Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageThe city's gates shall carry the names of Israel's tribes. On the north: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, the gate of Levi—three gates.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GThe gates of the city shall bear the names of the tribes of Yisra'el—three gates on the north: the gate of Re'uven, the gate of Yehudah, the gate of Levi.
KJV
King James VersionAnd the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.
BSB
Berean Standard Biblethe gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi.
Footnotes
The gate list is theologically momentous. Levi, who received no territorial inheritance in the original conquest (Num. 18:23–24) and has no tribal land allotment in this vision either (instead receiving the priestly sacred zone, vv. 10–12), here receives a city gate—the ancient symbol of civic honour, authority, and belonging. Meanwhile, Ephraim and Manasseh are subsumed under a single 'Joseph' gate (v. 32), keeping the total at twelve. The priestly tribe is no longer landless or marginalised but fully woven into the city's identity and governance. This configuration strikingly anticipates Revelation 21:12–13, where the New Jerusalem also bears twelve tribal gates including Levi. FOG preserves Hebraic tribal names (Re'uven, Yehudah, Levi); FOG Message uses conventional English forms.
