Apologetics Bible

Ezekiel 48:1

Hebrew

וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת הַשְּׁבָטִים מִקְצֵה צָפוֹנָה אֶל־יַד דֶּֽרֶךְ־חֶתְלֹן ׀ לְֽבוֹא־חֲמָת חֲצַר עֵינָן גְּבוּל דַּמֶּשֶׂק צָפוֹנָה אֶל־יַד חֲמָת וְהָיוּ־לוֹ פְאַת־קָדִים הַיָּם דָּן אֶחָֽד׃

ve'eleh-shemvot-hashevatiym-miqetzeh-tzafvonah-'el-yad-derekhe-chetelon- -levvo'-chamat-chatzar-'eynan-gevvl-damesheq-tzafvonah-'el-yad-chamat-vehayv-lvo-fe'at-qadiym-hayam-dan-'echad

KJV: Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazar–enan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.

AKJV: Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goes to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.

ASV: 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.

YLT: And these are the names of the tribes: From the north end unto the side of the way of Hethlon, at the coming in to Hamath, Hazar-Enan, the border of Damascus northward, unto the side of Hamath, and they have been his--side east and west, Dan one,

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazar–enan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:2

Hebrew

וְעַל ׀ גְּבוּל דָּן מִפְּאַת קָדִים עַד־פְּאַת־יָמָּה אָשֵׁר אֶחָֽד׃

ve'al- -gevvl-dan-mife'at-qadiym-'ad-fe'at-yamah-'asher-'echad

KJV: And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher.

AKJV: And by the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, a portion for Asher.

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

YLT: and by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, Asher one,

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:3

Hebrew

וְעַל ׀ גְּבוּל אָשֵׁר מִפְּאַת קָדִימָה וְעַד־פְּאַת־יָמָּה נַפְתָּלִי אֶחָֽד׃

ve'al- -gevvl-'asher-mife'at-qadiymah-ve'ad-fe'at-yamah-nafetaliy-'echad

KJV: And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali.

AKJV: And by the border of Asher, from the east side even to the west side, a portion for Naphtali.

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

YLT: and by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, Naphtali one,

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:4

Hebrew

וְעַל ׀ גְּבוּל נַפְתָּלִי מִפְּאַת קָדִמָה עַד־פְּאַת־יָמָּה מְנַשֶּׁה אֶחָֽד׃

ve'al- -gevvl-nafetaliy-mife'at-qadimah-'ad-fe'at-yamah-menasheh-'echad

KJV: And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.

AKJV: And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, a portion for Manasseh.

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

YLT: and by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, Manasseh one,

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:5

Hebrew

וְעַל ׀ גְּבוּל מְנַשֶּׁה מִפְּאַת קָדִמָה עַד־פְּאַת־יָמָּה אֶפְרַיִם אֶחָֽד׃

ve'al- -gevvl-menasheh-mife'at-qadimah-'ad-fe'at-yamah-'eferayim-'echad

KJV: And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.

AKJV: And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, a portion for Ephraim.

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

YLT: and by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, Ephraim one,

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:6

Hebrew

וְעַל ׀ גְּבוּל אֶפְרַיִם מִפְּאַת קָדִים וְעַד־פְּאַת־יָמָּה רְאוּבֵן אֶחָֽד׃

ve'al- -gevvl-'eferayim-mife'at-qadiym-ve'ad-fe'at-yamah-re'vven-'echad

KJV: And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.

AKJV: And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the west side, a portion for Reuben.

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

YLT: and by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, Reuben one,

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:7

Hebrew

וְעַל ׀ גְּבוּל רְאוּבֵן מִפְּאַת קָדִים עַד־פְּאַת־יָמָּה יְהוּדָה אֶחָֽד׃

ve'al- -gevvl-re'vven-mife'at-qadiym-'ad-fe'at-yamah-yehvdah-'echad

KJV: And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah.

