Ezekiel 第48章
1“These are the names of the tribes: Beginning at the northern extreme, beside 48:1 ch. 47:15the way of Hethlon 48:1 ch. 47:20; See 1 Kgs. 8:65to Lebo-hamath, as far as 48:1 [ch. 47:17] Hazar-enan (which is on the northern border of 48:1 ch. 47:16, 17, 18Damascus over against Hamath), and extending48:1 Probable reading; Hebrew and they shall be his from the east side to the west,48:1 Septuagint (compare verses 2–8); Hebrew the east side the west48:1 Num. 2:25-31Dan, one portion.
2Adjoining the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, 48:2 [See ver. 1above]Asher, one portion.
3Adjoining the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, 48:3 [See ver. 1above]Naphtali, one portion.
4Adjoining the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, Manasseh, one portion.
5Adjoining the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, Ephraim, one portion.
6Adjoining the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, Reuben, one portion.
7Adjoining the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, Judah, one portion.
8“Adjoining the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, shall be 48:8 See ch. 45:1-6the portion which you shall set apart, 25,000 cubits48:8 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters; a long cubit (see 40:5) was about 21 inches or 53 centimeters in breadth, and in length equal to one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west, with 48:8 ver. 21the sanctuary in the midst of it.
9The portion that you shall set apart for the Lord shall be 25,000 cubits in length, and 20,00048:9 Compare 45:1; Hebrew 10,000 in breadth.
1048:10 ch. 45:4These shall be the allotments of the holy portion: the priests shall have an allotment measuring 25,000 cubits on the northern side, 10,000 cubits in breadth on the western side, 10,000 in breadth on the eastern side, and 25,000 in length on the southern side, with the sanctuary of the Lord in the midst of it.
11This shall be for 48:11 ch. 44:15the consecrated priests, 48:11 See ch. 40:46the sons of Zadok, who kept my charge, who did not go astray when the people of Israel went astray, 48:11 ch. 44:10as the Levites did.
12And it shall belong to them as a special portion from the holy portion of the land, a most holy place, adjoining the territory of the Levites.
1348:13 ch. 45:5And alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an allotment 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in breadth. The whole length shall be 25,000 cubits and the breadth 20,000.48:13 Septuagint; Hebrew 10,000
14They 48:14 [Lev. 27:10, 28, 33] shall not sell or exchange any of it. They shall not alienate 48:14 [ch. 44:30]this choice portion of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.
1548:15 ch. 45:6“The remainder, 5,000 cubits in breadth and 25,000 in length, shall be 48:15 See ch. 42:20for common use for the city, for dwellings and for 48:15 [ch. 27:28; 45:2]open country. In the midst of it shall be the city,
16and these shall be its measurements: 48:16 [ver. 20; Rev. 21:16]the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500, the east side 4,500, and the west side 4,500.
17And the city shall have open land: on the north 250 cubits, on the south 250, on the east 250, and on the west 250.
18The remainder of the length alongside the holy portion shall be 10,000 cubits to the east, and 10,000 to the west, and it shall be alongside the holy portion. 48:18 [ch. 45:6]Its produce shall be food for the workers of the city.
19And the workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall till it.
2148:21 ch. 45:7“What remains on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city shall belong to the prince. Extending from the 25,000 cubits of the holy portion to the east border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the west border, parallel to the tribal portions, it shall belong to the prince. 48:21 ver. 8, 10The holy portion with the sanctuary of the temple shall be in its midst.
22It shall be separate from the property of the Levites and the property of the city, which are in the midst of that which belongs to the prince. The portion of the prince shall lie between the territory of Judah and the territory of Benjamin.
23“As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, Benjamin, one portion.
24Adjoining the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon, one portion.
25Adjoining the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar, one portion.
26Adjoining the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun, one portion.
27Adjoining the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad, one portion.
28And adjoining the territory of Gad to the south, the boundary shall run 48:28 ch. 47:19from Tamar to the waters of 48:28 ch. 47:19Meribah-kadesh, from there along the Brook of Egypt48:28 Hebrew lacks of Egypt to 48:28 ch. 47:10; See Josh. 15:12the Great Sea.48:28 That is, the Mediterranean Sea
The Gates of the City
30“These shall be 48:30 Num. 34:4, 5, 8, 9, 12; Josh. 15:4, 7, 11the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be 48:30 [ver. 16]4,500 cubits by measure,
3148:31 [Rev. 21:12, 13] three gates, the gate of 48:31 See Deut. 33:6-8Reuben, the gate of 48:31 See Deut. 33:6-8Judah, and the gate of 48:31 See Deut. 33:6-8Levi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel.
32On the east side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates, the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan.
33On the south side, which is to be 4,500 cubits by measure, three gates, the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun.
34On the west side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates,48:34 One Hebrew manuscript, Syriac (compare Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts their gates three the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.
35The circumference of the city shall be 18,000 cubits. And 48:35 Isa. 60:14; [Jer. 23:6; 33:16] the name of the city from that time on shall be, 48:35 ch. 35:10; Jer. 3:17; Joel 3:21; [Zech. 2:10; Rev. 21:3]The Lord Is There.”
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