Revelation 7:6

Revelation 7:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,
• English Standard Version (ESV)12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,
• New King James Version (NKJV)of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand were sealed;

Context of Revelation 7:6

4Then I heard how many people received God's seal. The number of people was 144,000. They came from all the tribes of Israel's people: 512,000 from Judah's tribe, 12,000 from Reuben's tribe, 12,000 from Gad's tribe, 12,000 from Asher's tribe, 12,000 from Naphtali's tribe, 12,000 from Manasseh's tribe, 712,000 from Simeon's tribe, 12,000 from Levi's tribe, 12,000 from Issachar's tribe, 812,000 from Zebulun's tribe, 12,000 from Joseph's tribe, 12,000 from Benjamin's tribe.

Revelation 7:6 word by word

ἐκ φυλῆς Ἀσὴρ δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐκ φυλῆς Νεφθαλὶμ δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐκ φυλῆς Μανασσῆ δώδεκα χιλιάδεςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the tribeφυλήphulē · tribeG5443
• of AserἈσήρAsēr · AsherG768
• sealedσφραγίζωsphragizō · to sealG4972
• twelveδώδεκαdōdeka · twelveG1427
• thousandχιλιάςchilias · thousandG5505
• of NepthalimΝεφθαλείμNephthaleim · NaphtaliG3508
• of ManassesΜανασσῆςManassēs · ManassehG3128

Cross-references for Revelation 7:6

• Luke 2:36A very old woman called Anna was also there in the temple. She spoke messages that the Holy Spirit gave to her. She was the daughter of Phanuel, who belonged to the tribe of Asher. She had lived with her husband for seven years and then he had died.

Commentaries on Revelation 7:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-8Verses 5-8 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand - That is, a selection was made, or a number sealed, as if it had been made from one of the tribes of the children of Israel - the tribe of Judah. If the remarks above made are correct, this refers to the Christian church, and means, in connection with what follows, that each portion of the church would furnish a definite part of the whole number sealed and saved. We are not required to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-8Who are the 144,000? This list of the tribes of Israel does not match the twelve physical tribes exactly. Instead, it shows that God knows exactly who belongs to him. By the 90s AD, Israel’s twelve tribes no longer existed. Ten tribes were scattered when Assyria conquered the northern kingdom of Israel (2 Kings 17:1–41). The early Christian church saw itself symbolically as the Israel of God (Matthew 19:28; Romans 2:28–29; 9:6–8; Galatians 3:29; 6:16…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-85-8. Judah (meaning praise) stands first, as Jesus' tribe. Benjamin, the youngest, is last; and with him is associated second last, Joseph. Reuben, as originally first-born, comes next after Judah, to whom it gave place, having by sin lost its primogeniture right. Besides the reason given above (see on Re 7:2), another akin for the omission of Dan, is, its having been the first to lapse into idolatry (Jud 18:1-31); for which same reason the name Ephraim…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 7:6

• Asher
• Israel
• Manasseh
• Naphtali
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Light
• Tribe
• Aser
• Ethics
• Gad (1)
• Manasseh (1)
• Manasses
• Midian; Midianites
• Number
• Relationships, Family

Commentaries on Revelation 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings