New American Standard Bible 2020
Ezekiel 48
Division of the Land
1“Nowtheseוְאֵ֖לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the namesשְׁמ֣וֹתshe.MotH8034of the tribesהַשְּׁבָטִ֑יםha.she.va.TimH7626:from the northernצָפ֡וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828extremityמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097,besideאֶל־ יַ֣ד'el- yadH413H3027the wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of Hethlonחֶתְלֹ֣ן׀chet.LonH2855toLebo-hamathלְֽבוֹא־le.Vo'-H935, as far asHazar-enanH2704atthe borderגְּב֨וּלge.VulH1366of Damascusדַּמֶּ֤שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,toward the northצָפ֙וֹנָה֙tza.Fo.nahH6828besideאֶל־ יַ֣ד'el- yadH413H3027HamathH2574,runningוְהָיוּ־ve.ha.yu-H1961from eastקָדִ֛יםka.DimH6921to westהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,Danדָּ֥ןdanH1835,oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259portion.
8“And besideוְעַל֙ve.'AlH5921the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,from the eastקָדִ֖יםka.DimH6921sideמִפְּאַ֥תmi.pe.'AtH6285to the westיָ֑מָּהYa.mahH3220sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285, shall be theallotmentהַתְּרוּמָ֣הha.te.ru.MahH8641whichאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834you shallsetH7311apartH7311,twenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֩ וְעֶשְׂרִ֨יםcha.mi.Shah ve.'es.RimH6242H2568thousandאֶ֜לֶף'E.lefH505cubitsin widthרֹ֗חַבRo.chavH7341,and in lengthוְאֹ֜רֶךְve.'O.rekhH753like oneכְּאַחַ֤דke.'a.ChadH259of the portionsהַחֲלָקִים֙ha.cha.la.KimH2506,from the eastקָדִ֙ימָה֙ka.Di.mahH6921sideמִפְּאַ֤תmi.pe.'AtH6285to the westיָ֔מָּהYa.mahH3220sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285; and thesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁha.mik.DashH4720shall be in the middleבְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃be.to.KhoH8432of it.
9The allotmentהַתְּרוּמָ֕הha.te.ru.MahH8641that you shall setH7311apartH7311to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068shall betwenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙cha.mi.Shah ve.'es.RimH2568H6242thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505cubitsin lengthאֹ֗רֶךְ'O.rekhH753and tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505in widthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341.
Portion for the Priests
10The holyהַקֹּדֶשׁ֮ha.ko.DeshH6944allotmentתְרֽוּמַת־te.ru.mat-H8641shall be for theseוּ֠לְאֵ֜לֶּהu.le.'E.lehH428, namely for thepriestsלַכֹּֽהֲנִים֒la.ko.ha.NimH3548,toward the northצָפ֜וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828twenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֧ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֣יםcha.mi.Shah ve.'es.RimH2568H6242thousandאֶ֗לֶף'E.lefH505cubits in length,toward the westוְיָ֙מָּה֙ve.Ya.mahH3220tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505in widthרֹ֚חַבRo.chavH7341,toward the eastוְקָדִ֗ימָהve.ka.Di.mahH6921tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505in widthרֹ֚חַבRo.chavH7341,and toward the southוְנֶ֕גְבָּהve.Neg.bahH5045twenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםcha.mi.Shah ve.'es.RimH2568H6242thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505in lengthאֹ֕רֶךְ'O.rekhH753;and the sanctuaryמִקְדַּשׁ־mik.dash-H4720of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall be in its midstבְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃be.to.KhoH8432.
11It shall befor the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548who are sanctifiedהַֽמְקֻדָּשׁ֙ham.ku.DashH6942of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Zadokצָד֔וֹקtza.DokH6659,whoH834havetakenשָׁמְר֖וּsha.me.RuH8104the responsibilityמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֑יmish.mar.TiH4931I gave them, whoH834did not goH8582astrayתָע֗וּta.'UH8582when the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH8582astrayבִּתְעוֹת֙bit.'OtH8582as theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ סhal.vi.YimH3881wentH8582astrayתָּע֖וּta.'UH8582.
13And alongsideלְעֻמַּת֙le.'u.MatH5980the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֗םve.hal.vi.YimH3881shall havetwenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםcha.mi.Shah ve.'es.RimH2568H6242thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505cubitsin lengthאֹ֔רֶךְ'O.rekhH753and tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505in widthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341.The entireכָּל־kol-H3605lengthאֹ֗רֶךְ'O.rekhH753shall betwenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙cha.mi.Shah ve.'es.RimH2568H6242thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505cubitsand the widthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505.
14Moreover, theyshall not sellיִמְכְּר֣וּyim.ke.RuH4376or exchangeיָמֵ֛רya.MerH4171anyמִמֶּ֗נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480of it, or allowH5674thischoiceרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225portionof landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776toH5674passיַעֲבִ֖ירya.'a.vurH5674to others;for it is holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
15“The remainderהַנּוֹתָ֣רha.no.TarH3498,fiveוַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁתva.cha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505cubitsin widthבָּרֹ֗חַבba.Ro.chavH7341andtwenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙cha.mi.Shah ve.'es.RimH2568H6242thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505in lengthעַל־ פְּנֵ֨י'al- pe.NeiH5921H6440, shall be forcommonH2455useH2455for the cityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892,for homesלְמוֹשָׁ֖בle.mo.ShavH4186and foropenוּלְמִגְרָ֑שׁu.le.mig.RashH4054spacesH4054;and the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892shall be in its midstבְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃be.to.khoH8432.
