Ezekiel 48:21
in Ezekiel 48The remaining area on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city will belong to the prince. He will own the land adjacent to the tribal portions, extending eastward from the 25,000 cubits of the holy district toward the eastern border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the western border. And in the center of them will be the holy portion and the sanctuary of the temple.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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; in front of the five and twenty thousand of the oblation 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 oblation and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Ezekiel 48
Commentary
7 notes on this verse(Verse 21, 22.) But what remains will belong to the prince on all sides, either from here or from there ((The Vulgate is silent whether from here or from there)) as the firstfruits of the sanctuary and the possession of the city, bordering (or facing) twenty-five thousand firstfruits to the eastern boundary, and also from the sea ((The Vulgate says to the sea)) bordering (or facing) twenty-five thousand to the boundary of the sea. Similarly, in the areas belonging to the prince, there will be the firstfruits of the sanctuary and the sanctuary of the temple in its midst.
This site's exposition
The entire portion will be a square
on Ezekiel 48:20-22
The whole reserved block is “a square, 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits”, and the remaining land on both sides “will belong to the prince”. His land surrounds the holy portion and the city property. These closing chapters give him the title prince and withhold the title king.
This site's exposition
will belong to the prince
The prince's land lies on both sides of the holy district and reaches to the eastern border and the sea, as Jerome's rendering also shows. With fixed land of his own, he has no claim on any tribe's fields. The same arrangement was set out in 45:7 to 8.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
); we took an account of it before, ch. xlv. He was seated near the sanctuary, where the testimony of Israel was, and near the city, where the thrones of judgment were, that he might be a protection to both and might see the that duty of both was carefully and faithfully done; and herein he was a minister of God for good to the whole community.
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And the residue shall be for the prince,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
And the residue - for the prince - His portion was alongside that of the Levites, from west to east; these were on each side twenty-five thousand cubits in length, from the east to the west. by twelve thousand five hundred cubits in breadth from north to south. The space both above and below was equal, between the tribe of Judah and that of Benjamin to north and south; and the portion of the Levites, which had Judah and Benjamin to the north and south, and the portion of the prince to the east and to the west. See the map.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Or, “And the residue shall be for the prince - on the one side and on the other side of the holy oblation and of the possession of the city over against the 25,000 of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the 25,000 toward the west border, over against the portions (of Judah and Benjamin, between which the oblation was included), shall be “for the prince; and it shall be that the holy oblation and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.” This exactly describes the position of the prince’s allotments on the borders of the “oblations.”
The words behind it
35 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהַנּוֹתָ֣ר | vehanotar | and <the> [what] remains | H3498 → | 106 times |
| לַנָּשִׂ֣יא | lanasi' | [will belong] to the prince | H5387 → | 134 times |
| מִזֶּ֣ה׀ | mizeh | from this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| וּמִזֶּ֣ה׀ | umizeh | and from this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| לִתְרֽוּמַת־ | litrumat- | of [the] contribution of | H8641 → | 76 times |
| הַקֹּ֣דֶשׁ | hakodesh | <the> holiness | H6944 → | 469 times |
| וְלַאֲחֻזַּ֪ת | velaachuzat | and of [the] possession of | H272 → | 66 times |
| הָעִ֟יר | hair | the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| פְּנֵ֣י | penei | [the] face of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| חֲמִשָּׁה֩ | chamishah | [the] five | H2568 → | 343 times |