AKJV: And by the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, a portion for Judah. ¶

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

YLT: and by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, Judah one,

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:8

Hebrew

וְעַל גְּבוּל יְהוּדָה מִפְּאַת קָדִים עַד־פְּאַת־יָמָּה תִּהְיֶה הַתְּרוּמָה אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־תָּרִימוּ חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף רֹחַב וְאֹרֶךְ כְּאַחַד הַחֲלָקִים מִפְּאַת קָדִימָה עַד־פְּאַת־יָמָּה וְהָיָה הַמִּקְדָּשׁ בְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃

ve'al-gevvl-yehvdah-mife'at-qadiym-'ad-fe'at-yamah-tiheyeh-hatervmah-'asher-tariymv-chamishah-ve'esheriym-'elef-rochav-ve'orekhe-khe'achad-hachalaqiym-mife'at-qadiymah-'ad-fe'at-yamah-vehayah-hamiqedash-vetvokhvo

KJV: And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

AKJV: And by the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the offering which you shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side to the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.

ASV: 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.

YLT: and by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side is the heave-offering that ye lift up, five and twenty thousand broad and long, as one of the parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary hath been in its midst.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side u...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:9

Hebrew

הַתְּרוּמָה אֲשֶׁר תָּרִימוּ לַֽיהוָה אֹרֶךְ חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף וְרֹחַב עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִֽים׃

hatervmah-'asher-tariymv-layhvah-'orekhe-chamishah-ve'esheriym-'elef-verochav-'asheret-'alafiym

KJV: The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.

AKJV: The oblation that you shall offer to the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.

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

YLT: The heave-offering that ye lift up to Jehovah is five and twenty thousand long, and broad ten thousand.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:10

Hebrew

וּלְאֵלֶּה תִּהְיֶה תְרֽוּמַת־הַקֹּדֶשׁ לַכֹּֽהֲנִים צָפוֹנָה חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף וְיָמָּה רֹחַב עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים וְקָדִימָה רֹחַב עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים וְנֶגְבָּה אֹרֶךְ חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים אָלֶף וְהָיָה מִקְדַּשׁ־יְהוָה בְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃

vle'eleh-tiheyeh-tervmat-haqodesh-lakhohaniym-tzafvonah-chamishah-ve'esheriym-'elef-veyamah-rochav-'asheret-'alafiym-veqadiymah-rochav-'asheret-'alafiym-venegevah-'orekhe-chamishah-ve'esheriym-'alef-vehayah-miqedash-yehvah-vetvokhvo

KJV: And for them, even for the priests, shall be this 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 the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.

AKJV: And for them, even for the priests, shall be this 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 the LORD shall be in the middle thereof.

ASV: 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.

YLT: And of these is the holy heave-offering for the priests, northward five and twenty thousand, and westward in breadth ten thousand, and eastward in breadth ten thousand, and southward in length five and twenty thousand: and the sanctuary of Jehovah hath been in its midst.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And for them, even for the priests, shall be this 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 towar...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:11

Hebrew

לַכֹּהֲנִים הַֽמְקֻדָּשׁ מִבְּנֵי צָדוֹק אֲשֶׁר שָׁמְרוּ מִשְׁמַרְתִּי אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־תָעוּ בִּתְעוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּאֲשֶׁר תָּעוּ הַלְוִיִּֽם׃

lakhohaniym-hamequdash-miveney-tzadvoq-'asher-shamerv-mishemaretiy-'asher-lo'-ta'v-vite'vot-veney-yishera'el-kha'asher-ta'v-haleviyim

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

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

ASV: 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.

YLT: For the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have kept My charge, who erred not in the erring of the sons of Israel, as the Levites erred,

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:12

Hebrew

וְהָיְתָה לָהֶם תְּרוּמִיָּה מִתְּרוּמַת הָאָרֶץ קֹדֶשׁ קָדָשִׁים אֶל־גְּבוּל הַלְוִיִּֽם׃

vehayetah-lahem-tervmiyah-mitervmat-ha'aretz-qodesh-qadashiym-'el-gevvl-haleviyim

KJV: And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.

AKJV: And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be to them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.

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

YLT: even the heave-offering hath been to them, out of the heave-offering of the land, most holy, by the border of the Levites.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:13

Hebrew

וְהַלְוִיִּם לְעֻמַּת גְּבוּל הַכֹּהֲנִים חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף אֹרֶךְ וְרֹחַב עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים כָּל־אֹרֶךְ חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף וְרֹחַב עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִֽים׃

vehaleviyim-le'umat-gevvl-hakhohaniym-chamishah-ve'esheriym-'elef-'orekhe-verochav-'asheret-'alafiym-khal-'orekhe-chamishah-ve'esheriym-'elef-verochav-'asheret-'alafiym

KJV: And over against 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.

AKJV: And over against 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.

ASV: 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.

YLT: `And to the Levites over-against the border of the priests are five and twenty thousand in length, and in breadth ten thousand, all the length is five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And over against 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:14

Hebrew

וְלֹא־יִמְכְּרוּ מִמֶּנּוּ וְלֹא יָמֵר וְלֹא יעבור יַעֲבִיר רֵאשִׁית הָאָרֶץ כִּי־קֹדֶשׁ לַיהוָֽה׃

velo'-yimekherv-mimenv-velo'-yamer-velo'-y'vvr-ya'aviyr-re'shiyt-ha'aretz-khiy-qodesh-layhvah

KJV: And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD.

AKJV: And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the first fruits of the land: for it is holy to the LORD. ¶

ASV: 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.

YLT: And they do not sell of it, nor exchange, nor cause to pass away the first-fruit of the land: for it is holy to Jehovah.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:15

Hebrew

וַחֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִים הַנּוֹתָר בָּרֹחַב עַל־פְּנֵי חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף חֹֽל־הוּא לָעִיר לְמוֹשָׁב וּלְמִגְרָשׁ וְהָיְתָה הָעִיר בתוכה בְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃

vachameshet-'alafiym-hanvotar-varochav-'al-feney-chamishah-ve'esheriym-'elef-chol-hv'-la'iyr-lemvoshav-vlemigerash-vehayetah-ha'iyr-vtvkhh-vetvokhvo

KJV: And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.

AKJV: And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the middle thereof.

ASV: 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.

YLT: And the five thousand that is left in the breadth, on the front of the five and twenty thousand, is common--for the city, for dwelling, and for suburb, and the city hath been in its midst.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:16

Hebrew

וְאֵלֶּה מִדּוֹתֶיהָ פְּאַת צָפוֹן חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וְאַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים וּפְאַת־נֶגֶב חֲמֵשׁ חמש מֵאוֹת וְאַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים וּמִפְּאַת קָדִים חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וְאַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים וּפְאַת־יָמָּה חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וְאַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִֽים׃

ve'eleh-midvoteyha-fe'at-tzafvon-chamesh-me'vot-ve'areva'at-'alafiym-vfe'at-negev-chamesh-chmsh-me'vot-ve'areva'at-'alafiym-vmife'at-qadiym-chamesh-me'vot-ve'areva'at-'alafiym-vfe'at-yamah-chamesh-me'vot-ve'areva'at-'alafiym

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: 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.

YLT: And these are its measures: the north side five hundred, and four thousand, and the south side five hundred, and four thousand, and on the east side five hundred, and four thousand, and the west side five hundred, and four thousand.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 th...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:17

Hebrew

וְהָיָה מִגְרָשׁ לָעִיר צָפוֹנָה חֲמִשִּׁים וּמָאתַיִם וְנֶגְבָּה חֲמִשִּׁים וּמָאתָיִם וְקָדִימָה חֲמִשִּׁים וּמָאתַיִם וְיָמָּה חֲמִשִּׁים וּמָאתָֽיִם׃

vehayah-migerash-la'iyr-tzafvonah-chamishiym-vma'tayim-venegevah-chamishiym-vma'tayim-veqadiymah-chamishiym-vma'tayim-veyamah-chamishiym-vma'tayim

KJV: And the suburbs of the city shall be 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.

AKJV: And the suburbs of the city shall be 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.

ASV: 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.

YLT: And the suburb to the city hath been northward, fifty and two hundred, and southward, fifty and two hundred, and eastward, fifty and two hundred, and westward, fifty and two hundred.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the suburbs of the city shall be 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:18

Hebrew

וְהַנּוֹתָר בָּאֹרֶךְ לְעֻמַּת ׀ תְּרוּמַת הַקֹּדֶשׁ עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים קָדִימָה וַעֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים יָמָּה וְהָיָה לְעֻמַּת תְּרוּמַת הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְהָיְתָה תבואתה תְבֽוּאָתוֹ לְלֶחֶם לְעֹבְדֵי הָעִֽיר׃

vehanvotar-va'orekhe-le'umat- -tervmat-haqodesh-'asheret-'alafiym-qadiymah-va'asheret-'alafiym-yamah-vehayah-le'umat-tervmat-haqodesh-vehayetah-tvv'th-tevv'atvo-lelechem-le'ovedey-ha'iyr

KJV: And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.

AKJV: And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food to them that serve the city.

ASV: 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.

YLT: `And the residue in length over-against the heave-offering of the holy portion is ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward, and it hath been over-against the heave-offering of the holy portion , and its increase hath been for food to the servants of the city,

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereo...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:19

Hebrew

וְהָעֹבֵד הָעִיר יַעַבְדוּהוּ מִכֹּל שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

veha'oved-ha'iyr-ya'avedvhv-mikhol-shivetey-yishera'el

KJV: And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.

AKJV: And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.

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

YLT: even to him who is serving the city, they serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:20

Hebrew

כָּל־הַתְּרוּמָה חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף בַּחֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים אָלֶף רְבִיעִית תָּרִימוּ אֶת־תְּרוּמַת הַקֹּדֶשׁ אֶל־אֲחֻזַּת הָעִֽיר׃

khal-hatervmah-chamishah-ve'esheriym-'elef-vachamishah-ve'esheriym-'alef-reviy'iyt-tariymv-'et-tervmat-haqodesh-'el-'achuzat-ha'iyr

KJV: 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.

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

ASV: 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.

YLT: All the heave-offering is five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand, square do ye lift up the heave-offering of the holy portion with the possession of the city.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:21

Hebrew

וְהַנּוֹתָר לַנָּשִׂיא מִזֶּה ׀ וּמִזֶּה ׀ לִתְרֽוּמַת־הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְלַאֲחֻזַּת הָעִיר אֶל־פְּנֵי חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף ׀ תְּרוּמָה עַד־גְּבוּל קָדִימָה וְיָמָּה עַל־פְּנֵי חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף עַל־גְּבוּל יָמָּה לְעֻמַּת חֲלָקִים לַנָּשִׂיא וְהָֽיְתָה תְּרוּמַת הַקֹּדֶשׁ וּמִקְדַּשׁ הַבַּיִת בתוכה בְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃

vehanvotar-lanashiy'-mizeh- -vmizeh- -litervmat-haqodesh-vela'achuzat-ha'iyr-'el-feney-chamishah-ve'esheriym-'elef- -tervmah-'ad-gevvl-qadiymah-veyamah-'al-feney-chamishah-ve'esheriym-'elef-'al-gevvl-yamah-le'umat-chalaqiym-lanashiy'-vehayetah-tervmat-haqodesh-vmiqedash-havayit-vtvkhh-vetvokhvo

KJV: 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, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.

AKJV: 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, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the middle thereof.

ASV: 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.

