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Ezekiel 48:7
7South of Reuben's land will be the land for Judah.
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
5South of Manasseh's land will be the land for Ephraim. 6South of Ephraim's land will be the land for Reuben. South of Reuben's land will be the land for Judah. 8South of Judah's land will be a special part of the land, with the temple in the middle of it. From east to west, it will be the same size as the parts of the land for Israel's tribes. From north to south, it will be 12½ kilometres. 9The part that belongs to the Lord for his temple will be 12½ kilometres long and 10 kilometres wide.
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וְעַ֣ל׀ גְּב֣וּל רְאוּבֵ֗ן מִפְּאַ֥ת קָדִ֛ים עַד־פְּאַת־יָ֖מָּה יְהוּדָ֥ה אֶחָֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 48:7
- Genesis 29:35Leah became pregnant again. She gave birth to another son. She said, ‘This time I will praise the Lord.’ She called this son Judah. Then she stopped giving birth to children.
- Joshua 15:1This is the land that Joshua gave to the tribe of Judah, clan by clan. Their land went south along the border of Edom, as far as the wilderness of Zin in the Negev.
- Joshua 19:9Because Judah had received more land than they needed, Joshua took some of their land for Simeon. So Simeon's tribe lived inside the land that Joshua had given to Judah.
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
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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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