Revelation 7:5 BSB — MannaFest

Revelation 7:5

From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000,

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ASV

Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand;

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.

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Commentary

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HOMILIES ON MARK 82 (8) (420)

Someone may ask, Where does one read that all Israel will be saved? First, of course, there is the apostle: "Until the full number of the Gentiles should enter, and thus all Israel should be saved." In the second place, John says in his Apocalypse: of the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand shall believe, of the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand shall believe, and of the remaining tribes, he says the same; and the number of all who believe became 144,000. Then too Psalm 144, which is alphabetical, treats of this number saved.

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John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand,.... Judah is mentioned first, because Christ sprung from that tribe, and the pure worship of God was preserved in it; and that itself was preserved a distinct tribe until the coming of Shiloh; its name signifies "praise God", Gen 29:35; and shows, that it becomes all the sealed ones, all true believers, and every member of the church of God, to praise him for all favours and blessings, temporal, spiritual, and eternal.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Judah is mentioned first, in respect of the kingdom, and of the Messiah sprung therefrom.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐκ	ek	Out of	G1537 →
φυλῆς	phulēs	[the] tribe	G5443 →
Ἰούδα	Iouda	of Judah	G2455 →
δώδεκα	dōdeka	twelve	G1427 →
χιλιάδες	chiliades	thousand	G5505 →
ἐσφραγισμένοι·	esphragismenoi	sealed;	G4972 →
ἐκ	ek	out of	G1537 →
φυλῆς	phulēs	[the] tribe	G5443 →
Ῥουβὴν	Rhoubēn	of Reuben	G4502 →
δώδεκα	dōdeka	twelve	G1427 →
χιλιάδες	chiliades	thousand	G5505 →
ἐκ	ek	out of	G1537 →
φυλῆς	phulēs	[the] tribe	G5443 →
Γὰδ	Gad	of Gad	G1045 →
δώδεκα	dōdeka	twelve	G1427 →
χιλιάδες	chiliades	thousand	G5505 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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