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

4Manasseh 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. Reuben will have one portion bordering the territory of Ephraim from east to west. 7Judah will have one portion bordering the territory of Reuben from east to west. 8Bordering the territory of Judah, from east to west, will be the portion you are to set apart. It will be 25,000 cubits wide, and the length of a tribal portion from east to west. In the center will be the sanctuary.

Ezekiel 48:6 word by word

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

• Reubenרְאוּבֵןre'ûbên · ReubenH7205
• will have one portionאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• borderingעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the territoryגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
• of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• from eastקָדִיםqâdîym qâdim · eastH6921
• from eastפֵּאָהpê'âh · sideH6285
• toעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• westיָםyâm · sea: westH3220

Cross-references for Ezekiel 48:6

• Genesis 29:32And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
• Genesis 49:3Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.
• Joshua 13:15This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Reuben:

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