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Ezekiel 48:6

in Ezekiel 48

Reuben will have one portion bordering the territory of Ephraim from east to west.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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This verse in Ezekiel 48

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Reuben. Who, through his sin, lost his birthright; but now, his sin being forgiven and forgotten, has a portion assigned him upon the border of Ephraim, and next to the tribe of Judah; when in Moses and Joshua's time it lay on the other side Jordan: this points to such persons that shall have their lot and portion in spiritual things; that "see the Son", that look to Christ alone for righteousness, peace, pardon, and eternal life.

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

Reuben will have one portion

Reuben, the firstborn, lost his birthright for his sin in Genesis 49:3 to 4, and his tribe settled east of the Jordan in Numbers 32. John Gill notes that his portion now lies west of the river, next to Judah. The firstborn returns across the Jordan.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Ezekiel · Written before 420.

proposed

(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 words

Every 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.

  • וְעַ֣ל׀and at

    vealH5921 →5755 times

  • גְּב֣וּל[the] border of

    gevulH1366 →240 times

  • אֶפְרַ֗יִםEphraim

    ʾefrayimH669 →180 times

  • מִפְּאַ֥תfrom [the] side of

    mipeatH6285 →86 times

  • קָדִ֛ים[the] east

    kadimH6921 →69 times

  • וְעַד־and to

    vead-H5704 →1261 times

  • פְּאַת־[the] side of

    peat-H6285 →86 times

  • יָ֖מָּהwest -ward

    yamahH3220 →396 times

  • רְאוּבֵ֥ןReuben

    reuvenH7205 →72 times

  • אֶחָֽד׃one [portion]

    ʾechadH259 →971 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

3 in all, six open

The walk

5 stops

Each 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

    Genesis 29:32

    And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 26:7

      So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression.

    • Exodus 3:7

      The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.

    • Exodus 4:31

      and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.

    • Genesis 42:22

      And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”

    • 1 Samuel 1:20

      So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”

Where this verse is studied

About Ezekiel

Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Ezekiel: the study guide →Read Ezekiel 48 →

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.

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