| וְעֶשְׂרִ֨ים | veesrim | and twenty | H6242 → | 315 times |
| אֶ֥לֶף׀ | ʾelef | thousand [cubits] | H505 → | 505 times |
| תְּרוּמָה֮ | terumah | a contribution | H8641 → | 76 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| גְּב֣וּל | gevul | [the] border of | H1366 → | 240 times |
| קָדִימָה֒ | kadimah | east -ward | H6921 → | 69 times |
| וְיָ֗מָּה | veyamah | and west -ward | H3220 → | 396 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| פְּ֠נֵי | penei | [the] face of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה | chamishah | five | H2568 → | 343 times |
| וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים | veesrim | and twenty | H6242 → | 315 times |
| אֶ֙לֶף֙ | ʾelef | thousand [cubits] | H505 → | 505 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| גְּב֣וּל | gevul | [the] border of | H1366 → | 240 times |
| יָ֔מָּה | yamah | west -ward | H3220 → | 396 times |
| לְעֻמַּ֥ת | leumat | <to> close to | H5980 → | 32 times |
| חֲלָקִ֖ים | chalakim | [the] portions | H2506 → | 67 times |
| לַנָּשִׂ֑יא | lanasi' | [will belong] to the prince | H5387 → | 134 times |
| וְהָֽיְתָה֙ | vehayetah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| תְּרוּמַ֣ת | terumat | [the] contribution of | H8641 → | 76 times |
| הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ | hakodesh | <the> holiness | H6944 → | 469 times |
| וּמִקְדַּ֥שׁ | umikdash | and [the] sanctuary of | H4720 → | 75 times |
| הַבַּ֖יִת | habayit | the house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| בְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃ | betokho | in [the] middle of it | H8432 → | 418 times |
וְהַנּוֹתָ֣רand <the> [what] remains
vehanotarH3498 →106 times
לַנָּשִׂ֣יא[will belong] to the prince
lanasi'H5387 →134 times
מִזֶּ֣ה׀from this
mizehH2088 →1180 times
וּמִזֶּ֣ה׀and from this
umizehH2088 →1180 times
לִתְרֽוּמַת־of [the] contribution of
litrumat-H8641 →76 times
הַקֹּ֣דֶשׁ<the> holiness
hakodeshH6944 →469 times
וְלַאֲחֻזַּ֪תand of [the] possession of
velaachuzatH272 →66 times
הָעִ֟ירthe city
hairH5892 →1090 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
פְּנֵ֣י[the] face of
peneiH6440 →2123 times
חֲמִשָּׁה֩[the] five
chamishahH2568 →343 times
וְעֶשְׂרִ֨יםand twenty
veesrimH6242 →315 times
אֶ֥לֶף׀thousand [cubits]
ʾelefH505 →505 times
תְּרוּמָה֮a contribution
terumahH8641 →76 times
עַד־to
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
גְּב֣וּל[the] border of
gevulH1366 →240 times
קָדִימָה֒east -ward
kadimahH6921 →69 times
וְיָ֗מָּהand west -ward
veyamahH3220 →396 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
פְּ֠נֵי[the] face of
peneiH6440 →2123 times
חֲמִשָּׁ֨הfive
chamishahH2568 →343 times
וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםand twenty
veesrimH6242 →315 times
אֶ֙לֶף֙thousand [cubits]
ʾelefH505 →505 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
גְּב֣וּל[the] border of
gevulH1366 →240 times
יָ֔מָּהwest -ward
yamahH3220 →396 times
לְעֻמַּ֥ת<to> close to
leumatH5980 →32 times
חֲלָקִ֖ים[the] portions
chalakimH2506 →67 times
לַנָּשִׂ֑יא[will belong] to the prince
lanasi'H5387 →134 times
וְהָֽיְתָה֙and it will be
vehayetahH1961 →3559 times
תְּרוּמַ֣ת[the] contribution of
terumatH8641 →76 times
הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ<the> holiness
hakodeshH6944 →469 times
וּמִקְדַּ֥שׁand [the] sanctuary of
umikdashH4720 →75 times
הַבַּ֖יִתthe house
habayitH1004 →2046 times
בְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃in [the] middle of it
betokhoH8432 →418 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 37:24My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 34:23–24
I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- Hosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
- Jeremiah 30:9
Instead, they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
- Ezekiel 37:25
They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their…
- Ezekiel 36:27
And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.
- Ezekiel 34:23–24
Through
Ezekiel 48:10This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side, and…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 45:4
It will be a holy portion of the land to be used by the priests who minister in the sanctuary, who draw near to minister before the LORD. It will be a place for…
- Ezekiel 44:28
In regard to their inheritance, I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession.
- Joshua 21:1–45
Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel
- Ezekiel 45:4
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.