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Ezekiel 48:1-35

“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.

“Answerable to the border of the priests, the Levites shall have twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in width. All the length shall be twenty-five thousand, and the width ten thousand. They shall sell none of it, nor exchange it, nor shall the first fruits of the land be alienated; for it is holy to Yahweh.

“The five thousand that are left in the width, in front of the twenty-five thousand, shall be for common use, for the city, for dwelling and for pasture lands; and the city shall be in the middle of it. These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred. The city shall have pasture lands: toward the north two hundred fifty, and toward the south two hundred fifty, and toward the east two hundred fifty, and toward the west two hundred fifty. The remainder in the length, alongside the holy offering, shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward; and it shall be alongside the holy offering. Its increase shall be for food to those who labor in the city. Those who labor in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it. All the offering shall be a square of twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand. You shall offer it as a holy offering, with the possession of the city.

“The remainder shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy offering and of the possession of the city; in front of the twenty-five thousand of the offering toward the east border, and westward in front of the twenty-five thousand toward the west border, alongside the portions, it shall be for the prince. The holy offering and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the middle of it. Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the middle of that which is the prince’s, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.

“As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion.

“By the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon, one portion.

“By the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar, one portion.

“By the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun, one portion.

“By the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad, one portion.

“By the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the brook, to the great sea.

“This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their several portions, says the Lord Yahweh.

“These are the exits of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure; and the gates of the city shall be named after the tribes of Israel, three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.

“At the east side four thousand and five hundred reeds, and three gates: even the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.

“At the south side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.

“At the west side four thousand and five hundred reeds, with their three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.

“It shall be eighteen thousand reeds around: and the name of the city from that day shall be, ‘Yahweh is there.’

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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.

    “Answerable to the border of the priests, the Levites shall have twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in width. All the length shall be twenty-five thousand, and the width ten thousand.

    They shall sell none of it, nor exchange it, nor shall the first fruits of the land be alienated; for it is holy to Yahweh.

    “The five thousand that are left in the width, in front of the twenty-five thousand, shall be for common use, for the city, for dwelling and for pasture lands; and the city shall be in the middle of it.

    These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

    The city shall have pasture lands: toward the north two hundred fifty, and toward the south two hundred fifty, and toward the east two hundred fifty, and toward the west two hundred fifty.

    The remainder in the length, alongside the holy offering, shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward; and it shall be alongside the holy offering. Its increase shall be for food to those who labor in the city.

    Those who labor in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it.

    All the offering shall be a square of twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand. You shall offer it as a holy offering, with the possession of the city.

    “The remainder shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy offering and of the possession of the city; in front of the twenty-five thousand of the offering toward the east border, and westward in front of the twenty-five thousand toward the west border, alongside the portions, it shall be for the prince. The holy offering and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the middle of it.

    Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the middle of that which is the prince’s, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.

    “As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion.

    “By the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon, one portion.

    “By the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar, one portion.

    “By the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun, one portion.

    “By the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad, one portion.

    “By the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the brook, to the great sea.

    “This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their several portions, says the Lord Yahweh.

    “These are the exits of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure;

    and the gates of the city shall be named after the tribes of Israel, three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.

    “At the east side four thousand and five hundred reeds, and three gates: even the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.

    “At the south side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.

    “At the west side four thousand and five hundred reeds, with their three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.

    “It shall be eighteen thousand reeds around: and the name of the city from that day shall be, ‘Yahweh is there.’

  • 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.

    And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

    And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD.

    And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.

    And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

    And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.

    And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.

    And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.

    All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.

    And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.

    Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince’s, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.

    As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.

    And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.

    And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.

    And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion.

    And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion.

    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.

    This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD.

    And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.

    And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.

    And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.

    And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.

    At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.

    It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.

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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.

    And answerable unto the border of the priests, the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth; all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

    And they shall not sell of it, nor exchange, nor alienate the first portion of the land; for it is holy unto the LORD.

