Revelation 7:8
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Revelation 7:8 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.
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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World English Bible Public Domain
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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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
from the tribe of Zebulun, 12 thousands; from the tribe of Joseph, 12 thousands; from the tribe of Benjamin, 12 thousands having been sealed.
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
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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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000, from the tribe of Joseph 12,000, and from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000, from the tribe of Joseph 12,000, and from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
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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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
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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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
Of the tribe of Ioseph were sealed twelue thousande. Of the tribe of Beniamin were sealed twelue thousand.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
Of the tribe of Zabulon, twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand signed.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
of the tribe of Zebulun 12 thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Joseph 12 thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Benjamin 12 thousand were sealed.
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
twelve thousand from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand from the tribe of Joseph, and twelve thousand from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
from the tribe of Zebulun, 12 thousands; from the tribe of Joseph, 12 thousands; from the tribe of Benjamin, 12 thousands having been sealed.
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Darby Bible Public Domain
out of [the] tribe of Zabulun, twelve thousand; out of [the] tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand; out of [the] tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand sealed.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, and of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
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.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
twelve thousand from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand from the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand from the tribe of Benjamin.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
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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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
from the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, and from the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
Of the trybe of zabulon were sealed xii.M. Of the tribe of Ioseph were sealed xii.M. Of the trybe of Beniamin were sealed xii. thowsande.
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- Appears 3× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Matthew 4:13
- Part of Speech
- Noun · Proper, indeclinable
Full Thayer's Definition
- ἐκ ek G1537 “from” Preposition
- φυλῆς phylḗ G5443 “tribe” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Feminine
- Ζαβουλὼν Zaboulṓn G2194 “Zebulun” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
- δώδεκα dṓdeka G1427 “twelve” Adjective, Numeral (indeclinable)
- χιλιάδες chiliás G5505 “thousand” Noun, Nominative, Plural, Feminine
- ἐκ ek G1537 “from” Preposition
- φυλῆς phylḗ G5443 “tribe” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Feminine
- Ἰωσὴφ Iōsḗph G2501 “Joseph” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
- δώδεκα dṓdeka G1427 “twelve” Adjective, Numeral (indeclinable)
- χιλιάδες chiliás G5505 “thousand” Noun, Nominative, Plural, Feminine
- ἐκ ek G1537 “from” Preposition
- φυλῆς phylḗ G5443 “tribe” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Feminine
- Βενιαμεὶν Beniamín G958 “Benjamin” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
- δώδεκα dṓdeka G1427 “twelve” Adjective, Numeral (indeclinable)
- χιλιάδες chiliás G5505 “thousand” Noun, Nominative, Plural, Feminine
- ἐσφραγισμένοι sphragízō G4972 “to seal” Verb, Perfect, Passive, Participle, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
About this verse
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- 16
- words
- 8
- distinct lemmas
- Revelation
- section
Lesson kit
Teaching starters — assembled from the data on this page, not authored interpretation. Every prompt links to the verse data it draws on. Edit before teaching.
Revelation, in the Revelation, opens this verse with 16 words (8 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is Zaboulṓn (“Zebulun”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- What does “Zebulun” (Zaboulṓn) contribute to the verse as a whole?
- Matthew 4:13 shares the word «Zebulun» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
- “tribe” occurs 3× in this one verse. What is the effect of the repetition?
- These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
- Reading how Geneva Bible (1599) and Adam Clarke's Commentary read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 8 words in this verse.
- “tribe” occurs 3× in this single verse.
- 8 distinct Greek lemmas span 16 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Revelation 7:8 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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Geneva Bible (1599)
Geneva Bible translators
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.