Revelation 7:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And I heard the number of them that were sealed, a hundred and forty and four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἤκουσα τὸν ἀριθμὸν τῶν ἐσφραγισμένων: ἑκατὸν τεσσαράκοντα τέσσαρες χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι ἐκ πάσης φυλῆς υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ.

Transliteration

And ēkousa the arithmon of the esphragismenōn: hundred forty-four chiliades esphragismenoi from every phylēs of sons of Israēl.

Grammar Details

*ēkousa*: aorist active indicative, 1st singular - I heard
*arithmon*: accusative, masculine, singular - number
*esphragismenōn*: perfect passive participle, genitive, masculine, plural - of the sealed/marked ones
*chiliades*: nominative, feminine, plural - thousands
*esphragismenoi*: perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - sealed/marked ones
*phylēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - tribe
*Israēl*: genitive, masculine, proper noun - Israel

Word Meanings

*arithmon*: number/count
*esphragismenōn*: sealed/marked/secured
*phylēs*: tribe/clan/race

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Rev 9:16 : 16 And the number of the armies of the horsemen was twice ten thousand times ten thousand: {G2532} I heard the number of them.
Rev 14:1 : 1 And I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on the mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty and four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads.
Rev 14:3 : 3 and they sing as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders: and no man could learn the song save the hundred and forty and four thousand, [even] they that had been purchased out of the earth.
Jas 1:1 : 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting.
Matt 19:28 : 28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Luke 22:30 : 30 that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; and ye shall sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Acts 26:7 : 7 unto which [promise] our twelve tribes, earnestly serving [God] night and day, hope to attain. And concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, O {G67} king!
Rom 9:27 : 27 And Isaiah crieth concerning Israel, If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that shall be saved:
Rom 11:5-6 : 5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6 But if it is by grace, {G3765} it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace.
Gen 15:5 : 5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
Ezek 47:13 : 13 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: This shall be the border, whereby ye shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph [shall have two] portions.
Ezek 48:19 : 19 And they that labor in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall till it.
Ezek 48:31 : 31 and the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel, three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.
Zech 9:1 : 1 The burden of the word of Jehovah upon the land of Hadrach, and Damascus [shall be] its resting-place (for the eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward Jehovah);

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