Ezekiel 48:4

Ezekiel 48:4 in other versions

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

Context of Ezekiel 48:4

2Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west. 3Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west. Manasseh will have one portion bordering the territory of Naphtali from east to west. 5Ephraim will have one portion bordering the territory of Manasseh from east to west. 6Reuben will have one portion bordering the territory of Ephraim from east to west.

Ezekiel 48:4 word by word

וְעַ֣ל׀ גְּב֣וּל נַפְתָּלִ֗י מִפְּאַ֥ת קָדִ֛מָה עַד־פְּאַת־יָ֖מָּה מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה אֶחָֽד׃Read the interlinear

• Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• will have one portionאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• borderingעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the territoryגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
• of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaphtâlîy · NaphtaliH5321
• from eastקָדִיםqâdîym qâdim · eastH6921
• from eastפֵּאָהpê'âh · sideH6285
• toעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• westיָםyâm · sea: westH3220

Cross-references for Ezekiel 48:4

• Ezekiel 45:1“When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance, you are to set aside a portion for the LORD, a holy portion of the land 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide. This entire tract of land will be holy.
• Genesis 30:22Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,
• Genesis 41:51Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.”
• Genesis 48:5And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.
• Joshua 13:29This is what Moses had given to the clans of the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh:
• Joshua 17:1Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 48:4

• 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. 44. Manasseh--The intercourse and unity between the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan, and the nine and a half west of it, had been much kept up by the splitting of Manasseh, causing the visits of kinsmen one to the other from both sides of the Jordan. There shall be no need for this in the new order of things.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 48:4

• Manasseh

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• Manasseh
• Naphtali
• 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