Revelation 7:8 BSB — MannaFest

Revelation 7:8

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

BSB

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ASV

Of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

KJV

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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Commentary

3 voices

Andreas of Caesarea

COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 7:8 (614)

"From the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand." Zebulun is interpreted "abode of power" or "fragrance," through which are indicated those who by the indwelling of Christ have been made firm against sufferings and have become his sweet smell, as Paul says. "From the tribe of …

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John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand,.... Which signifies "dwelling", Gen 30:20; and was the tribe in which Christ had his dwelling, and where he much conversed; and may denote his gracious inhabitation, as well as that of God the Father, md of the Spirit, among the saints and sealed ones. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand; whose name signifies "adding", Gen 30:24; and may intend the additions both of numbers, and of gifts and graces to the churches of those times.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

It is farther observable of Daniel, that it was very early reduced to a single family; which family itself seems to have been cut off in war, before the time of Ezra; for in the Chronicles, where the posterity of the patriarchs is recited, Dan. is wholly omitted.

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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 →
Ζαβουλὼν	Zaboulōn	of Zebulun	G2194 →
δώδεκα	dōdeka	twelve	G1427 →
χιλιάδες	chiliades	thousand	G5505 →
ἐκ	ek	out of	G1537 →
φυλῆς	phulēs	[the] tribe	G5443 →
Ἰωσὴφ	Iōsēph	of Joseph	G2501 →
δώδεκα	dōdeka	twelve	G1427 →
χιλιάδες	chiliades	thousand	G5505 →
ἐκ	ek	out of	G1537 →
φυλῆς	phulēs	[the] tribe	G5443 →
Βενιαμὶν	Beniamin	of Benjamin	G958 →
δώδεκα	dōdeka	twelve	G1427 →
χιλιάδες	chiliades	thousand	G5505 →
ἐσφραγισμένοι.¶	esphragismenoi	sealed.	G4972 →

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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