It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, with twelve angels at the gates, and the names of the twelve tribes (phylōn | φυλῶν | gen pl fem) of the nation of Israel were inscribed on the gates.

Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth — to every nation, tribe (phylēn | φυλήν | acc sg fem), language, and people.

The beast was allowed to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe (phylēn | φυλήν | acc sg fem) and people and language and nation.

For three and a half days those from every people and tribe (phylōn | φυλῶν | gen pl fem) and language and nation will gaze at their dead bodies and refuse to let them be placed in a tomb.

After this I looked, and behold, a vast multitude that no one could count, people from every nation, tribe (phylōn | φυλῶν | gen pl fem), cultural group, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,

from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Zebulun twelve thousand, from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Joseph twelve thousand, from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Benjamin twelve thousand sealed.

from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Issachar twelve thousand,

from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Naphtali twelve thousand, from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Manasseh twelve thousand,

from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Judah twelve thousand sealed, from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Reuben twelve thousand, from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Gad twelve thousand,

And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed from every tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of the sons of Israel: