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Ezekiel 48

1 Now these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, northward beside Hamath (and they shall have their sides east and west), Dan, one portion.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • the names H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
  • of the tribes H7626 (שֵׁבֶט) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
  • From the north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
  • end H7097 (קָצֶה) — an extremity
  • to the coast H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
  • of the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
  • of Hethlon H2855 (חֶתְלֹן) — Chethlon, a place in Palestine
  • as one goeth H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
  • to Hamath H2574 (חֲמָת) — Chamath, a place in Syria
  • Hazar–enan H2704 (חֲצַר עֵינָן) — Chatsar-Enan, a place in Palestine
  • the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • of Damascus H1834 (דַּמֶּשֶׂק) — Damascus, a city of Syria
  • northward H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
  • of Hamath H2574 (חֲמָת) — Chamath, a place in Syria
  • for these are his sides H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
  • east H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • west H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
  • a H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • Dan H1835 (דָּן) — Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them

2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, Asher, one portion.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And by the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • of Dan H1835 (דָּן) — Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them
  • from the east H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • side H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
  • unto the west H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
  • a H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • Asher H836 (אָשֵׁר) — Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine

3 And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, Naphtali, one portion.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And by the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • of Asher H836 (אָשֵׁר) — Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine
  • from the east H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • side H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
  • even unto the west H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
  • a H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • Naphtali H5321 (נַפְתָּלִי) — Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory

4 And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, Manasseh, one portion.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And by the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • of Naphtali H5321 (נַפְתָּלִי) — Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
  • from the east H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • side H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
  • unto the west H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
  • a H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • Manasseh H4519 (מְנַשֶּׁה) — Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

5 And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, Ephraim, one portion.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And by the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • of Manasseh H4519 (מְנַשֶּׁה) — Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
  • from the east H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • side H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
  • unto the west H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
  • a H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

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

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And by the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • of Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
  • from the east H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • side H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
  • even unto the west H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
  • a H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • Reuben H7205 (רְאוּבֵן) — Reuben, a son of Jacob

7 And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, Judah, one portion.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And by the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • of Reuben H7205 (רְאוּבֵן) — Reuben, a son of Jacob
  • from the east H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • side H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
  • unto the west H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
  • a H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory

8 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.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And by the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
  • from the east H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • side H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
  • unto the west H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
  • shall be the offering H8641 (תְּרוּמָה) — a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute
  • which ye shall offer H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
  • of five H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
  • and twenty H6242 (עֶשְׂרִים) — twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
  • thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
  • breadth H7341 (רֹחַב) — width (literally or figuratively)
  • length H753 (אֹרֶךְ) — length
  • as one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • parts H2506 (חֵלֶק) — properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
  • and the sanctuary H4720 (מִקְדָּשׁ) — a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum
  • shall be in the midst H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre

9 The oblation that ye shall offer unto Jehovah shall be five and twenty thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in breadth.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • The oblation H8641 (תְּרוּמָה) — a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute
  • that ye shall offer H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
  • unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • of five H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
  • and twenty H6242 (עֶשְׂרִים) — twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
  • thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
  • in length H753 (אֹרֶךְ) — length
  • and of ten H6235 (עֶשֶׂר) — ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
  • in breadth H7341 (רֹחַב) — width (literally or figuratively)

10 And for these, even for the priests, shall be the holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of Jehovah shall be in the midst thereof.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • for the priests H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
  • holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
  • oblation H8641 (תְּרוּמָה) — a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute
  • toward the north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
  • five H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
  • and twenty H6242 (עֶשְׂרִים) — twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
  • thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
  • and toward the west H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
  • ten H6235 (עֶשֶׂר) — ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
  • in breadth H7341 (רֹחַב) — width (literally or figuratively)
  • and toward the east H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • and toward the south H5045 (נֶגֶב) — the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
  • in length H753 (אֹרֶךְ) — length
  • and the sanctuary H4720 (מִקְדָּשׁ) — a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum
  • of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • shall be in the midst H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre

11 It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, that have kept my charge, that went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • for the priests H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
  • that are sanctified H6942 (קָדַשׁ) — to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
  • of the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Zadok H6659 (צָדוֹק) — Tsadok, the name of eight or nine Israelites
  • which have kept H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
  • my charge H4931 (מִשְׁמֶרֶת) — watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly)…
  • which went not astray H8582 (תָּעָה) — to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
  • when the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • went astray H8582 (תָּעָה) — to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
  • as the Levites H3881 (לֵוִיִּי) — a Levite or descendant of Levi

12 And it shall be unto them an oblation from the oblation of the land, a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • oblation H8642 (תְּרוּמִיָּה) — a sacrificial offering
  • of the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • that is offered H8641 (תְּרוּמָה) — a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute
  • shall be unto them a thing most H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
  • holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
  • by the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • of the Levites H3881 (לֵוִיִּי) — a Levite or descendant of Levi

