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Ezekiel 48:23
23As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, will be Benjamin’s one.
Ezekiel 48:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.
- New International Version (NIV)“As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion; it will extend from the east side to the west side.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, Benjamin, one portion.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west, Benjamin shall have one section;
Context of Ezekiel 48:23
21“What is remaining from this side and on the other of the holy allotment and the city property will be for the prince. What is adjacent to the 25,000 of the allotment toward the eastern border, and westward adjacent to the 25,000 toward the western border, alongside the portions, will be for the prince. The holy allotment and the Sanctuary of the House will be in the midst of it. 22The property of the Levites and the property of the city will be in the middle of what belongs to the prince; what belongs to the prince will be between Judah’s border and Benjamin’s border. As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, will be Benjamin’s one. 24Next to the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, will be Simeon’s one. 25Next to the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, will be Issachar’s one.
Read all of Ezekiel 48Ezekiel 48:23 word by word
וְיֶ֖תֶר הַשְּׁבָטִ֑ים מִפְּאַ֥ת קָדִ֛ימָה עַד־פְּאַת־יָ֖מָּה בִּנְיָמִ֥ן אֶחָֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 48:23
- Ezekiel 48:1“Now these are the names of the tribes: Dan’s portion will be from the northern frontier, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar-enan at the northern border of Damascus, beside Hamath, and from eastern side to the sea.
- Genesis 35:16Then they traveled from Beth-El, and while they were still a distance from entering Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, but her labor was difficult.
- Joshua 18:21Now the towns of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their clans were: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,
Commentaries on Ezekiel 48:23
- 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
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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
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