Ezekiel 48:27

Ezekiel 48:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion.
• New International Version (NIV)“Gad will have one portion; it will border the territory of Zebulun from east to west.
• New King James Version (NKJV)by the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad shall have one section;
• New Living Translation (NLT)The territory of Gad is just south of Zebulun with the same borders to the east and west.

Context of Ezekiel 48:27

25Adjoining the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar, one portion. 26Adjoining the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun, one portion. Adjoining the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad, one portion. 28And adjoining the territory of Gad to the south, the boundary shall run from Tamar to the waters of Meribah-kadesh, from there along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. 29This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the Lord God.

Ezekiel 48:27 word by word

וְעַ֣ל׀ גְּב֣וּל זְבוּלֻ֗ן מִפְּאַ֥ת קָדִ֛מָה עַד־פְּאַת־יָ֖מָּה גָּ֥ד אֶחָֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And by the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
• of Zebulunזְבוּלֻןzebûlûn zebûlûn zebûlûn · ZebulunH2074
• from the eastקָדִיםqâdîym qâdim · eastH6921
• sideפֵּאָהpê'âh · sideH6285
• unto the westיָםyâm · sea: westH3220
• Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410
• aאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259

Cross-references for Ezekiel 48:27

• Genesis 30:10Then Leah's servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.
• Joshua 13:24Moses gave an inheritance also to the tribe of Gad, to the people of Gad, according to their clans.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 48:27

• 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

Topics related to Ezekiel 48:27

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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