Verse 5
Ezekiel 48:5
New Living Translation
5
South of Manasseh is Ephraim,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/עַ֣ל גְּב֣וּל מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה מִ/פְּאַ֥ת קָדִ֛מָ/ה עַד פְּאַת יָ֖מָּ/ה אֶפְרַ֥יִם אֶחָֽד
English Translation
And on the border of Manasseh from the eastern edge to the western edge of Ephraim, one.
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Chapter 48 Context
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“Here is the list of the tribes of Israel and the territory each is to receive. The territory of Dan...
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“Asher’s territory lies south of Dan’s and also extends from east to west.
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Naphtali’s land lies south of Asher’s, also extending from east to west.
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Then comes Manasseh south of Naphtali, and its territory also extends from east to west.
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South of Manasseh is Ephraim,
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and then Reuben,
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and then Judah, all of whose boundaries extend from east to west.
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“South of Judah is the land set aside for a special purpose. It will be 8 1⁄3 miles wide and will ex...
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“The area set aside for the LORD’s Temple will be 8 1⁄3 miles long and 6 2⁄3 miles wide.
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For the priests there will be a strip of land measuring 8 1⁄3 miles long by 3 1⁄3 miles wide, with t...
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This area is set aside for the ordained priests, the descendants of Zadok who served me faithfully a...
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It will be their special portion when the land is distributed, the most sacred land of all. Next to...
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“The land allotted to the Levites will be the same size and shape as that belonging to the priests —...
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None of this special land may ever be sold or traded or used by others, for it belongs to the LORD;...
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“An additional strip of land 8 1⁄3 miles long by 1 2⁄3 miles wide, south of the sacred Temple area,...
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The city will measure 1 1⁄2 miles on each side — north, south, east, and west.
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Open lands will surround the city for 150 yards in every direction.
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Outside the city there will be a farming area that stretches 3 1⁄3 miles to the east and 3 1⁄3 miles...
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Those who come from the various tribes to work in the city may farm it.
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This entire area — including the sacred lands and the city — is a square that measures 8 1⁄3 miles o...
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“The areas that remain, to the east and to the west of the sacred lands and the city, will belong to...
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So the prince’s land will include everything between the territories allotted to Judah and Benjamin,...
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“These are the territories allotted to the rest of the tribes. Benjamin’s territory lies just south...
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South of Benjamin’s territory lies that of Simeon, also extending across the land from east to west.
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Next is the territory of Issachar with the same eastern and western boundaries.
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“Then comes the territory of Zebulun, which also extends across the land from east to west.
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The territory of Gad is just south of Zebulun with the same borders to the east and west.
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The southern border of Gad runs from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh and then follows the B...
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“These are the allotments that will be set aside for each tribe’s exclusive possession. I, the Sover...
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“These will be the exits to the city: On the north wall, which is 1 1⁄2 miles long,
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there will be three gates, each one named after a tribe of Israel. The first will be named for Reube...
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On the east wall, also 1 1⁄2 miles long, the gates will be named for Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan.
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The south wall, also 1 1⁄2 miles long, will have gates named for Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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And on the west wall, also 1 1⁄2 miles long, the gates will be named for Gad, Asher, and Naphtali.
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“The distance around the entire city will be 6 miles. And from that day the name of the city will be...
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