of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand were sealed;
Parallel translations
- WEB of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,
- KJV Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.
- BSB from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,
- NASB from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,
- NLT from Asher 12,000from Naphtali 12,000from Manasseh 12,000
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Quick answer
Twelve thousand are sealed from Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh. The complete sealing of God's people continues tribe by tribe.
Overview
The inclusion of Manasseh (with Joseph later) reflects a non-standard tribal list, a feature interpreters note but do not fully resolve. The point remains that every portion of God's people is sealed and secure. God overlooks none of His own in the day of judgment.
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- Luke 2:36There was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,
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