Ezekiel 48:6

Ezekiel 48:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.
• New International Version (NIV)“Reuben will have one portion; it will border the territory of Ephraim from east to west.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Adjoining the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, Reuben, one portion.
• New King James Version (NKJV)by the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, one section for Reuben;

Context of Ezekiel 48:6

4And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, Manasseh, one portion. 5And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, Ephraim, one portion. And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, Reuben, one portion. 7And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, Judah, one portion. 8And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the oblation which ye shall offer, five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

Ezekiel 48:6 word by word

וְעַ֣ל׀ גְּב֣וּל אֶפְרַ֗יִם מִפְּאַ֥ת קָדִ֛ים וְעַד־פְּאַת־יָ֖מָּה רְאוּבֵ֥ן אֶחָֽד׃Read the interlinear

• borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
• Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• eastקָדִיםqâdîym qâdim · eastH6921
• sideפֵּאָהpê'âh · sideH6285
• westיָםyâm · sea: westH3220
• Reubenרְאוּבֵןre'ûbên · ReubenH7205
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259

Cross-references for Ezekiel 48:6

• Genesis 29:32And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Because Jehovah hath looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.
• Genesis 49:3Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength; The pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power.
• Joshua 13:15And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their families.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 48:6

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8The land given to the tribes was divided into long strips that ran from east to west. Before the exile, the land had been divided in smaller and uneven sections. This new arrangement was orderly and balanced. This plan did more than give each tribe equal access to land and resources. It also matched the sacred east–west pattern seen in the temple. In the temple, the layout followed a clear east–west direction. The land was now arranged in a similar way…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Reuben--doomed formerly for incest and instability "not to excel" (Ge 49:4). So no distinguished prophet, priest, or king had come from it. Of it were the notorious Dathan and Abiram, the mutineers. A pastoral and Bedouin character marked it and Gad (Jud 5:16).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Ephraim
• Reuben
• Alienate
• Profane
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Levitical Cities
• Leviticus

Commentaries on Ezekiel 48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings