Bible Strands
Ezekiel 47:20
And on the west side, the Great Sea will be the boundary up to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This will be the western boundary.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Ezekiel records a visionary survey of a restored territory, specifying its perimeter markers immediately after defining the southern boundary.
The words — The text uses נֹכַח (nokhach, opposite) to locate the boundary line relative to Lebo-hamath, and הַיָּם הַגָּדוֹל (ha-yam ha-gadol, the Great Sea) to identify the western limit itself.
The thread — This western marker aligns with the coastal border described in Numbers 34:6, while the northern reference to Lebo-hamath connects to the tribal allotments outlined in Ezekiel 48:1.
Why it lands — The verse establishes a fixed geographical limit for the territory, requiring the reader to recognize the precise extent of the land before the subsequent division instructions.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side.
Cross-references
- Numbers 34:6 Your western border will be the coastline of the Great Sea; this will be your boundary on the west.
- Ezekiel 48:1 “Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side.