Revelation 7:8

“from the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, from the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.”

Revelation 7:8 · direct translation from the Greek
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Revelation 7:8, word by word

the tribeφυλῆςphylēs

tribe

One of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Where else “phylēs” appears
of ZebulunΖαβουλὼνZaboulōn

Zebulun

Zebulun, son of Jacob, and the tribe and territory that bear his name, in Galilee.

Where else “Zaboulōn” 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
of JosephἸωσὴφIōsēph

Joseph

Joseph, the name of several men in the Bible: the son of Jacob, Mary's husband (a descendant of David), Joseph of Arimathea, and others.

Where else “Iōsēph” appears
of BenjaminΒενιαμὶνBeniamin

Benjamin

Benjamin: the youngest son of Jacob, and his tribe.

Where else “Beniamin” appears
sealedἐσφραγισμένοιesphragismenoi

seal

Seal, put a seal on.

Where else “esphragismenoi” appears

The context

7from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,

8 · This verse (above)

9After these things I looked, and look, a great crowd that no one could count, from every nation and tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches in their hands;

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