Passage
Revelation 21.12-17
12. 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: 13. on the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates;... (ASV)Book: Revelation · NASB95
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ASV
10. And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, 11. having the glory of God: her light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal:
12. 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: 13. on the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. 14. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15. And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. 16. And the city lieth foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs: the length and the breadth and the height thereof are equal. 17. And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
- And the building of the wall thereof was jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto pure glass. 19. The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; (Revelation 21:10-19, ASV)
WEB
10. He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, 11. having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, as if it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12. 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. 13. On the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. 14. The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb. 15. He who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls. 16. The city is square, and its length is as great as its width. He measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand twelve stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal. 17. Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
- The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass. 19. The foundations of the city’s wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; (Revelation 21:10-19, WEB)
KJV
10. And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 11. Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12. 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: 13. On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. 14. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15. And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. 16. And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. 17. And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
- And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. 19. And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; (Revelation 21:10-19, KJV)
YLT
10. and he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and did shew to me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, 11. having the glory of God, and her light [is] like a stone most precious, as a jasper stone clear as crystal,
12. 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, 13. at the east three gates, at the north three gates, at the south three gates, at the west three gates; 14. and the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15. And he who is speaking with me had a golden reed, that he may measure the city, and its gates, and its wall; 16. and the city lieth square, and the length of it is as great as the breadth; and he did measure the city with the reed, furlongs twelve thousand; the length, and the breadth, and the height, of it are equal; 17. and he measured its wall, an hundred forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, that is, of the messenger;
- and the building of its wall was jasper, and the city [is] pure gold, like to pure glass; 19. and the foundations of the wall of the city with every precious stone have been adorned; the first foundation jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; (Revelation 21:10-19, YLT)
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The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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