Ezekiel 48:6
4 Manasseh will have one portion bordering the territory of Naphtali from east to west.
5 Ephraim will have one portion bordering the territory of Manasseh from east to west.
Reuben will have one portion bordering the territory of Ephraim from east to west.
7 Judah will have one portion bordering the territory of Reuben from east to west.
8 Bordering 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.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Reuben will have one portion bordering the territory of Ephraim from east to west.
- KJV
- And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.
- WEB
- “By the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the west side, Reuben, one portion.
- ASV
- And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, Reuben, one [portion].
- DARBY
- And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, Reuben one.
- BLB
- And along the border of Ephraim, from the side of the east to the side of the west, [for] Reuben one [portion].
- ÅB
- Og langsmed Efra'ims landemerke, fra østsiden og til vestsiden, Ruben én lodd.
- OTB
- "Ved siden av Efraims område, fra øst til vest, skal Ruben ha én del.
- B1930
- Og langsmed Efra'ims landemerke, fra østsiden og til vestsiden, Ruben én lodd.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 13:15–21
This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Reuben:
Read in contextGenesis 49:3–4
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.
Read in contextGenesis 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.”
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