Revelation 7:1-8

New International Version

144,000 Sealed

7 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners^(A) of the earth, holding back the four winds^(B) of the earth to prevent^(C) any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree. ²Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal^(D) of the living God.^(E) He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:^(F) ³“Do not harm^(G) the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads^(H) of the servants of our God.” ⁴Then I heard the number^(I) of those who were sealed: 144,000^(J) from all the tribes of Israel.

⁵From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed,

from the tribe of Reuben 12,000,

from the tribe of Gad 12,000,

⁶from the tribe of Asher 12,000,

from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000,

from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,

⁷from the tribe of Simeon 12,000,

from the tribe of Levi 12,000,

from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,

⁸from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000,

from the tribe of Joseph 12,000,

from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.

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Genesis 49:1-17

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Jacob Blesses His Sons^(A)

49 Then Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come.^(B)

²“Assemble^(C) and listen, sons of Jacob;
listen to your father Israel.^(D)

³“Reuben, you are my firstborn,^(E)
    my might, the first sign of my strength,^(F)
    excelling in honor,^(G) excelling in power.
⁴Turbulent as the waters,^(H) you will no longer excel,
    for you went up onto your father’s bed,
    onto my couch and defiled it.^(I)

⁵“Simeon^(J) and Levi^(K) are brothers—
    their swords^[a] are weapons of violence.^(L)
⁶Let me not enter their council,
    let me not join their assembly,^(M)
for they have killed men in their anger^(N)
    and hamstrung^(O) oxen as they pleased.
⁷Cursed be their anger, so fierce,
    and their fury,^(P) so cruel!^(Q)
I will scatter them in Jacob
    and disperse them in Israel.^(R)

⁸“Judah,^[b]^(S) your brothers will praise you;
    your hand will be on the neck^(T) of your enemies;
    your father’s sons will bow down to you.^(U)
⁹You are a lion’s^(V) cub,^(W) Judah;^(X)
    you return from the prey,^(Y) my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
    like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
¹⁰The scepter will not depart from Judah,^(Z)
    nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,^[c]
until he to whom it belongs^[d] shall come^(AA)
    and the obedience of the nations shall be his.^(AB)
¹¹He will tether his donkey^(AC) to a vine,
    his colt to the choicest branch;^(AD)
he will wash his garments in wine,
    his robes in the blood of grapes.^(AE)
¹²His eyes will be darker than wine,
    his teeth whiter than milk.^[e]^(AF)

¹³“Zebulun^(AG) will live by the seashore
and become a haven for ships;
his border will extend toward Sidon.^(AH)

¹⁴“Issachar^(AI) is a rawboned^[f] donkey
    lying down among the sheep pens.^[g]^(AJ)
¹⁵When he sees how good is his resting place
    and how pleasant is his land,^(AK)
he will bend his shoulder to the burden^(AL)
    and submit to forced labor.^(AM)

¹⁶“Dan^[h]^(AN) will provide justice for his people
    as one of the tribes of Israel.^(AO)
¹⁷Dan^(AP) will be a snake by the roadside,
    a viper along the path,^(AQ)
that bites the horse’s heels^(AR)
    so that its rider tumbles backward.

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Footnotes

Genesis 49:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Genesis 49:8 Judah sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for praise.
Genesis 49:10 Or from his descendants
Genesis 49:10 Or to whom tribute belongs; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Genesis 49:12 Or will be dull from wine, / his teeth white from milk
Genesis 49:14 Or strong
Genesis 49:14 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags
Genesis 49:16 Dan here means he provides justice.