11 translations · Greek
Revelation 7:9
After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
Revelation 7:9 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
- KJV King James Version
- After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
- ASV American Standard Version
- After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no one was able to number, out of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, having been clothed [in] white robes, and palms in their hands,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- After this I looked and saw a great crowd that nobody could count, made up of every nation, tribe, people and language. They were standing in front of the throne and the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- After these things I saw, and lo, a great multitude, which to number no one was able, out of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands,
- DBY Darby Translation
- After these things I saw, and lo, a great crowd, which no one could number, out of every nation and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palm branches in their hands.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and languages, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- After this I saw a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and in sight of the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands:
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Μετὰ | Meta | After | G3326 μετά with/after |
| ταῦτα | tauta | this | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| εἶδον | eidon | I looked | G3708 ὁράω to see: see |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἰδοὺ | idou | saw | G2400 ἰδού look! |
| ὄχλος | ochlos | a multitude | G3793 ὄχλος crowd |
| πολύς | polys | too large | G4183 πολύς much |
| ὃν | hon | — | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἀριθμῆσαι | arithmēsai | to count | G705 ἀριθμέω to number |
| αὐτὸν | auton | — | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| οὐδεὶς | oudeis | — | G3762 οὐδείς none |
| ἐδύνατο | edynato | — | G1410 δύναμαι be able |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| παντὸς | pantos | every | G3956 πᾶς all |
| ἔθνους | ethnous | nation | G1484 ἔθνος Gentiles |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| φυλῶν | phylōn | tribe | G5443 φυλή tribe |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| λαῶν | laōn | people | G2992 λαός a people |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| γλωσσῶν | glōssōn | tongue | G1100 γλῶσσα tongue |
| ἑστῶτες | hestōtes | standing | G2476 ἵστημι to stand |
| ἐνώπιον | enōpion | before | G1799 ἐνώπιον before |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| θρόνου | thronou | throne | G2362 θρόνος throne |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἐνώπιον | enōpion | before | G1799 ἐνώπιον before |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Ἀρνίου | Arniou | Lamb | G721 ἀρνίον lamb |
| περιβεβλημένους | peribeblēmenous | [They were] wearing | G4016 περιβάλλω to clothe |
| στολὰς | stolas | robes | G4749 στολή robe |
| λευκάς | leukas | white | G3022 λευκός white |
| καὶ | kai | and [holding] | G2532 καί and |
| φοίνικες | phoinikes | palm branches | G5404 φοῖνιξ palm |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ταῖς | tais | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| χερσὶν | chersin | hands | G5495 χείρ hand |
| αὐτῶν | autōn | their | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- Revelation 5:9
They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,
- John 12:13
they took the branches of the palm trees, and went out to meet him, and cried out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!”
- Psalm 117:1–2
Praise Yahweh, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples! For his loving kindness is great toward us. Yahweh’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise Yah!
- Revelation 7:13–15
One of the elders answered, saying to me, “These who are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and from where did they come?” I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb’s blood. Therefore they are before the throne of God, they serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will spread his tabernacle over them.
- Psalm 2:8
Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.
- Zechariah 2:11
Many nations shall join themselves to Yahweh in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell among you, and you shall know that Yahweh of Armies has sent me to you.
- Revelation 6:11
A long white robe was given to each of them. They were told that they should rest yet for a while, until their fellow servants and their brothers, who would also be killed even as they were, should complete their course.
- Isaiah 60:1–14
“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you. For, behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but Yahweh will arise on you, and his glory shall be seen on you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. …
- Revelation 3:4–5
Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
- Psalm 22:27
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
7 of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,
8 of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
10 They cried with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation be to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
11 All the angels were standing around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before his throne, and worshiped God,
Read all of Revelation 7 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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