The Meaning of Ezekiel 48:8 Explained

Ezekiel 48:8

KJV: And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

YLT: and by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side is the heave-offering that ye lift up, five and twenty thousand broad and long, as one of the parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary hath been in its midst.

Darby: And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the heave-offering that ye shall offer, five and twenty thousand cubits in breadth, and in length as one of the parts from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

ASV: And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the oblation which ye shall offer, five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And by the border  of Judah,  from the east  side  unto the west  side,  shall be the offering  which ye shall offer  of five  and twenty  thousand  [reeds in] breadth,  and [in] length  as one  of the [other] parts,  from the east  side  unto the west  side:  and the sanctuary  shall be in the midst  of it. 

What does Ezekiel 48:8 Mean?

Verse Meaning

South of Judah"s portion would be a special territory, which would be the same size as the other tribal allotments.

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 48

1  The portions of the twelve tribes;
8  of the sanctuary;
15  of the city and suburbs;
21  and of the prince
23  The portions of the twelve tribes
30  The dimensions and gates of the city

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 48:8 mean?

And by the border of Judah from the side east to side the west shall be the district which you shall set apart five and twenty thousand [cubits] in width and [in] length the same as one of the [other] portions east the west and the with sanctuary in the center
וְעַל֙ גְּב֣וּל יְהוּדָ֔ה מִפְּאַ֥ת קָדִ֖ים עַד־ פְּאַת־ יָ֑מָּה תִּהְיֶ֣ה הַתְּרוּמָ֣ה אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־ תָּרִ֡ימוּ חֲמִשָּׁה֩ וְעֶשְׂרִ֨ים אֶ֜לֶף רֹ֗חַב וְאֹ֜רֶךְ כְּאַחַ֤ד הַחֲלָקִים֙ קָדִ֙ימָה֙ פְּאַת־ יָ֔מָּה וְהָיָ֥ה הַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁ בְּתוֹכֽוֹ

וְעַל֙  And  by 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
גְּב֣וּל  the  border 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
יְהוּדָ֔ה  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
מִפְּאַ֥ת  from  the  side 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: פֵּאָה 
Sense: corner, edge, side, quarter, extremity.
קָדִ֖ים  east 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קָדִים  
Sense: east, east wind.
פְּאַת־  side 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: פֵּאָה 
Sense: corner, edge, side, quarter, extremity.
יָ֑מָּה  the  west 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: יָם  
Sense: sea.
תִּהְיֶ֣ה  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
הַתְּרוּמָ֣ה  the  district 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תְּרוּמָה  
Sense: contribution, offering.
תָּרִ֡ימוּ  you  shall  set  apart 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: יָרוּם 
Sense: to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted.
חֲמִשָּׁה֩  five 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.
וְעֶשְׂרִ֨ים  and  twenty 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, common plural
Root: עֶשְׂרִים  
Sense: twenty, twentieth.
אֶ֜לֶף  thousand  [cubits] 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
רֹ֗חַב  in  width 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹחַב  
Sense: breadth, width, expanse.
וְאֹ֜רֶךְ  and  [in]  length 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֹרֶךְ  
Sense: length.
כְּאַחַ֤ד  the  same  as  one 
Parse: Preposition-k, Number, masculine singular construct
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
הַחֲלָקִים֙  of  the  [other]  portions 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: חֵלֶק 
Sense: portion, share, part, territory.
קָדִ֙ימָה֙  east 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: קָדִים  
Sense: east, east wind.
יָ֔מָּה  west 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: יָם  
Sense: sea.
הַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁ  the  with  sanctuary 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִקְדָּשׁ  
Sense: sacred place, sanctuary, holy place.
בְּתוֹכֽוֹ  in  the  center 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.