Ezekiel 48:25

Issachar will have one portion bordering the territory of Simeon from east to west.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The prophet Ezekiel addresses exiled Israel in Babylon, delivering a vision of the future restored land divided into precise tribal territories.

The words — The term גְּב֣וּל (ge.Vul) marks the fixed boundary line, while מִ/פְּאַ֥ת (mi./pe.'At) specifies the directional side from which that border extends eastward to westward.

The thread — This allocation continues the tribal distribution recorded in Joshua 19:17 and traces the ancestral lines originally noted in Genesis 30:14.

Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to acknowledge that God’s restoration operates through exact, measured boundaries rather than vague promises.

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The Hebrew words

וְעַ֣ל׀ve./'Aland/ at גְּב֣וּלge.Vul[the] border of שִׁמְע֗וֹןshim.'onSimeon מִפְּאַ֥תmi./pe.'Atfrom/ [the] side of קָדִ֛ימָהka.Di.ma/heast/ -ward עַד־'ad-to פְּאַת־pe.'at-[the] side of יָ֖מָּהYa.ma/hwest/ -ward יִשָׂשכָ֥רyi.so.sh.KharIssachar אֶחָֽד׃'e.Chadone [portion]

King James Version

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

Cross-references

Joshua 19:17 The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar:
Genesis 30:14 Now during the wheat harvest, Reuben went out and found some mandrakes in the field. When he brought them to his mother, Rachel begged Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”