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 Living Translation (NLT)The southern border of Gad runs from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh and then follows the Brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean.

Context of Ezekiel 48:28

26by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun shall have one section; 27by the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad shall have one section; 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. 29This is the land which you shall divide by lot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions,” says the Lord God. 30“These are the exits of the city. On the north side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits

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 47:19“The south side, toward the South, shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the Great Sea. This is the south side, toward the South.
• 2 Chronicles 20:2Then some came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, from Syria; and they are in Hazazon Tamar” (which is En Gedi).
• Numbers 20:1Then the children of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the Wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh; and Miriam died there and was buried there.
• Psalms 106:32They angered Him also at the waters of strife, So that it went ill with Moses on account of them;
• Genesis 15:18On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: “To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates—
• Numbers 34:5the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the Sea.
• Joshua 13:3from Sihor, which is east of Egypt, as far as the border of Ekron northward (which is counted as Canaanite); the five lords of the Philistines—the Gazites, the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites;
• Isaiah 27:12And it shall come to pass in that day That the Lord will thresh, From the channel of the River to the Brook of Egypt; And you will be gathered one by one, O you children of Israel.
• Ezekiel 47:15“This shall be the border of the land on the north: from the Great Sea, by the road to Hethlon, as one goes to Zedad,

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