The Meaning of Ezekiel 47:15 Explained

Ezekiel 47:15

KJV: And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;

YLT: And this is the border of the land at the north quarter; from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, at the coming in to Zedad:

Darby: And this shall be the border of the land: toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Zedad,

ASV: And this shall be the border of the land: On the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, unto the entrance of Zedad;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And this [shall be] the border  of the land  toward the north  side,  from the great  sea,  the way  of Hethlon,  as men go  to Zedad; 

What does Ezekiel 47:15 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 47

1  The vision of the holy waters
6  The virtue of them
13  The borders of the land
22  The division of it by lot

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 47:15 mean?

And this [shall] [be] the border of the land on the north from the Sea Great [by] the road to Hethlon as one goes to Zedad
וְזֶ֖ה גְּב֣וּל הָאָ֑רֶץ לִפְאַ֨ת צָפ֜וֹנָה מִן־ הַיָּ֧ם הַגָּד֛וֹל הַדֶּ֥רֶךְ חֶתְלֹ֖ן לְב֥וֹא צְדָֽדָה

וְזֶ֖ה  And  this  [shall]  [be] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
גְּב֣וּל  the  border 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
הָאָ֑רֶץ  of  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
לִפְאַ֨ת  on  the 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: פֵּאָה 
Sense: corner, edge, side, quarter, extremity.
צָפ֜וֹנָה  north 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: צָפֹון  
Sense: north (of direction), northward.
הַיָּ֧ם  the  Sea 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָם  
Sense: sea.
הַגָּד֛וֹל  Great 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: גָּבֹול 
Sense: great.
הַדֶּ֥רֶךְ  [by]  the  road  to 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
חֶתְלֹ֖ן  Hethlon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֶתְלֹון  
Sense: a place on the northern border of Palestine; site unknown.
לְב֥וֹא  as  one  goes 
Parse: Preposition, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
צְדָֽדָה  to  Zedad 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: צָדָד  
Sense: one of the landmarks on the northern border of Israel as promised by Moses and restated by Ezekiel.

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