The Meaning of Ezekiel 45:7 Explained

Ezekiel 45:7

KJV: And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.

YLT: As to the prince, on this side, and on that side, of the heave-offering of the holy place, and of the possession of the city, at the front of the heave-offering of the holy place, and at the front of the possession of the city, from the west corner westward, and from the east corner eastward -- and the length is over-against one of the portions from the west border unto the east border --

Darby: And the prince shall have his portion on the one side and on the other side of the holy heave-offering and of the possession of the city, over against the holy heave-offering, and over against the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward; and in length answering to one of the portions of the tribes from the west border unto the east border.

ASV: And whatsoever is for the prince'shall be on the one side and on the other side of the holy oblation and of the possession of the city, in front of the holy oblation and in front of the possession of the city, on the west side westward, and on the east side eastward; and in length answerable unto one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And a [portion shall be] for the prince  on the one side and on the other side of the oblation  of the holy  [portion], and of the possession  of the city,  before  the oblation  of the holy  [portion], and before  the possession  of the city,  from the west  side  westward,  and from the east  side  eastward:  and the length  [shall be] over against  one  of the portions,  from the west  border  unto the east  border. 

What does Ezekiel 45:7 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The prince (cf. Ezekiel 44:3) would also receive a special land allotment to the west and to the east of the city portions and the holy areas occupied by the Zadokites and the Levites (cf. Ezekiel 48:21-22). There was no specially designated area in which the kings of Israel lived in former times except the royal palaces, which were much smaller.

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 45

1  The portion of land for the sanctuary
6  for the city
7  and for the prince
9  Ordinances for the prince

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 45:7 mean?

And shall have [a] [section] the prince on this [side] and on this [side] of district the holy and property of the city to and bordering on district the holy and - property extending on the side west westward and on the side east eastward and the length [shall] [be] side by side with one of the [tribal] portions from the border the border east
וְלַנָּשִׂ֡יא מִזֶּ֣ה וּמִזֶּה֩ לִתְרוּמַ֨ת הַקֹּ֜דֶשׁ וְלַאֲחֻזַּ֣ת הָעִ֗יר אֶל־ פְּנֵ֤י תְרֽוּמַת־ הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ וְאֶל־ פְּנֵי֙ אֲחֻזַּ֣ת מִפְּאַת־ יָ֣ם יָ֔מָּה וּמִפְּאַת־ קֵ֖דְמָה קָדִ֑ימָה וְאֹ֗רֶךְ לְעֻמּוֹת֙ אַחַ֣ד הַחֲלָקִ֔ים מִגְּב֥וּל גְּב֥וּל קָדִֽימָה

וְלַנָּשִׂ֡יא  And  shall  have  [a]  [section]  the  prince 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נָשִׂיא 
Sense: one lifted up, chief, prince, captain, leader.
מִזֶּ֣ה  on  this  [side] 
Parse: Preposition-m, Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
וּמִזֶּה֩  and  on  this  [side] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
לִתְרוּמַ֨ת  of  district 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: תְּרוּמָה  
Sense: contribution, offering.
הַקֹּ֜דֶשׁ  the  holy 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
וְלַאֲחֻזַּ֣ת  and  property 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֲחֻזָּה  
Sense: possession, property.
הָעִ֗יר  of  the  city 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
פְּנֵ֤י  and  bordering  on 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
תְרֽוּמַת־  district 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: תְּרוּמָה  
Sense: contribution, offering.
הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙  the  holy 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
פְּנֵי֙  - 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
אֲחֻזַּ֣ת  property 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֲחֻזָּה  
Sense: possession, property.
מִפְּאַת־  extending  on  the  side 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: פֵּאָה 
Sense: corner, edge, side, quarter, extremity.
יָ֣ם  west 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָם  
Sense: sea.
יָ֔מָּה  westward 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: יָם  
Sense: sea.
וּמִפְּאַת־  and  on  the  side 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: פֵּאָה 
Sense: corner, edge, side, quarter, extremity.
קֵ֖דְמָה  east 
Parse: Adverb, third person feminine singular
Root: קֶדֶם 
Sense: east, antiquity, front, that which is before, aforetime.
קָדִ֑ימָה  eastward 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: קָדִים  
Sense: east, east wind.
וְאֹ֗רֶךְ  and  the  length  [shall]  [be] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֹרֶךְ  
Sense: length.
לְעֻמּוֹת֙  side  by  side  with 
Parse: Preposition-l
Root: עֻמָּה  
Sense: juxtaposition.
אַחַ֣ד  one 
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
הַחֲלָקִ֔ים  of  the  [tribal]  portions 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: חֵלֶק 
Sense: portion, share, part, territory.
מִגְּב֥וּל  from  the  border 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
גְּב֥וּל  the  border 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
קָדִֽימָה  east 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: קָדִים  
Sense: east, east wind.