Ezekiel 48:7

Ezekiel 48:7 in other versions

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

Context of Ezekiel 48:7

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. Judah 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. 9The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide.

Ezekiel 48:7 word by word

וְעַ֣ל׀ גְּב֣וּל רְאוּבֵ֗ן מִפְּאַ֥ת קָדִ֛ים עַד־פְּאַת־יָ֖מָּה יְהוּדָ֥ה אֶחָֽד׃Read the interlinear

• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• will have one portionאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• borderingעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the territoryגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
• of Reubenרְאוּבֵןre'ûbên · ReubenH7205
• from eastקָדִיםqâdîym qâdim · eastH6921
• from eastפֵּאָהpê'âh · sideH6285
• toעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• westיָםyâm · sea: westH3220

Cross-references for Ezekiel 48:7

• Genesis 29:35And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.
• Joshua 15:1Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:
• Joshua 19:9The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 48:7

• 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. 1-351. Dan--The lands are divided into portions of ideal exactness, running alongside of each other, the whole breadth from west to east, standing in a common relation to the temple in the center: seven tribes' portions on the north, five in the smaller division in the south. The portions of the city, the temple, the prince, and the priesthood, are in the middle, not within the boundaries of any tribe, all alike having a common interest in them. Judah has the…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Reuben
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Alienate
• Profane
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel

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