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Ezekiel 48:23
23“As for the rest of the tribes: From the east side to the west, will be Benjamin — one portion.
Ezekiel 48:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.
- New International Version (NIV)“As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion; it will extend from the east side to the west side.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, Benjamin, one portion.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west, Benjamin shall have one section;
Context of Ezekiel 48:23
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. 22Except for the Levitical property and the city property in the middle of the area belonging to the prince, the area between the territory of Judah and that of Benjamin will belong to the prince. “As for the rest of the tribes: From the east side to the west, will be Benjamin — one portion. 24Next to the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, will be Simeon — one portion. 25Next to the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, will be Issachar — one portion.
Read all of Ezekiel 48Ezekiel 48:23 word by word
וְיֶ֖תֶר הַשְּׁבָטִ֑ים מִפְּאַ֥ת קָדִ֛ימָה עַד־פְּאַת־יָ֖מָּה בִּנְיָמִ֥ן אֶחָֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 48:23
- Ezekiel 48:1“Now these are the names of the tribes: From the northern end, along the road of Hethlon, to Lebo-hamath as far as Hazar-enon, at the northern border of Damascus, alongside Hamath and extending from the eastern side to the sea, will be Dan — one portion.
- Genesis 35:16They set out from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.
- Joshua 18:21These were the cities of the tribe of Benjamin’s descendants by their clans: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,
Commentaries on Ezekiel 48:23
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-29The land that lay to the east and west of the holy square completed the rest of the central area. This land was assigned to the prince. The prince held a higher position than the rest of the people. However, he was below the priests and the Levites in rank and responsibility. His place in the land showed this order. The design of the temple complex taught the same lesson. The arrangement of space showed clear levels of authority and holiness.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
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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
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