YLT: `And the residue is for the prince, on this side and on that side of the heave-offering of the holy portion , and of the possession of the city, on the front of the five and twenty thousand of the heave-offering unto the east border, and westward, on the front of the five and twenty thousand on the west border, over-against the portions of the prince; and the heave-offering of the holy portion , and the sanctuary of the house, hath been in its midst.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:22

Hebrew

וּמֵאֲחֻזַּת הַלְוִיִּם וּמֵאֲחֻזַּת הָעִיר בְּתוֹךְ אֲשֶׁר לַנָּשִׂיא יִֽהְיֶה בֵּין ׀ גְּבוּל יְהוּדָה וּבֵין גְּבוּל בִּנְיָמִן לַנָּשִׂיא יִהְיֶֽה׃

vme'achuzat-haleviyim-vme'achuzat-ha'iyr-vetvokhe-'asher-lanashiy'-yiheyeh-veyn- -gevvl-yehvdah-vveyn-gevvl-vineyamin-lanashiy'-yiheyeh

KJV: 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, shall be for the prince.

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

ASV: 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.

YLT: And from the possession of the Levites, from the possession of the city, in the midst of that which is to the prince, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, there is to the prince.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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, shall be for the prince.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:23

Hebrew

וְיֶתֶר הַשְּׁבָטִים מִפְּאַת קָדִימָה עַד־פְּאַת־יָמָּה בִּנְיָמִן אֶחָֽד׃

veyeter-hashevatiym-mife'at-qadiymah-'ad-fe'at-yamah-vineyamin-'echad

KJV: As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.

AKJV: As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.

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

YLT: `As to the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin one,

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:24

Hebrew

וְעַל ׀ גְּבוּל בִּנְיָמִן מִפְּאַת קָדִימָה עַד־פְּאַת־יָמָּה שִׁמְעוֹן אֶחָֽד׃

ve'al- -gevvl-vineyamin-mife'at-qadiymah-'ad-fe'at-yamah-shime'von-'echad

KJV: And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.

AKJV: And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.

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

YLT: and by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon one,

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:25

Hebrew

וְעַל ׀ גְּבוּל שִׁמְעוֹן מִפְּאַת קָדִימָה עַד־פְּאַת־יָמָּה יִשָׂשכָר אֶחָֽד׃

ve'al- -gevvl-shime'von-mife'at-qadiymah-'ad-fe'at-yamah-yishashkhar-'echad

KJV: And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.

AKJV: And by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar a portion.

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

YLT: and by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar one,

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:26

Hebrew

וְעַל ׀ גְּבוּל יִשָׂשכָר מִפְּאַת קָדִימָה עַד־פְּאַת־יָמָּה זְבוּלֻן אֶחָֽד׃

ve'al- -gevvl-yishashkhar-mife'at-qadiymah-'ad-fe'at-yamah-zevvlun-'echad

KJV: And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion.

AKJV: And by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun a portion.

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

YLT: and by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun one,

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:27

Hebrew

וְעַל ׀ גְּבוּל זְבוּלֻן מִפְּאַת קָדִמָה עַד־פְּאַת־יָמָּה גָּד אֶחָֽד׃

ve'al- -gevvl-zevvlun-mife'at-qadimah-'ad-fe'at-yamah-gad-'echad

KJV: And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion.

AKJV: And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad a portion.

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

YLT: and by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad one,

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:28

Hebrew

וְעַל גְּבוּל גָּד אֶל־פְּאַת נֶגֶב תֵּימָנָה וְהָיָה גְבוּל מִתָּמָר מֵי מְרִיבַת קָדֵשׁ נַחֲלָה עַל־הַיָּם הַגָּדֽוֹל׃

ve'al-gevvl-gad-'el-fe'at-negev-teymanah-vehayah-gevvl-mitamar-mey-meriyvat-qadesh-nachalah-'al-hayam-hagadvol

KJV: And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.

AKJV: And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar to the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.

ASV: 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.

YLT: and by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border hath been from Tamar to the waters of Meriboth-Kadesh, the stream by the great sea.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:29

Hebrew

זֹאת הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־תַּפִּילוּ מִֽנַּחֲלָה לְשִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֵלֶּה מַחְלְקוֹתָם נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִֽה׃

zo't-ha'aretz-'asher-tafiylv-minachalah-leshivetey-yishera'el-ve'eleh-macheleqvotam-ne'um-'adonay-yehvih

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

AKJV: This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, says the Lord GOD. ¶

ASV: 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.

