Ezekiel 48:23 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 48:23

21 ^a“The rest shall belong to the prince, on one side and on the other of the holy district and of the city’s property, next to the twenty-five thousand cubits of the holy district as far as the eastern border, and westward next to the twenty-five thousand as far as the western border, adjacent to the tribal portions; it shall belong to the prince. It shall be the holy district, ^band the sanctuary of the temple shall be in the center.

22 Moreover, apart from the possession of the Levites and the possession of the city which are in the midst of what belongs to the prince, the area between the border of Judah and the border of ^aBenjamin shall belong to the prince.

23 “As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west, Benjamin shall have one section;

24 by the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, ^aSimeon shall have one section;

25 by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west, ^aIssachar shall have one section;

26 by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west, ^aZebulun shall have one section;

27 by the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, ^aGad shall have one section;

28 by the border of Gad, on the south side, toward the¹ South, the border shall be from Tamar to ^athe waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the ^bGreat Sea.

29 ^aThis is the land which you shall divide by lot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions,” says the Lord God.

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30 “These are the exits of the city. On the north side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits

31 ^a(the gates of the city shall be named after the tribes of Israel), the three gates northward: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi;

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 48:23

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American Standard Version
And as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin, one `portion'.

Amplified® Bible
As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one [portion].

Contemporary English Version
South of this special section will be the land that belongs to the rest of Israel's tribes. Each tribe will receive a section of land that runs from the eastern border of Israel west to the Mediterranean Sea. The tribes will receive their share of land in the following order, from north to south: Benjamin, Simeon, Issachar, Zebulun, and Gad.

Darby English Version
And as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin one [portion].

Good News Bible
South of this special section, each of the remaining tribes is to receive one section of land running from the eastern boundary west to the Mediterranean Sea, in the following order from north to south: Benjamin Simeon Issachar Zebulun Gad

King James Version
As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.

New American Standard Bible
"As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one {portion.}

New International Version
"As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion; it will extend from the east side to the west side.

New King James Version
“As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west, Benjamin shall have one section;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion.

Revised Standard Version
"As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, Benjamin, one portion.

Young's Literal Translation
`As to the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin one,

New English Translation
“As for the rest of the tribes: From the east side to the west side, Benjamin will have one portion.

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