Revelation 7:1-8
Expanded Bible
The 144,000 People of Israel
7 After ·the vision of these things [L this] I saw four angels standing at the four corners [C from every direction] of the earth. The angels were ·holding [restraining] the four winds [Dan. 7:2; 8:8; 11:4] of the earth to keep them from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree. 2 Then I saw another angel coming up from the ·east [L rising of the sun] who had the seal [5:1] of the living God. And he ·called out [cried out; shouted] in a loud voice to the four angels to whom God had given power to ·harm [damage] the earth and the sea. 3 He said to them, “Do not ·harm [damage] the land or the sea or the trees until we ·mark with a sign [place a seal upon] the foreheads [C to spare them from harm; Ezek. 9:4–6] of the ·people who serve [L the slaves/servants of] our God.” 4 Then I heard how many people were ·marked with the sign [sealed]. There were one hundred forty-four thousand [C the square of 12 multiplied by 1000; a symbolic number indicating completeness] from every tribe of the ·people [children; sons] of Israel.
5 From the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were ·marked with the sign [sealed],
from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,
6 from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Manasseh [C one of the two sons of Joseph; he replaces Dan in the list, perhaps because the tribe of Dan fell into idolatry; Judg. 18] twelve thousand,
7 from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,
8 from the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand [C in OT lists Manasseh and Ephraim are named instead of their father Joseph; here Joseph replaces Ephraim, perhaps because of Ephraim’s bad reputation],
and from the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were ·marked with the sign [sealed].
Revelation 7:1-8
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
7 After meta this houtos I saw four tessares angels angelos standing histēmi at epi the ho four tessares corners gōnia of the ho earth gē holding back krateō the ho four tessares winds anemos of the ho earth gē, so that hina no mē wind anemos could blow pneō on epi the ho earth gē or mēte on epi the ho sea thalassa or mēte against epi any pas tree dendron. 2 Then kai I saw another allos angel angelos ascending anabainō from apo the rising anatolē of the sun hēlios, with echō the seal sphragis of the living zaō God theos. And kai he called out krazō in a loud megas voice phōnē to the ho four tessares angels angelos who hos had been given didōmi power to harm adikeō the ho earth gē and kai the ho sea thalassa, 3 saying legō, “ Do not mē harm adikeō the ho earth gē or mēte the ho sea thalassa or mēte the ho trees dendron until achri we have sealed sphragizō the ho servants of ho our hēmeis God theos on epi · ho their autos foreheads metōpon.”
4 And kai I heard akouō the ho number arithmos of those ho who were sealed sphragizō, one hundred hekaton forty-four tesserakonta tessares thousand chilias, sealed sphragizō from ek every pas tribe phylē of the sons hyios of Israel Israēl: 5 from ek the tribe phylē of Judah Ioudas twelve dōdeka thousand chilias sealed sphragizō, from ek the tribe phylē of Reuben Rhoubēn twelve dōdeka thousand chilias, from ek the tribe phylē of Gad Gad twelve dōdeka thousand chilias, 6 from ek the tribe phylē of Asher Asēr twelve dōdeka thousand chilias, from ek the tribe phylē of Naphtali Nephthalim twelve dōdeka thousand chilias, from ek the tribe phylē of Manasseh Manassēs twelve dōdeka thousand chilias, 7 from ek the tribe phylē of Simeon Symeōn twelve dōdeka thousand chilias, from ek the tribe phylē of Levi Leui twelve dōdeka thousand chilias, from ek the tribe phylē of Issachar Issachar twelve dōdeka thousand chilias, 8 from ek the tribe phylē of Zebulun Zaboulōn twelve dōdeka thousand chilias, from ek the tribe phylē of Joseph Iōsēph twelve dōdeka thousand chilias, from ek the tribe phylē of Benjamin Beniamin twelve dōdeka thousand chilias sealed sphragizō.
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