Revelation 21:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRevelation 21:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἔχουσα
échō
G2192
to have
τεῖχος
teîchos
G5038
city wall
μέγα
mégas
G3173
great
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὑψηλόν
hypsēlós
G5308
high
ἔχουσα
échō
G2192
to have
πυλῶνας
pylṓn
G4440
porch
δώδεκα
dṓdeka
G1427
twelve
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
πυλῶσιν
pylṓn
G4440
porch
ἀγγέλους
ángelos
G32
angel
δώδεκα
dṓdeka
G1427
twelve
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὀνόματα
ónoma
G3686
name
ἐπιγεγραμμένα
epigráphō
G1924
to inscribe
ἅ
hós
G3739
who
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
δώδεκα
dṓdeka
G1427
twelve
φυλῶν
phylḗ
G5443
tribe
υἱῶν
huiós
G5207
son
Ἰσραήλ
Israḗl
G2474
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
having a great and high wall; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
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King James Version Public Domain
And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Having a great and high wall having 12 gates and 12 angels at the gates and names having been written that are the 12 tribes of the sons of Israel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).