    And the five thousand that are left in the breadth, in front of the five and twenty thousand, shall be for common use, for the city, for dwelling and for open land; and the city shall be in the midst thereof.

    And these shall be the measures thereof: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

    And the city shall have open land: toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.

    And the residue in the length, answerable unto the holy offering, shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward; and it shall be answerable unto the holy offering; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.

    And they that serve the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall till it.

    All the offering shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand; ye shall set apart the holy offering foursquare, with the possession of the city.

    And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy offering and of the possession of the city, in front of the five and twenty thousand of the offering toward the east border, and westward in front of the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, answerable unto the portions, it shall be for the prince; and the holy offering and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.

    Thus the possession of the Levites, and the possession of the city, shall be in the midst of that which is the prince's; between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall be the prince's.

    And as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side unto the west side: Benjamin, one portion.

    And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side: Simeon, one portion.

    And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side: Issachar, one portion.

    And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side: Zebulun, one portion.

    And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side: Gad, one portion.

    And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the Brook, unto the Great Sea.

    This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD.

    And these are the goings out of the city: on the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure;

    and the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel; three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one;

    and at the east side four thousand and five hundred reeds; and three gates: even the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one;

    and at the south side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure; and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one;

    at the west side four thousand and five hundred reeds, with their three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.

    It shall be eighteen thousand reeds round about. And the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.'

