Ezekiel 48:5
in Ezekiel 48Ephraim will have one portion bordering the territory of Manasseh from east to west.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, Ephraim, one portion.
KJV
And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.
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This verse in Ezekiel 48
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim. Close to the tribe of Manasseh, and the inheritance of it, which is no more reckoned a half, but a whole tribe, and has an inheritance equal to the rest, lay the tribe of Ephraim, and the inheritance assigned to that; even to such believers as are fruitful in grace and good works. Joseph is not mentioned, as in Eze 47:13, the two portions there given him being here allotted to his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
This site's exposition
the names of the tribes
on Ezekiel 48:1-7
Seven tribes receive parallel strips, beginning “At the northern frontier” with Dan and ending with Judah, whose portion borders the holy portion. In Joshua the tribes received land by lot within borders shaped by rivers and hills. Here the portions are straight bands around a fixed center.
This site's exposition
Ephraim will have one portion
John Gill notes that Joseph goes unnamed here because his two portions of 47:13 appear as Manasseh and Ephraim. Ephraim, the younger son, had received the greater blessing in Genesis 48:19. The brothers now hold equal strips side by side.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Chapter 48, verses 1 onwards) And these are the names of the tribes: starting from the northern borders, near the path of Ethalon that goes to Emath, Atrium, Enon, the boundary of Damascus to the north of Emath, and it will have the eastern boundary, the sea. Dan is one tribe. And from the boundary of Dan to the eastern boundary, Asher is one tribe. And beyond the boundary of Asher to the eastern boundary, Nephthali is one tribe. And beyond the boundary of Nephthali to the eastern boundary, Manasseh is one tribe.
The words behind it
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַ֣ל׀ | veal | and at | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| גְּב֣וּל | gevul | [the] border of | H1366 → | 240 times |
| מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה | menasheh | Manasseh | H4519 → | |
| מִפְּאַ֥ת | mipeat | from [the] side of | H6285 → | 86 times |
| קָדִ֛מָה | kadimah | east -ward | H6921 → | 69 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| פְּאַת־ | peat- | [the] side of | H6285 → | 86 times |
| יָ֖מָּה | yamah | west -ward | H3220 → | 396 times |
| אֶפְרַ֥יִם | ʾefrayim | Ephraim | H669 → | 180 times |
| אֶחָֽד׃ | ʾechad | one [portion] | H259 → | 971 times |
וְעַ֣ל׀and at
vealH5921 →5755 times
גְּב֣וּל[the] border of
gevulH1366 →240 times
מְנַשֶּׁ֗הManasseh
menashehH4519 →
מִפְּאַ֥תfrom [the] side of
mipeatH6285 →86 times
קָדִ֛מָהeast -ward
kadimahH6921 →69 times
עַד־to
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
פְּאַת־[the] side of
peat-H6285 →86 times
יָ֖מָּהwest -ward
yamahH3220 →396 times
אֶפְרַ֥יִםEphraim
ʾefrayimH669 →180 times
אֶחָֽד׃one [portion]
ʾechadH259 →971 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.