Revelation 7:8

of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

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WEBBE

of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, and of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.

BSB

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

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.

ASV

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

BBE

Of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand: of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand: of the tribe of Benjamin were marked twelve thousand.

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

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–8

In the figurative language of Scripture, the blowing of the four winds together, means a dreadful and general destruction. But the destruction is delayed. Seals were used to mark for each person his own possessions. This mark is the witness of the Holy Ghost, printed in the hearts of believers. And the Lord would not suffer his people to be afflicted before they were marked, that they might be prepared against all conflicts. And, observe, of those who are thus sealed by the Spirit, the seal must be on the forehead, plainly to be seen alike by friends and foes, but not by the believer himself, except as he looks stedfastly in the glass of God's word. The number of those who were sealed, may be understood to stand for the remnant of people which God reserved. Though the church of God is but a little flock, in comparison with the wicked world, yet it is a society really large, and to be still more enlarged. Here the universal church is figured under the type of Israel.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.