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Revelation 21:12-14
New English Translation
Revelation 21:12-14
New English Translation
12 It has[a] a massive, high wall[b] with twelve gates,[c] with twelve angels at the gates, and the names of the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel[d] are written on the gates.[e] 13 There are[f] 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.[g] 14 The[h] wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them are the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
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- Revelation 21:12 tn Grk “jasper, having.” Here a new sentence was started in the translation.
- Revelation 21:12 tn Grk “a (city) wall great and high.”
- Revelation 21:12 tn On this term BDAG 897 s.v. 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.”
- Revelation 21:12 tn Grk “of the sons of Israel.” The translation “nation of Israel” is given in L&N 11.58.
- Revelation 21:12 tn Grk “on them”; the referent (the gates) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Revelation 21:13 tn 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.
- Revelation 21:13 tn The word “side” has been supplied four times in this verse for clarity.
- Revelation 21:14 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
Revelation 21:12-14
New International Version
Revelation 21:12-14
New International Version
12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates,(A) and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel.(B) 13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west. 14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations,(C) and on them were the names of the twelve apostles(D) of the Lamb.
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