YLT: This is the land that ye separate by inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:30

Hebrew

וְאֵלֶּה תּוֹצְאֹת הָעִיר מִפְּאַת צָפוֹן חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וְאַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים מִדָּֽה׃

ve'eleh-tvotze'ot-ha'iyr-mife'at-tzafvon-chamesh-me'vot-ve'areva'at-'alafiym-midah

KJV: And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.

AKJV: And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.

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

YLT: `And these are the outgoings of the city on the north side, five hundred, and four thousand measures.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:31

Hebrew

וְשַׁעֲרֵי הָעִיר עַל־שְׁמוֹת שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁעָרִים שְׁלוֹשָׁה צָפוֹנָה שַׁעַר רְאוּבֵן אֶחָד שַׁעַר יְהוּדָה אֶחָד שַׁעַר לֵוִי אֶחָֽד׃

vesha'arey-ha'iyr-'al-shemvot-shivetey-yishera'el-she'ariym-shelvoshah-tzafvonah-sha'ar-re'vven-'echad-sha'ar-yehvdah-'echad-sha'ar-leviy-'echad

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

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

ASV: 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.

YLT: And the gates of the city are according to 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.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:32

Hebrew

וְאֶל־פְּאַת קָדִימָה חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וְאַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים וּשְׁעָרִים שְׁלֹשָׁה וְשַׁעַר יוֹסֵף אֶחָד שַׁעַר בִּנְיָמִן אֶחָד שַׁעַר דָּן אֶחָֽד׃

ve'el-fe'at-qadiymah-chamesh-me'vot-ve'areva'at-'alafiym-vshe'ariym-sheloshah-vesha'ar-yvosef-'echad-sha'ar-vineyamin-'echad-sha'ar-dan-'echad

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

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

ASV: 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.

YLT: And on the east side five hundred, and four thousand, and three gates: the gate of Joseph one, the gate of Benjamin one, the gate of Dan one.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:33

Hebrew

וּפְאַת־נֶגְבָּה חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וְאַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים מִדָּה וּשְׁעָרִים שְׁלֹשָׁה שַׁעַר שִׁמְעוֹן אֶחָד שַׁעַר יִשָּׂשכָר אֶחָד שַׁעַר זְבוּלֻן אֶחָֽד׃

vfe'at-negevah-chamesh-me'vot-ve'areva'at-'alafiym-midah-vshe'ariym-sheloshah-sha'ar-shime'von-'echad-sha'ar-yishashkhar-'echad-sha'ar-zevvlun-'echad

KJV: And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.

AKJV: And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.

ASV: 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.

YLT: And the south side five hundred, and four thousand measures, and three gates: the gate of Simeon one, the gate of Issachar one, the gate of Zebulun one.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:34

Hebrew

פְּאַת־יָמָּה חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וְאַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים שַֽׁעֲרֵיהֶם שְׁלֹשָׁה שַׁעַר גָּד אֶחָד שַׁעַר אָשֵׁר אֶחָד שַׁעַר נַפְתָּלִי אֶחָֽד׃

fe'at-yamah-chamesh-me'vot-ve'areva'at-'alafiym-sha'areyhem-sheloshah-sha'ar-gad-'echad-sha'ar-'asher-'echad-sha'ar-nafetaliy-'echad

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

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

ASV: 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.

YLT: The west side five hundred, and four thousand, their gates three: the gate of Gad one, the gate of Asher one, the gate of Naphtali one.

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 48:35

Hebrew

סָבִיב שְׁמֹנָה עָשָׂר אָלֶף וְשֵׁם־הָעִיר מִיּוֹם יְהוָה ׀ שָֽׁמָּה׃ 1273 48 4 4

saviyv-shemonah-'ashar-'alef-veshem-ha'iyr-miyvom-yehvah- -shamah

KJV: It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.

AKJV: It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.

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

YLT: Round about is eighteen thousand, and the renown of the city is from the day Jehovah is there.'

Exposition: Ezekiel 48:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.