16And theseוְאֵלֶּה֮ve.'e.LehH428shall beits measurementsמִדּוֹתֶיהָ֒mi.do.tei.HaH4060:the northצָפ֗וֹןtza.FonH6828sideפְּאַ֣תpe.'AtH6285,4,500חֲמֵ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ וְאַרְבַּ֣עַת אֲלָפִ֔יםcha.Mesh me.'Ot ve.'ar.Ba.'at 'a.la.FimH2568H3967H702H505cubits,the southנֶ֕גֶבNe.gevH5045sideוּפְאַת־u.fe.'at-H62854,500חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת וְאַרְבַּ֣עַת אֲלָפִ֑יםcha.Mesh me.'ot ve.'ar.Ba.'at 'a.la.FimH2568H3967H702H505cubits,the eastקָדִ֗יםka.DimH6921sideוּמִפְּאַ֣תu.mi.pe.'AtH62854,500חֲמֵ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ וְאַרְבַּ֣עַת אֲלָפִ֔יםcha.Mesh me.'Ot ve.'ar.Ba.'at 'a.la.FimH2568H3967H702H505cubits,and the westיָ֕מָּהYa.mahH3220sideוּפְאַת־u.fe.'at-H6285,4,500חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת וְאַרְבַּ֥עַת אֲלָפִֽים׃cha.Mesh me.'ot ve.'ar.Ba.'at 'a.la.FimH2568H3967H702H505cubits.
17The cityלָעִיר֒la.'IrH5892shall haveוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961openמִגְרָשׁ֮mig.RashH4054spacesH4054:on the northצָפ֙וֹנָה֙tza.Fo.nahH6828250חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים וּמָאתַ֔יִםcha.mi.Shim u.ma.Ta.yimH2572H3967cubits,on the southוְנֶ֖גְבָּהve.Neg.bahH5045250חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים וּמָאתָ֑יִםcha.mi.Shim u.ma.Ta.yimH2572H3967cubits,on the eastוְקָדִ֙ימָה֙ve.ka.Di.mahH6921250חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים וּמָאתַ֔יִםcha.mi.Shim u.ma.Ta.yimH2572H3967cubits,and on the westוְיָ֖מָּהve.Ya.mahH3220250חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּמָאתָֽיִם׃cha.mi.Shim u.ma.Ta.yimH2572H3967cubits.
18The remainderוְהַנּוֹתָ֨רve.ha.no.TarH3498of the lengthבָּאֹ֜רֶךְba.'O.rekhH753alongsideלְעֻמַּ֣ת׀le.'u.MatH5980the holyהַקֹּ֗דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944allotmentתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641shall be tenעֲשֶׂ֨רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֤ים'a.la.FimH505cubitstoward the eastקָדִ֙ימָה֙ka.Di.mahH6921and tenוַעֲשֶׂ֤רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505toward the westיָ֔מָּהYa.mahH3220; and it shall bealongsideלְעֻמַּ֖תle.'u.MatH5980the holyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944allotmentתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641.And its produceתְבֽוּאָתוֹ֙te.vu.'a.toH8393shall be foodלְלֶ֔חֶםle.Le.chemH3899for the workersלְעֹבְדֵ֖יle.'oe.DeiH5647of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
20The wholeכָּל־kol-H3605allotmentהַתְּרוּמָ֗הha.te.ru.MahH8641shall betwenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙cha.mi.Shah ve.'es.RimH2568H6242thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505by twenty-fiveבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםba.cha.mi.Shah ve.'es.RimH2568H6242thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505cubits; you shallsetH7311apartH7311the holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944allotmentתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641, asquareרְבִיעִ֗יתre.vi.'ItH7243, with thepropertyאֲחֻזַּ֖ת'a.chu.ZatH272of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
Portion for the Prince
21“Theremainderוְהַנּוֹתָ֣רve.ha.no.TarH3498shall befor the princeלַנָּשִׂ֣יאla.na.Si'H5387,on the oneH2088sideH2088and on the otherH2088of the holyהַקֹּ֣דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944allotmentלִתְרֽוּמַת־lit.ru.mat-H8641and of thepropertyוְלַאֲחֻזַּ֪תve.la.'a.chu.ZatH272of the cityהָעִ֟ירha.'IrH5892;in frontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the twenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֩ וְעֶשְׂרִ֨יםcha.mi.Shah ve.'es.RimH2568H6242thousandאֶ֥לֶף׀'E.lefH505cubitsof the allotmentתְּרוּמָה֮te.ru.MahH8641towardעַד־'ad-H5704the eastקָדִימָה֒ka.di.MahH6921borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366and westwardוְיָ֗מָּהve.Ya.mahH3220in frontפְּ֠נֵיPe.neiH6440of the twenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםcha.mi.Shah ve.'es.RimH2568H6242thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505towardH5921the westיָ֔מָּהYa.mahH3220borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366,alongsideלְעֻמַּ֥תle.'u.MatH5980the portionsחֲלָקִ֖יםcha.la.KimH2506, it shall befor the princeלַנָּשִׂ֑יאla.na.Si'H5387.And the holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944allotmentתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641and the sanctuaryוּמִקְדַּ֥שׁu.mik.DashH4720of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shall be in the middleבְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃be.to.khoH8432of it.
