Revelation 7:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,”
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“from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand were sealed;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Revelation 7:7 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 29:34Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.
- Genesis 30:18Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
- Genesis 35:23The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
- Genesis 49:5Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.
- Genesis 49:11He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
- Exodus 6:16These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
- Numbers 1:22From the sons of Simeon, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 25:14The name of the Israelite who was slain with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.
- Numbers 26:14These were the clans of Simeon, and there were 22,200 men.
- Joshua 19:1The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon:
- Joshua 19:17The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar:
- Judges 1:3Then the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites, “Come up with us to our allotted territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. And we likewise will go with you to your territory.” So the Simeonites went with them.
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