Revelation 7
2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
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.
5 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.
8 Of the tribe of Zabulon [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin [were] sealed twelve thousand.
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ἐκG1537 · ekout fromφυλῆςG5443 · phulētribeἸούδαG2455 · IoudasJudasδώδεκαG1427 · dōdekatwelveχιλιάδεςG5505 · chiliasthousandἐσφραγισμένοι·G4972 · sphragizōto sealἐκG1537 · ekout fromφυλῆςG5443 · phulētribeῬουβὴνG4502 · RhoubēnReubenδώδεκαG1427 · dōdekatwelveχιλιάδεςG5505 · chiliasthousandἐκG1537 · ekout fromφυλῆςG5443 · phulētribeΓὰδG1045 · GadGadδώδεκαG1427 · dōdekatwelveχιλιάδεςG5505 · chiliasthousand
Cross-references
Exodus 1:2-4Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,Numbers 13:4-16And these [were] their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.Numbers 10:14-27In 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.Numbers 1:4-15And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.1 Corinthians 2:1-2And 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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