God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 48:6
6Reuben will have one part of the land and border Ephraim on the south. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border.
Ezekiel 48:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.
- New International Version (NIV)“Reuben will have one portion; it will border the territory of Ephraim from east to west.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Adjoining the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, Reuben, one portion.
- New King James Version (NKJV)by the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, one section for Reuben;
Context of Ezekiel 48:6
4Manasseh will have one part of the land and border Naphtali on the south. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border. 5Ephraim will have one part of the land and border Manasseh on the south. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border. Reuben will have one part of the land and border Ephraim on the south. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border. 7Judah will have one part of the land and border Reuben on the south. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border. 8The land that you set aside as a special gift for the Lord will border Judah on the south. It will be 43,750 feet wide, and it will be as long as one of the sections of the tribes. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border, and the holy place will be in the middle of it.
Read all of Ezekiel 48Ezekiel 48:6 word by word
וְעַ֣ל׀ גְּב֣וּל אֶפְרַ֗יִם מִפְּאַ֥ת קָדִ֛ים וְעַד־פְּאַת־יָ֖מָּה רְאוּבֵ֥ן אֶחָֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 48:6
- Genesis 29:32Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben [Here’s My Son], because she said, “Certainly, the Lord has seen my misery; now my husband will love me!”
- Genesis 49:3“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, the very first son I had, first in majesty and first in power.
- Joshua 13:15Moses gave some land as an inheritance to the tribe of Reuben for their families.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 48:6
- 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. 66. Reuben--doomed formerly for incest and instability "not to excel" (Ge 49:4). So no distinguished prophet, priest, or king had come from it. Of it were the notorious Dathan and Abiram, the mutineers. A pastoral and Bedouin character marked it and Gad (Jud 5:16).Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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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