Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel 45:7
7And the prince will have the area on each side of the holy donation of land and the city’s property, adjacent to the holy donation and the city’s property, stretching to the west on the west side and to the east on the east side. Its length will correspond to one of the tribal portions from the western boundary to the eastern boundary.
Ezekiel 45:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘The prince will have the land bordering each side of the area formed by the sacred district and the property of the city. It will extend westward from the west side and eastward from the east side, running lengthwise from the western to the eastern border parallel to one of the tribal portions.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"And to the prince shall belong the land on both sides of the holy district and the property of the city, alongside the holy district and the property of the city, on the west and on the east, corresponding in length to one of the tribal portions, and extending from the western to the eastern boundary
- New King James Version (NKJV)“The prince shall have a section on one side and the other of the holy district and the city’s property; and bordering on the holy district and the city’s property, extending westward on the west side and eastward on the east side, the length shall be side by side with one of the tribal portions, from the west border to the east border.
Context of Ezekiel 45:7
5There will be another area 8⅓ miles long and 3⅓ miles wide for the Levites who minister in the temple; it will be their possession for towns to live in. 6“As the property of the city, set aside an area 1⅔ miles wide and 8⅓ miles long, adjacent to the holy donation of land. It will be for the whole house of Israel. And the prince will have the area on each side of the holy donation of land and the city’s property, adjacent to the holy donation and the city’s property, stretching to the west on the west side and to the east on the east side. Its length will correspond to one of the tribal portions from the western boundary to the eastern boundary. 8This will be his land as a possession in Israel. My princes will no longer oppress my people but give the rest of the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes. 9“This is what the Lord God says: You have gone too far, princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Put an end to your evictions of my people.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
Read all of Ezekiel 45Ezekiel 45:7 word by word
וְלַנָּשִׂ֡יא מִזֶּ֣ה וּמִזֶּה֩ לִתְרוּמַ֨ת הַקֹּ֜דֶשׁ וְלַאֲחֻזַּ֣ת הָעִ֗יר אֶל־פְּנֵ֤י תְרֽוּמַת־הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ וְאֶל־פְּנֵי֙ אֲחֻזַּ֣ת הָעִ֔יר מִפְּאַת־יָ֣ם יָ֔מָּה וּמִפְּאַת־קֵ֖דְמָה קָדִ֑ימָה וְאֹ֗רֶךְ לְעֻמּוֹת֙ אַחַ֣ד הַחֲלָקִ֔ים מִגְּב֥וּל יָ֖ם אֶל־גְּב֥וּל קָדִֽימָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- for the princeנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
- on the one side and on the other side of the oblationתְּרוּמָהterûmâh terûmâh · contributionH8641
- of the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- and of the possessionאֲחֻזָּה'ăchûzzâh · possessionH272
- of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- from the westיָםyâm · sea: westH3220
- sideפֵּאָהpê'âh · sideH6285
- and from the eastקֵ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · eastH6924
- eastwardקָדִיםqâdîym qâdim · eastH6921
- and the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
- over againstעֻמָּה‛ûmmâh · closeH5980
- oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- of the portionsחֵ֫לֶקchêleq · portionH2506
- borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
Cross-references for Ezekiel 45:7
- Ezekiel 34:24I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David will be a prince among them. I, the Lord, have spoken.
- Ezekiel 37:24My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow my ordinances, and keep my statutes and obey them.
- Ezekiel 46:16“This is what the Lord God says: If the prince gives a gift to each of his sons as their inheritance, it will belong to his sons. It will become their property by inheritance.
- Ezekiel 48:21“The remaining area on both sides of the holy donation and the city property will belong to the prince. He will own the land adjacent to the tribal portions, next to the 8⅓ miles of the donation as far as the eastern border and next to the 8⅓ miles of the donation as far as the western border. The holy donation and the sanctuary of the temple will be in the middle of it.
- Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance and the ends of the earth your possession.
- Isaiah 9:5For every trampling boot of battle and the bloodied garments of war will be burned as fuel for the fire.
- Luke 1:32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 45:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7A portion shall be for the prince - נשיא nasi, he who had the authority of chief magistrate; for there was neither king nor prince among the Jews after the Babylonish captivity. For these allotments and divisions, see the plan, EE, FF, GG.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7On either side of the 25,000 reeds a strip of land, running westward to the sea, eastward to the Jordan, formed the possession of the prince (see Ezekiel 46:18 note). For the other tribes the limits from west to east are the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan Ezekiel 48:8. Ezekiel 45:7 And the length shall be over against - Or, “and” in length “over against.” The definition of the prince‘s territory was to prevent the oppressions foretold (1 Samuel 8:14…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7On both sides of the larger sacred area (Ezekiel 45:1–6), the rest of the holy portion was given to the prince. The same pattern of limited access that applied in the temple also applied to the land around it. Not everyone had the same level of access to the holy space. The temple would be the geographic and spiritual center of the new Israel. The land would be divided into sections that ran from east to west. This layout arranged the whole nation around…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. The prince's possession is to consist of two halves, one on the west, the other on the east, of the sacred territory. The prince, as head of the holy community, stands in closest connection with the sanctuary; his possession, therefore, on both sides must adjoin that which was peculiarly the Lord's [Fairbairn].Read the comment
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Ezekiel 45
- 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
Christian Standard Bible — © 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
Commentaries