22And exclusiveH4480of thepropertyוּמֵאֲחֻזַּ֤תu.me.'a.chu.ZatH272of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881and thepropertyוּמֵאֲחֻזַּ֣תu.me.'a.chu.ZatH272of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, which arein the middleבְּת֛וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of that whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belongsיִֽהְיֶ֑הyih.YehH1961to the princeלַנָּשִׂ֖יאla.na.Si'H5387, everythingbetweenH996the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063and the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144shall belongיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961to the princeלַנָּשִׂ֖יאla.na.Si'H5387.
Portion for Other Tribes
28And besideH5921the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Gadגָּ֔דGadH1410,at the southנֶ֣גֶבNe.gevH5045sideפְּאַ֖תpe.'AtH6285toward the southתֵּימָ֑נָהtei.Ma.nahH8486,the borderגְב֜וּלge.VulH1366shall be fromTamarמִתָּמָ֗רmi.ta.MarH8559to the watersמֵ֚יmeiH4325of Meribath-kadeshמְרִיבַ֣ת קָדֵ֔שׁme.ri.Vat ka.DeshH4809H6946,to the brookנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5158of Egypt, to theGreatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419Seaהַיָּ֥םhai.YamH3220.
29ThisH2088is thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you shall divideH5307byH5307lotH5307to the tribesלְשִׁבְטֵ֣יle.shiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478for an inheritanceמִֽנַּחֲלָ֖הmi.na.cha.LahH5159,and theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428are their severalportionsמַחְלְקוֹתָ֔םmach.le.ko.TamH4256,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068.
The City Gates
30“Now theseוְאֵ֖לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the exitsתּוֹצְאֹ֣תtotz.'OtH8444of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: on thenorthצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828sideמִפְּאַ֣תmi.pe.'AtH6285,4,500חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֛וֹת וְאַרְבַּ֥עַת אֲלָפִ֖יםcha.Mesh me.'ot ve.'ar.Ba.'at 'a.la.FimH2568H3967H702H505cubitsby measurementמִדָּֽה׃mi.DahH4060,
31shall be the gatesוְשַׁעֲרֵ֣יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179of the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,namedעַל־ שְׁמוֹת֙'al- she.mOtH5921H8034for the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֖הshe.lo.ShahH7969gatesשְׁעָרִ֥יםshe.'a.RimH8179toward the northצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828:the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֞ןre.'u.VenH7205,oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259;the gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259; andthe gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of LeviH3878,oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.
32On the eastקָדִ֗ימָהka.Di.mahH6921sideפְּאַ֣תpe.'AtH6285,4,500חֲמֵ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ וְאַרְבַּ֣עַת אֲלָפִ֔יםcha.Mesh me.'Ot ve.'ar.Ba.'at 'a.la.FimH2568H3967H702H505cubits,shall be threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.ShahH7969gatesוּשְׁעָרִ֖יםu.she.'a.RimH8179:the gateוְשַׁ֨עַרve.Sha.'arH8179of Josephיוֹסֵ֜ףyo.SefH3130,oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259;the gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144,oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259; andthe gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of Danדָּ֖ןdanH1835,oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.
33On the southנֶ֗גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045sideוּפְאַת־u.fe.'at-H6285,4,500חֲמֵ֨שׁ מֵא֜וֹת וְאַרְבַּ֤עַת אֲלָפִים֙cha.Mesh me.'ot ve.'ar.Ba.'at 'a.la.FimH2568H3967H702H505cubitsby measurementמִדָּ֔הmi.DahH4060,shall be threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.ShahH7969gatesוּשְׁעָרִ֖יםu.she.'a.RimH8179:the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of Simeonשִׁמְע֞וֹןshim.'onH8095,oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259;the gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָר֙yi.sa.sh.KharH3485,oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259; andthe gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֖ןze.vu.LunH2074,oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.
34On the westיָ֗מָּהYa.mahH3220sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285,4,500חֲמֵ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ וְאַרְבַּ֣עַת אֲלָפִ֔יםcha.Mesh me.'Ot ve.'ar.Ba.'at 'a.la.FimH2568H3967H702H505cubits, shall bethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.ShahH7969gatesשַֽׁעֲרֵיהֶ֖םsha.'a.rei.HemH8179:the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of Gadגָּ֞דgadH1410,oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259;the gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179of Asherאָשֵׁר֙'a.SherH836,oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259; andthe gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֖יnaf.ta.LiH5321,oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.
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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