Ezekiel 48:28

Ezekiel 48:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.
• New International Version (NIV)“The southern boundary of Gad will run south from Tamar to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)by the border of Gad, on the south side, toward the South, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the Great Sea.

Context of Ezekiel 48:28

26Zebulun will have one part of the land and border Issachar on the south. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border. 27Gad will have one part of the land and border Zebulun on the south. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border. The southern border of Gad will run south from Tamar to the oasis at Meribah in Kadesh, and it will run along the Brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. 29This is the land you will divide as your inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their areas, declares the Almighty Lord. 30These will be the exits for the city: The north side will be 7,875 feet long.

Ezekiel 48:28 word by word

וְעַל֙ גְּב֣וּל גָּ֔ד אֶל־פְּאַ֖ת נֶ֣גֶב תֵּימָ֑נָה וְהָיָ֨ה גְב֜וּל מִתָּמָ֗ר מֵ֚י מְרִיבַ֣ת קָדֵ֔שׁ נַחֲלָ֖ה עַל־הַיָּ֥ם הַגָּדֽוֹל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And by the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
• of Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410
• at the southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045
• sideפֵּאָהpê'âh · sideH6285
• southwardתֵּימָןtêymân têmân · southH8486
• the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• shall be even from Tamarתָּמָרtâmâr · TamarH8559
• the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• of strifeמְרִיבָהmerîybâh · MeribahH4809
• of strifeמְרִיבָהmerîybâh · provocationH4808
• Kadeshקָדֵשׁqâdêsh · (Meribath)-kadeshH6946
• to the riverנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · BrookH5158
• toward the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · Great (Sea)H1419
• seaיָםyâm · seaH3220

Cross-references for Ezekiel 48:28

• Ezekiel 47:19On the south side the border will run from Tamar to the oasis at Meribah in Kadesh along the ravine to the Mediterranean Sea. This is the southern border.
• 2 Chronicles 20:2Some men reported to Jehoshaphat, “A large crowd is coming against you from the other side of the Dead Sea, from Edom. The crowd is already in Hazazon Tamar” (also called En Gedi).
• Numbers 20:1In the first month the whole community of Israel came into the Desert of Zin, and they stayed at Kadesh. Miriam died and was buried there.
• Psalms 106:32They made God angry by the water at Meribah. Things turned out badly for Moses because of what they did,
• Genesis 15:18At that time the Lord made a promise to Abram. He said, “I will give this land to your descendants. This is the land from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates.
• Numbers 34:5From Azmon it turns toward the River of Egypt so that the border ends at the Mediterranean Sea.
• Joshua 13:3It extends from the Shihor River, east of Egypt, northward as far as the border of Ekron. This is considered to be Canaanite territory, even though there are five Philistine rulers over Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as the Avvim people
• Isaiah 27:12On that day the Lord will begin his threshing from the flowing stream of the Euphrates River to the brook of Egypt. People of Israel, you will be gathered one by one.
• Ezekiel 47:15This is the northern border for the land: On the north side the border will run from the Mediterranean Sea all the way to Hethlon and Hamath Pass. It will run through the city of Zedad and through

Commentaries on Ezekiel 48:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28From Tamar - in Kadesh - The former was on the south of the Dead Sea; and the latter, or Kadesh-Barnea, was still farther south, and at the extremity of the portion of Gad, which was the most southern tribe, as Dan was the most northern.Read the comment
• 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 48:28

• Egypt
• Mediterranean Sea
• Tamar

In the dictionaries

• Gad
• Kadesh
• Tamar
• Euphrates River, the River
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Waters of Strife
• Alienate
• Profane
• Tadmor
• Atonement, Day of

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