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Ezekiel 48:1-12

“Now these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar Enan at the border of Damascus, northward beside Hamath (and they shall have their sides east and west), Dan, one portion.

“By the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, Asher, one portion.

“By the border of Asher, from the east side even to the west side, Naphtali, one portion.

“By the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion.

“By the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, Ephraim, one portion.

“By the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the west side, Reuben, one portion.

“By the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, Judah, one portion.

“By the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the offering which you shall offer, twenty-five thousand reeds in width, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side to the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.

“The offering that you shall offer to Yahweh shall be twenty-five thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in width. For these, even for the priests, shall be the holy offering: toward the north twenty-five thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in width, and toward the east ten thousand in width, and toward the south twenty-five thousand in length: and the sanctuary of Yahweh shall be in the middle of it. It shall be for the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have kept my instruction, who didn’t go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray. It shall be to them an offering from the offering of the land, a most holy thing, by the border of the Levites.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    “Now these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar Enan at the border of Damascus, northward beside Hamath (and they shall have their sides east and west), Dan, one portion.

    “By the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, Asher, one portion.

    “By the border of Asher, from the east side even to the west side, Naphtali, one portion.

    “By the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion.

    “By the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, Ephraim, one portion.

    “By the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the west side, Reuben, one portion.

    “By the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, Judah, one portion.

    “By the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the offering which you shall offer, twenty-five thousand reeds in width, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side to the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.

    “The offering that you shall offer to Yahweh shall be twenty-five thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in width.

    For these, even for the priests, shall be the holy offering: toward the north twenty-five thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in width, and toward the east ten thousand in width, and toward the south twenty-five thousand in length: and the sanctuary of Yahweh shall be in the middle of it.

    It shall be for the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have kept my instruction, who didn’t go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

    It shall be to them an offering from the offering of the land, a most holy thing, by the border of the Levites.

  • KJV King James Version

    Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.

    And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher.

    And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali.

    And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.

    And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.

    And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.

    And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah.

    And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

    The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.

    And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.

    It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

    And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    Now these are the names of the tribes: from the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar-enan, at the border of Damascus, northward, beside Hamath; and they shall have their sides east and west: Dan, one portion.

    And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side: Asher, one portion.

    And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side: Naphtali, one portion.

    And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side: Manasseh, one portion.

    And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side: Ephraim, one portion.

    And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side: Reuben, one portion.

    And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side: Judah, one portion.

    And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall set aside, five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side unto the west side; and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

    The offering that ye shall set apart unto the LORD shall be five and twenty thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in breadth.

    And for these, even for the priests, shall be the holy offering; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length; and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.

    The sanctified portion shall be for the priests of the sons of Zadok, that have kept My charge, that went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

    And it shall be unto them a portion set apart from the offering of the land, a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv1, 8 The tribes after that they entered into the land…

The tribes after that they entered into the land under Joshua, divided the land somewhat otherwise than is here set forth by this vision.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv1–12 Eze 48:1 Now these [are] the names of the…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 From the north end; as the measurer began to…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv1–12 Now these are the names of the tribes,.... That…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v1 The portion of seven tribes, ver. 1-7. The allotment…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv1, 9 This chapter contains a description of the several portions…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv1, 7, 8, 9, 11 Eze 48:1-2. These are the names of the tribes:…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv1, 8, 10 The distribution of the holy land is seen in…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv1, 8, 11 Dan. This division is very different from that of…
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures 1864 · Public Domain On v1 1And these are the names of the tribes: from…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv3–6 Asher--a tribe of which no one of note is…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv1, 8, 11 1. The text is difficult. Toy probably gives the…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 1. Dan on the furthest north. The verse as…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v1 The closing chapter of Ezekiel is mainly occupied with…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv1, 3, 8, 9, 11 The closing chapter of the prophet"s temple-vision treats more…
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On v1 The Lord is there.
The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary 1892 · Public Domain On v1 THE IDEAL ALLOTMENT OF THE HOLY LAND. (Chap. 48)
J. R. Dummelow 1909 · Public Domain On v1 The Division of the Land and the Plan of…
Arno C. Gaebelein 1922 · Public Domain On v1 1. The portion of the seven tribes (Eze 48:1-7)
Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain On v1 The Division of the New Canaan
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv1, 4, 8, 10 one portion of land
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv1, 9 48:1-8 The land assigned to the tribes was arranged…
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