13 And answerable unto the border of the priests, the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And over against H5980 (עֻמָּה) — conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with
  • the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • of the priests H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
  • the Levites H3881 (לֵוִיִּי) — a Levite or descendant of Levi
  • five H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
  • and twenty H6242 (עֶשְׂרִים) — twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
  • thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
  • in length H753 (אֹרֶךְ) — length
  • and ten H6235 (עֶשֶׂר) — ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
  • in breadth H7341 (רֹחַב) — width (literally or figuratively)
  • all the length H753 (אֹרֶךְ) — length
  • and the breadth H7341 (רֹחַב) — width (literally or figuratively)
  • ten H6235 (עֶשֶׂר) — ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)

14 And they shall sell none of it, nor exchange it, nor shall the first-fruits of the land be alienated; for it is holy unto Jehovah.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And they shall not sell H4376 (מָכַר) — to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
  • of it, neither exchange H4171 (מוּר) — to alter; by implication, to barter, to dispose of
  • nor alienate H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
  • the firstfruits H7225 (רֵאשִׁית) — the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
  • of the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
  • unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God

15 And the five thousand that are left in the breadth, in front of the five and twenty thousand, shall be for common use, for the city, for dwelling and for suburbs; and the city shall be in the midst thereof.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the five H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
  • thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
  • that are left H3498 (יָתַר) — to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively to leave, cause to abound, preserve
  • in the breadth H7341 (רֹחַב) — width (literally or figuratively)
  • over against H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
  • the five H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
  • and twenty H6242 (עֶשְׂרִים) — twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
  • shall be a common H2455 (חֹל) — properly, exposed; hence, profane
  • for the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • for dwelling H4186 (מוֹשָׁב) — a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, population
  • and for suburbs H4054 (מִגְרָשׁ) — a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea
  • and the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • shall be in the midst H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre

16 And these shall be the measures thereof: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • the measures H4060 (מִדָּה) — properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as mea…
  • thereof; the north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
  • side H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
  • four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
  • thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
  • and five H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
  • hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • and the south H5045 (נֶגֶב) — the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
  • and on the east H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • and the west H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…

17 And the city shall have suburbs: toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the suburbs H4054 (מִגְרָשׁ) — a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea
  • of the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • shall be toward the north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
  • two hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • and fifty H2572 (חֲמִשִּׁים) — fifty
  • and toward the south H5045 (נֶגֶב) — the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
  • and toward the east H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • and toward the west H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…

18 And the residue in the length, answerable unto the holy oblation, shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward; and it shall be answerable unto the holy oblation; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that labor in the city.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the residue H3498 (יָתַר) — to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively to leave, cause to abound, preserve
  • in length H753 (אֹרֶךְ) — length
  • over against H5980 (עֻמָּה) — conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with
  • the oblation H8641 (תְּרוּמָה) — a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute
  • of the holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
  • ten H6235 (עֶשֶׂר) — ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
  • thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
  • eastward H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • and ten H6235 (עֶשֶׂר) — ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
  • westward H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
  • and it shall be over against H5980 (עֻמָּה) — conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with
  • and the increase H8393 (תְּבוּאָה) — income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)
  • thereof shall be for food H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
  • unto them that serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
  • the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

19 And they that labor in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall till it.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And they that serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
  • the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • shall serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
  • it out of all the tribes H7626 (שֵׁבֶט) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
  • of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

20 All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • All the oblation H8641 (תְּרוּמָה) — a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute
  • five H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
  • and twenty H6242 (עֶשְׂרִים) — twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
  • thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
  • by five H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
  • ye shall offer H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
  • the holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
  • oblation H8641 (תְּרוּמָה) — a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute
  • foursquare H7243 (רְבִיעִי) — fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth
  • with the possession H272 (אֲחֻזָּה) — something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)
  • of the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

21 And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation and of the possession of the city; in front of the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward in front of the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, answerable unto the portions, it shall be for the prince: and the holy oblation and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the residue H3498 (יָתַר) — to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively to leave, cause to abound, preserve
  • for the prince H5387 (נָשִׂיא) — properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist
  • on the one side and on the other of the holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
  • oblation H8641 (תְּרוּמָה) — a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute
  • and of the possession H272 (אֲחֻזָּה) — something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)
  • of the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • over against H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
  • the five H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
  • and twenty H6242 (עֶשְׂרִים) — twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
  • thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
  • of the oblation H8641 (תְּרוּמָה) — a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute
  • toward the east H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • and westward H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
  • toward the west H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
  • over against H5980 (עֻמָּה) — conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with
  • the portions H2506 (חֵלֶק) — properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
  • and it shall be the holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
  • and the sanctuary H4720 (מִקְדָּשׁ) — a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum
  • of the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
  • in the midst H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre

22 Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince’s, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, it shall be for the prince.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Moreover from the possession H272 (אֲחֻזָּה) — something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)
  • of the Levites H3881 (לֵוִיִּי) — a Levite or descendant of Levi
  • and from the possession H272 (אֲחֻזָּה) — something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)
  • of the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • in the midst H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
  • which is the prince’s H5387 (נָשִׂיא) — properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist
  • between the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
  • and the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • of Benjamin H1144 (בִּנְיָמִין) — Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
  • shall be for the prince H5387 (נָשִׂיא) — properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist

