Ezekiel 48:8
in Ezekiel 48Bordering the territory of Judah, from east to west, will be the portion you are to set apart. It will be 25,000 cubits wide, and the length of a tribal portion from east to west. In the center will be the sanctuary.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the oblation which ye shall offer, 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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Ezekiel 48
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
“Length” is throughout measured from west to east, as breadth is from north to south. The offering Eze 48:9-22, or, “oblation,” here includes all the land given to priests, Levites, city, and prince; the different parts being distinguished. All these together are to extend from west to east in the same way as the portions of the other tribes, the imaginary Jordan being the eastern boundary of all.
This site's exposition
the portion you are to set apart
Bordering Judah lies “the portion you are to set apart”, and the verse's last clause states its purpose: “In the center will be the sanctuary”. Chapter 45 already set this square of land apart for the sanctuary and its ministers. Chapter 48 now fixes it within the tribal map.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 8, 9.) And over the border of Judah from the east side to the west side shall be the portion which you shall offer, twenty-five thousand cubits in breadth and in length, like one of the portions from the east side to the west side; and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it. The portion which you shall offer to the Lord shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length, and ten thousand in breadth.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
But our being left at this uncertainty is an intimation that these things are to be understood spiritually, and that what is principally meant is that there is an exact and just proportion observed by Infinite Wisdom in modelling the gospel church, which though now we cannot discern we shall when we come to heaven.
And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering,....
The words behind it
27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַל֙ | veal | and at | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| גְּב֣וּל | gevul | [the] border of | H1366 → | 240 times |
| יְהוּדָ֔ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| מִפְּאַ֥ת | mipeat | from [the] side of | H6285 → | 86 times |
| קָדִ֖ים | kadim | [the] east | H6921 → | 69 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| פְּאַת־ | peat- | [the] side of | H6285 → | 86 times |
| יָ֑מָּה | yamah | west -ward | H3220 → | 396 times |
| תִּהְיֶ֣ה | tihyeh | it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| הַתְּרוּמָ֣ה | haterumah | the contribution | H8641 → | 76 times |
| אֲֽשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| תָּרִ֡ימוּ | tarimu | you will offer up | H7311 → | 190 times |
| חֲמִשָּׁה֩ | chamishah | [will be] five | H2568 → | 343 times |
| וְעֶשְׂרִ֨ים | veesrim | and twenty | H6242 → | 315 times |
| אֶ֜לֶף | ʾelef | thousand [cubits] | H505 → | 505 times |
| רֹ֗חַב | rochav | [the] breadth | H7341 → | 101 times |
| וְאֹ֜רֶךְ | veorekh | and [the] length | H753 → | 95 times |
| כְּאַחַ֤ד | keachad | [will be] like one of | H259 → | 971 times |
| הַחֲלָקִים֙ | hachalakim | the portions | H2506 → | 67 times |
| מִפְּאַ֤ת | mipeat | from [the] side of | H6285 → | 86 times |
| קָדִ֙ימָה֙ | kadimah | east -ward | H6921 → | 69 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| פְּאַת־ | peat- | [the] side of | H6285 → | 86 times |
| יָ֔מָּה | yamah | west -ward | H3220 → | 396 times |
| וְהָיָ֥ה | vehayah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| הַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁ | hamikdash | the sanctuary | H4720 → | 75 times |
| בְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃ | betokho | in [the] middle of it | H8432 → | 418 times |
וְעַל֙and at
vealH5921 →5755 times
גְּב֣וּל[the] border of
gevulH1366 →240 times
יְהוּדָ֔הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
מִפְּאַ֥תfrom [the] side of
mipeatH6285 →86 times
קָדִ֖ים[the] east
kadimH6921 →69 times
עַד־to
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
פְּאַת־[the] side of
peat-H6285 →86 times
יָ֑מָּהwest -ward
yamahH3220 →396 times
תִּהְיֶ֣הit will be
tihyehH1961 →3559 times
הַתְּרוּמָ֣הthe contribution
haterumahH8641 →76 times
אֲֽשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
תָּרִ֡ימוּyou will offer up
tarimuH7311 →190 times
חֲמִשָּׁה֩[will be] five
chamishahH2568 →343 times
וְעֶשְׂרִ֨יםand twenty
veesrimH6242 →315 times
אֶ֜לֶףthousand [cubits]
ʾelefH505 →505 times
רֹ֗חַב[the] breadth
rochavH7341 →101 times
וְאֹ֜רֶךְand [the] length
veorekhH753 →95 times
כְּאַחַ֤ד[will be] like one of
keachadH259 →971 times
הַחֲלָקִים֙the portions
hachalakimH2506 →67 times
מִפְּאַ֤תfrom [the] side of
mipeatH6285 →86 times
קָדִ֙ימָה֙east -ward
kadimahH6921 →69 times
עַד־to
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
פְּאַת־[the] side of
peat-H6285 →86 times
יָ֔מָּהwest -ward
yamahH3220 →396 times
וְהָיָ֥הand it will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
הַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁthe sanctuary
hamikdashH4720 →75 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.
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- Colossians 1:19
For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,
- John 10:30
I and the Father are one.”
- John 1:14
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- 1 Timothy 3:16
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Isaiah 12:6Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
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- Zechariah 2:5
For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”
- Zechariah 2:10–11
“Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.
- Psalms 9:11
Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.
- Zechariah 2:5
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This page draws on 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) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.