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  • Ezekiel 45:1-6 (v8) “ ‘ “Moreover, when you divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer an offering to Yahweh, a holy portion of the land. The…
  • Ezekiel 47:15 (v28) “This shall be the border of the land: “On the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;
  • Ezekiel 47:19-20 (v28) “The south side southward shall be from Tamar as far as the waters of Meriboth Kadesh, to the brook, to the great sea. This is the south…
  • Ezekiel 48:22 (v21) Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the middle of that which is the prince’s,…
  • Zechariah 14:21 (v35) Yes, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be holy to Yahweh of Armies; and all those who sacrifice will come and take of them, and cook…
  • Matthew 24:45-46 (v11) “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season? Blessed is…
  • Genesis 14:7 (v28) They returned, and came to En Mishpat (also called Kadesh), and struck all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that lived…
  • Genesis 15:18 (v28) In that day Yahweh made a covenant with Abram, saying, “I have given this land to your offspring, from the river of Egypt to the great…
  • Genesis 29:32 (v6) Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, “Because Yahweh has looked at my affliction; for now my husband…
  • Genesis 29:35 (v7) She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “This time I will praise Yahweh.” Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.
  • Genesis 30:3-6 (v1) She said, “Behold, my maid Bilhah. Go in to her, that she may bear on my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.” She gave him Bilhah…
  • Genesis 30:7-8 (v3) Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son. Rachel said, “I have wrestled with my sister with mighty…
  • Genesis 30:10-11 (v27) Zilpah, Leah’s servant, bore Jacob a son. Leah said, “How fortunate!” She named him Gad.
  • Genesis 30:12-13 (v2) Zilpah, Leah’s servant, bore Jacob a second son. Leah said, “Happy am I, for the daughters will call me happy.” She named him Asher.
  • Genesis 30:14-18 (v25) Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother, Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah,…
  • Genesis 30:19-20 (v26) Leah conceived again, and bore a sixth son to Jacob. Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good dowry. Now my husband will live with me,…
  • Genesis 30:22-24 (v4) God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her, and opened her womb. She conceived, bore a son, and said, “God has taken away my reproach.”…
  • Genesis 35:16-19 (v23) They traveled from Bethel. There was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed. She had hard labor. When she was in hard…
  • Genesis 41:51 (v4) Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, “For”, he said, “God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.”
  • Genesis 48:5 (v4) Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as…
  • Genesis 48:14-20 (v4) Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, guiding his…
  • Genesis 49:3-4 (v6) “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power. Boiling over like…
  • Genesis 49:5-7 (v24) “Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence. My soul, don’t come into their council. My glory, don’t be united to…
  • Exodus 1:1-5 (v1) Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt (every man and his household came with Jacob): Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and…
  • Exodus 22:29 (v14) “You shall not delay to offer from your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. “You shall give the firstborn of your sons to me.
  • Leviticus 23:20 (v14) The priest shall wave them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering before Yahweh, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to…
  • Leviticus 25:34 (v14) But the field of the pasture lands of their cities may not be sold, for it is their perpetual possession.
  • Leviticus 27:21 (v12) but the field, when it goes out in the Jubilee, shall be holy to Yahweh, as a devoted field. It shall be owned by the priests.
  • Leviticus 27:32-33 (v14) All the tithe of the herds or the flocks, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to Yahweh. He shall not examine whether it…
  • Numbers 1:5-15 (v1) These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur. Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.…
  • Numbers 13:4-15 (v1) These were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur. Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori. Of the tribe of…
  • Numbers 20:1 (v28) The children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month. The people stayed in Kadesh.…
  • Numbers 20:13 (v28) These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with Yahweh, and he was sanctified in them.
  • Numbers 34:2 (v29) “Command the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you come into the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall to you for an…
  • Numbers 34:5 (v28) The border shall turn about from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the sea.
  • Numbers 34:7-9 (v1) “ ‘This shall be your north border: from the great sea you shall mark out for yourselves Mount Hor. From Mount Hor you shall mark out to…
  • Numbers 34:13 (v29) Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, “This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which Yahweh has commanded to give to the…
  • Numbers 35:1-9 (v10) Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, “Command the children of Israel to give to the Levites cities…
  • Deuteronomy 12:19 (v13) Be careful that you don’t forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land.
  • Joshua 9:27 (v18) That day Joshua made them wood cutters and drawers of water for the congregation and for Yahweh’s altar to this day, in the place which he…
  • Joshua 13:1-21 (v29) Now Joshua was old and well advanced in years. Yahweh said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land…
  • Joshua 13:3 (v28) from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward, which is counted as Canaanite; the five lords of the…
  • Joshua 16:1-10 (v5) The lot came out for the children of Joseph from the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, even the wilderness, going up…
  • Joshua 21:1-45 (v10) Then the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of…
  • Judges 18:26-29 (v1) The children of Dan went their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house. They took…
  • 2 Samuel 24:2 (v1) The king said to Joab the captain of the army, who was with him, “Now go back and forth through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to…
  • 1 Kings 4:7-23 (v19) Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for a month…
  • 1 Kings 12:28-29 (v1) So the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said to them, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look and behold…

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv1, 8, 16, 20, 22, 28, 35 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 vv1–35 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, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35 From the north end; as the measurer began to…
Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain On v31 We have here a further account of the city…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv1–28 Now these are the names of the tribes,.... That…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv1, 15, 16, 18, 20, 28, 35 The portion of seven tribes, ver. 1-7. The allotment…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv1, 9, 15, 21, 28, 30, 35 This chapter contains a description of the several portions…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv1, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 22, 23, 31, 35 Eze 48:1-2. These are the names of the tribes:…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv1, 8, 10, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 30, 35 The distribution of the holy land is seen in…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv1, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 30, 35 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, 4, 5, 6, 15, 24, 25, 26, 31, 35 Asher--a tribe of which no one of note is…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv1, 8, 11, 13, 15, 20, 23, 30, 35 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, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 1. Dan on the furthest north. The verse as…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv1, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 30, 35 The closing chapter of Ezekiel is mainly occupied with…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv1, 3, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 30, 31, 35 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…
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v35 and the name
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 vv1, 30 The Division of the New Canaan
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv1, 4, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27, 30, 33 one portion of land
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv1, 9, 15, 21, 30, 32, 35 48:1-8 The land assigned to the tribes was arranged…
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