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Ezekiel 48:23
As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — In Ezekiel 48, the prophet outlines a detailed vision of a future divided land where twelve tribes receive specific territorial portions. This verse appears during the sequential allocation of land to each tribe following the central division for the prince and the sanctuary.
The words — The text uses מִפּאַת קָדִימָה עַד־פּאַת יָמָּה (mi-pe'at qadi-mah 'ad-pe'at yammah) to describe a boundary running from the eastern side to the western side. This directional phrase establishes the exact geographic span assigned to Benjamin's inheritance.
The thread — The allocation pattern continues in Ezekiel 48:24 where Simeon borders Benjamin from east to west, while the tribe's earlier settlement is recorded in Joshua 18:21 through a list of its specific cities. The vision in Ezekiel 48:1 similarly opens with Dan receiving a portion at the northern frontier, establishing a consistent structural framework for the tribal divisions.
Why it lands — The verse requires a reader to recognize the precise, measured nature of God's future distribution of land among the tribes. It calls attention to the structured allocation of territory rather than leaving it to chance or human negotiation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.
Cross-references
- Joshua 18:21 These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,
- Genesis 35:16 Later, they set out from Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.
- 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.