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Fromἐκthe tribeφυλῆςof JudahἸούδαtwelveδώδεκαthousandχιλιάδεςweresealed,ἐσφραγισμένοιfromἐκthe tribeφυλῆςof ReubenῬουβὴνtwelveδώδεκαthousand,χιλιάδεςfromἐκthe tribeφυλῆςof GadΓὰδtwelveδώδεκαthousand,χιλιάδες
Revelation 7:5
Study it in the app“From the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,”
With the Greek beneath
Revelation 7:5, word by word
- the tribeφυλῆςphylēs
tribe
One of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Where else “phylēs” appears- of JudahἸούδαIouda
Judas
Judas or Judah, depending on the person: Judah the son of Jacob and his tribe, Judas Iscariot, Judas the brother of Jesus, and others with this name.
Where else “Iouda” appears- twelveδώδεκαdōdeka
twelve
The quantity twelve, the number of the tribes of Israel.
Where else “dōdeka” appears- thousandχιλιάδεςchiliades
thousand
A thousand, a group of a thousand.
Where else “chiliades” appears- sealedἐσφραγισμένοιesphragismenoi
seal
Seal, put a seal on.
Where else “esphragismenoi” appears- of ReubenῬουβὴνRhoubēn
Reuben
Reuben: the firstborn son of Jacob; one of the tribes of Israel.
Where else “Rhoubēn” appears- of GadΓὰδGad
Gad
Gad: a son of Jacob; one of the tribes of Israel.
Where else “Gad” appears
Translation note
In the list of 7:5-8 Dan does not appear, and Manasseh appears alongside Joseph, who was his father. It is not known for certain why.
The context
4And I heard the number of those who were sealed: a hundred forty-four thousand, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel.
5 · This verse (above)
6from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,