Revelation 7:5

Revelation 7:5 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000,
• English Standard Version (ESV)12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad,
• New King James Version (NKJV)of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were sealed;

Context of Revelation 7:5

3“Wait! Don’t harm the land or the sea or the trees until we have placed the seal of God on the foreheads of his servants.” 4And I heard how many were marked with the seal of God—144,000 were sealed from all the tribes of Israel: from Judah 12,000 from Reuben 12,000 from Gad 12,000 6from Asher 12,000 from Naphtali 12,000 from Manasseh 12,000 7from Simeon 12,000 from Levi 12,000 from Issachar 12,000

Revelation 7:5 word by word

ἐκ φυλῆς Ἰούδα δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Ῥουβὴν δώδεκα χιλιάδες ἐκ φυλῆς Γὰδ δώδεκα χιλιάδεςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the tribeφυλήphulē · tribeG5443
• of JudaἸουδάIouda · JudahG2448
• sealedσφραγίζωsphragizō · to sealG4972
• twelveδώδεκαdōdeka · twelveG1427
• thousandχιλιάςchilias · thousandG5505
• of ReubenῬουβήνRhoubēn · ReubenG4502
• of GadΓάδGad · GadG1045

Cross-references for Revelation 7:5

• Exodus 1:2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
• Numbers 1:4and you will be assisted by one family leader from each tribe.
• Numbers 10:14Judah’s troops led the way. They marched behind their banner, and their leader was Nahshon son of Amminadab.
• Numbers 13:4These were the tribes and the names of their leaders: Reuben Shammua son of Zaccur
• 1 Corinthians 2:1When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn’t use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God’s secret plan.

Commentaries on Revelation 7:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Of the tribe of Juda, etc. - First, we are to observe that the tribe of Levi is here mentioned, though that tribe had no inheritance in Israel; but they now belonged to the spiritual priesthood. Secondly, That the tribe of Dan, which had an inheritance, is here omitted; as also the tribe of Ephraim. Thirdly, That the tribe of Joseph is here added in the place of Ephraim. Ephraim and Dan, being the principal promoters of idolatry, are left out in this…Read the comment
• 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 7:5

• Israel
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Gad
• Reuben
• Juda
• Light
• Temple
• Tribe
• Dan (1); Dan, Tribe of
• Ethics
• Fellow
• Gad (1)

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