Revelation 21:12–13
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21:12It has28 a massive, high wall29 with twelve gates,30 with twelve angels at the gates, and the names of the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel31 are written on the gates.3221:13There are33 three gates on the east side, three gates on the north side, three gates on the south side and three gates on the west side.34
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- 28 Grk “jasper, having.” Here a new sentence was started in the translation.
- 29 Grk “a (city) wall great and high.”
- 30 On this term πυλών 1 states, “gate, esp. of the large, impressive gateways at the entrance of temples and palaces … of the entrances of the heavenly Jerusalem … οἱ πυλῶνες αὐτῆς οὐ μὴ κλεισθῶσιν its entrances shall never be shut Rv 21:25; cp. vss. 12ab, 13abcd, 15, 21ab; 22:14.”
- 31 Grk “of the sons of Israel.” The translation “nation of Israel” is given in L&N 11.58.
- 32 Grk “on them”; the referent (the gates) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 33 The words “There are” have been supplied to make a complete English sentence. This is a continuation of the previous sentence, a lengthy and complicated one in Greek.
- 34 The word “side” has been supplied four times in this verse for clarity.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed— on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The city had a massive high wall, with twelve gates. Twelve angels were at the gates; the names of the twelve tribes of Israel’s sons were inscribed on the gates. There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.
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NLTNew Living Translation
The city wall was broad and high, with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels. And the names of the twelve tribes of Israel were written on the gates. There were three gates on each side—east, north, south, and west.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
It has a great and high wall that has twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on the gates which are of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel—on the east, three gates, and on the north, three gates, and on the south, three gates, and on the west, three gates.
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KJV 1900King James Version
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: On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
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