23 And as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin, one portion.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • As for the rest H3499 (יֶתֶר) — properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free)
  • of the tribes H7626 (שֵׁבֶט) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
  • from the east H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • side H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
  • unto the west H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
  • Benjamin H1144 (בִּנְיָמִין) — Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
  • a H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

24 And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon, one portion.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And by the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • of Benjamin H1144 (בִּנְיָמִין) — Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
  • from the east H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • side H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
  • unto the west H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
  • Simeon H8095 (שִׁמְעוֹן) — Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him
  • a H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

25 And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar, one portion.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And by the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • of Simeon H8095 (שִׁמְעוֹן) — Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him
  • from the east H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • side H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
  • unto the west H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
  • Issachar H3485 (יִשָּׂשכָר) — Jissaskar, a son of Jacob
  • a H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

26 And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun, one portion.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And by the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • of Issachar H3485 (יִשָּׂשכָר) — Jissaskar, a son of Jacob
  • from the east H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • side H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
  • unto the west H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
  • Zebulun H2074 (זְבוּלוּן) — Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe
  • a H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

27 And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad, one portion.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And by the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • of Zebulun H2074 (זְבוּלוּן) — Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe
  • from the east H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • side H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
  • unto the west H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
  • Gad H1410 (גָּד) — Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet
  • a H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

28 And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt, unto the great sea.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And by the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • of Gad H1410 (גָּד) — Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet
  • at the south H5045 (נֶגֶב) — the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
  • side H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
  • southward H8486 (תֵּימָן) — the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)
  • the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • shall be even from Tamar H8559 (תָּמָר) — Tamar, the name of three women and a place
  • the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
  • of strife H4809 (מְרִיבָה) — Meribah, the name of two places in the Desert
  • of strife H4808 (מְרִיבָה) — quarrel
  • Kadesh H6946 (קָדֵשׁ) — Kadesh, a place in the Desert
  • to the river H5158 (נַחַל) — a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
  • toward the great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
  • sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…

29 This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their several portions, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • which ye shall divide H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
  • by lot unto the tribes H7626 (שֵׁבֶט) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
  • of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • for inheritance H5159 (נַחֲלָה) — properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
  • their portions H4256 (מַחֲלֹקֶת) — a section (of Levites, people or soldiers)
  • saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
  • the Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
  • Yhwh H3069 (יְהֹוִה)

30 And these are the egresses of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure;

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • the goings out H8444 (תּוֹצָאָה) — (only in plural collective) exit, i.e. (geographical) boundary, or (figuratively) deliverance, (actively) source
  • of the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • on the north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
  • side H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
  • four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
  • thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
  • and five H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
  • hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • measures H4060 (מִדָּה) — properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as mea…

31 and the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel, three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the gates H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
  • of the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • after the names H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
  • of the tribes H7626 (שֵׁבֶט) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
  • of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • three H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
  • gates H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
  • northward H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
  • one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • gate H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
  • of Reuben H7205 (רְאוּבֵן) — Reuben, a son of Jacob
  • of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
  • of Levi H3878 (לֵוִי) — Levi, a son of Jacob

32 And at the east side four thousand and five hundred reeds, and three gates: even the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And at the east H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
  • side H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
  • four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
  • thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
  • and five H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
  • hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • and three H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
  • gates H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
  • and one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • gate H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
  • of Joseph H3130 (יוֹסֵף) — Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
  • one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • of Benjamin H1144 (בִּנְיָמִין) — Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
  • of Dan H1835 (דָּן) — Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them

33 And at the south side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And at the south H5045 (נֶגֶב) — the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
  • side H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
  • four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
  • thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
  • and five H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
  • hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • measures H4060 (מִדָּה) — properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as mea…
  • and three H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
  • gates H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
  • one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • gate H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
  • of Simeon H8095 (שִׁמְעוֹן) — Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him
  • of Issachar H3485 (יִשָּׂשכָר) — Jissaskar, a son of Jacob
  • of Zebulun H2074 (זְבוּלוּן) — Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe

34 At the west side four thousand and five hundred reeds, with their three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • At the west H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
  • side H6285 (פֵּאָה) — properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
  • four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
  • thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
  • and five H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
  • hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • their three H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
  • gates H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
  • one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • gate H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
  • of Gad H1410 (גָּד) — Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet
  • of Asher H836 (אָשֵׁר) — Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine
  • of Naphtali H5321 (נַפְתָּלִי) — Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory

35 It shall be eighteen thousand reeds round about: and the name of the city from that day shall be, Jehovah is there.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • round about H5439 (סָבִיב) — (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
  • eighteen H6240 (עָשָׂר) — ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
  • eighteen H8083 (שְׁמֹנֶה) — a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth
  • thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
  • and the name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
  • of the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…