Ezekiel 48:34

And on the west side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The prophet Ezekiel records a measured survey of a restored city, addressing the exiled house of Israel regarding their future territorial inheritance.

The words — The Hebrew יָ֗מָּ/ה (Ya.ma/h) specifies the western direction, and שַֽׁעֲרֵי/הֶ֖ם (sha.'a.rei./Hem) literally denotes the gates belonging to the surrounding territory.

The thread — This westward gate listing continues the symmetrical tribal allocation begun in Ezekiel 48:30-32 and reappears in Revelation 21:12-13 as the twelve gates named for the tribes of Israel.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition of a perfectly ordered layout where every tribe receives a named entrance, establishing the structural basis for the city's declared identity.

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The Hebrew words

פְּאַת־pe.'at-[the] side of יָ֗מָּהYa.ma/hwest/ -ward חֲמֵ֤שׁcha.Mesh[will be] five מֵאוֹת֙me.'Othundred<s>וְאַרְבַּ֣עַתve./'ar.Ba.'atand/ four אֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.Fimthousand [cubits]שַֽׁעֲרֵיהֶ֖םsha.'a.rei./Hemgates/ their שְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.Shahthree שַׁ֣עַרSha.'ar[the] gate of גָּ֞דgadGad אֶחָ֗ד'e.Chadone שַׁ֤עַרSha.'ar[the] gate of אָשֵׁר֙'a.SherAsher אֶחָ֔ד'e.Chadone שַׁ֥עַרSha.'ar[the] gate of נַפְתָּלִ֖יnaf.ta.LiNaphtali אֶחָֽד׃'e.Chadone

King James Version

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.