Verse 12

And had a great and high wall, and had 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:

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og den hadde en stor og høy mur, med tolv porter, og ved portene tolv engler, og navn skrevet på dem, som er navnene på de tolv stammer av Israels barn.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Den hadde et stort og høyt murverk, med tolv porter, og englene hadde navnene skrevet på dem; navnene på de tolv stammene av Israels sønner.

• Norsk King James

  og hadde en stor, høy mur, med tolv porter, og tolv engler ved portene, og navn skrevet på dem, som er navnene til de tolv stammene av Israels barn.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den hadde også en stor og høy mur med tolv porter, og over portene tolv engler og navn skrevet inn, navnene til Israels barn, de tolv stammer;

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Den hadde en stor og høy mur med tolv porter, og ved portene tolv engler, og navn skrevet på dem, som er navnene på Israels barns tolv stammer.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Byen hadde en stor og høy mur med tolv porter, og ved portene tolv engler, og navn skrevet på dem som tilhørte Israels tolv stammer.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Den hadde en stor og høy mur med tolv porter, og ved portene tolv engler, og navn skrevet på portene, navnene til Israels tolv stammer.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Byen hadde en stor og høy mur med tolv porter, og ved portene sto tolv engler. På hver port var skrevet navnene til de tolv stammene i Israels folk.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Byen hadde en stor og høy mur med tolv porter, og ved portene tolv engler, og på portene var navn skrevet, som er navnene på Israels barns tolv stammer:

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Byen hadde en stor og høy mur med tolv porter, og ved portene tolv engler, og på portene var navn skrevet, som er navnene på Israels barns tolv stammer:

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Den hadde en stor og høy mur med tolv porter, og ved portene tolv engler, og navn var skrevet på dem, navnene på Israels tolv stammer.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and at the gates were twelve angels, and on the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Den hadde en stor og høy mur med tolv porter, og ved portene tolv engler, og navn skrevet på dem som er Israels tolv stammers navn.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den havde ogsaa en stor og høi Muur med tolv Porte, og over Portene tolv Engle og paaskrevne Navne, hvilke ere Israels Børns tolv Stammers;

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And had a wall gat and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written theon, which a the names of the twelve tribes of the childn of Israel:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Den hadde en høy og stor mur med tolv porter, og ved portene sto tolv engler, og navnene til Israels tolv stammer var skrevet på dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Den hadde en stor og høy mur med tolv porter, og ved portene tolv engler, og navn skrevet på dem, som er navnene på Israels tolv stammer.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Den hadde en stor og høy mur med tolv porter, og ved portene tolv engler, og navn skrevet på dem, som er navnene på de tolv stammer av Israels barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Den hadde en stor og høy mur med tolv porter, og ved portene tolv engler, og navn skrevet på dem, som er navnene på Israels tolv stammer.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Den hadde en stor, høy mur med tolv porter, og ved portene tolv engler, og navn skrevet på dem, som er navnene på Israels barns tolv stammer.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and had walles grett and hye and had xii gates and at the gates xii. angels: and names written which are the xii. trybes of Israell:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & had greate and hye walles, and had twolue gates, and at ye gates twolue angels: and names wrytten, which are the twolue trybes of Israel:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And had a great wall and hie, and had twelue gates, and at the gates twelue Angels, & the names written, which are the twelue tribes of the children of Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And had walles great and hye, & had 12 gates, and at the gates 12 angels, & names written, which are the names of the 12 tribes of Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  having also a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve messengers, and names written thereon, which are `those' of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  having a wall great and high; having 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:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  She had a wall great and high, with twelve doors, and at the doors twelve angels; and names on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  It has a massive, high wall with twelve gates, with twelve angels at the gates, and the names of the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel are written on the gates.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 48:31-34 : 31 And the gates of the city shall be named after the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi. 32 And on the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan. 33 And on the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun. 34 On the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.
• Rev 7:4-8 : 4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed: a hundred and forty-four thousand, of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed. 5 Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. 6 Of the tribe of Asher were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Naphtali were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasseh were sealed twelve thousand. 7 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. 8 Of the tribe of Zebulun were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
• Rev 21:25 : 25 And its gates shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
• Rev 21:17-21 : 17 And he measured the wall of it, a hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. 18 And the construction of its wall was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. 19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each individual gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
• Matt 18:10 : 10 Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I say to you, That in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
• Luke 15:10 : 10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
• Num 2:2-9 : 2 Every man of the children of Israel shall camp by his own standard, with the emblem of his father's house. They shall camp at a distance around the tabernacle of the congregation. 3 On the east side, toward the sunrise, those of the standard of the camp of Judah shall camp throughout their armies. Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah. 4 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand and six hundred. 5 Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar. 6 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty-four thousand and four hundred. 7 Then the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun. 8 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty-seven thousand and four hundred. 9 All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were one hundred and eighty-six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall set forth first. 10 On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies. The captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur. 11 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were forty-six thousand and five hundred. 12 Those who camp by him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 13 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred. 14 Then the tribe of Gad, and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel. 15 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty. 16 All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were one hundred and fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. They shall set forth in the second rank. 17 Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall move forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp. As they camp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards. 18 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies. The captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud. 19 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred. 20 By him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 21 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty-two thousand and two hundred. 22 Then the tribe of Benjamin, and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni. 23 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand and four hundred. 24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred and eight thousand and one hundred, throughout their armies. They shall go forward in the third rank. 25 The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies. The captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were sixty-two thousand and seven hundred. 27 Those that camp by him shall be the tribe of Asher. The captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran. 28 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were forty-one thousand and five hundred. 29 Then the tribe of Naphtali, and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan. 30 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty-three thousand and four hundred. 31 All that were numbered in the camp of Dan were one hundred and fifty-seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go last with their standards. 32 These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers. All those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
• Ezra 9:9 : 9 For we were bondservants, yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, to repair its desolations, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.
• Neh 12:27 : 27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to celebrate the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with harps.
• Ps 51:18 : 18 Do good in your good pleasure to Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem.
• Ps 122:7 : 7 Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.
• Isa 54:12 : 12 And I will make your windows of agates, and your gates of carbuncles, and all your borders of pleasant stones.
• Isa 60:18 : 18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, neither wasting nor destruction within your borders; but you shall call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
• Luke 16:22 : 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
• Acts 26:7 : 7 To which promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God day and night, hope to attain. For this hope's sake, King Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.
• Heb 1:14 : 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for those who shall be heirs of salvation?