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The area belonging to the prince will lie between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/48.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So the prince’s land will include everything between the territories allotted to Judah and Benjamin, except for the areas set aside for the sacred lands and the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/48.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />It shall be separate from the property of the Levites and the property of the city, which are in the midst of that which belongs to the prince. The portion of the prince shall lie between the territory of Judah and the territory of Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the Levitical property and the city property will lie in the center of the area belonging to the prince—the area between the borders of Judah and Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/48.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, <i>being</i> in the midst <i>of that</i> which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/48.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Moreover, apart from the possession of the Levites and the possession of the city <i>which are</i> in the midst of what <i>belongs</i> to the prince, <i>the area</i> between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall belong to the prince.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And exclusive of the property of the Levites and the property of the city, <i>which are</i> in the middle of that which belongs to the prince, <i>everything</i> between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall belong to the prince.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/48.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Exclusive of the property of the Levites and the property of the city, which are in the middle of that which belongs to the prince, everything between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall be for the prince.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And exclusive of the property of the Levites and the property of the city, <i>which</i> are in the middle of that which belongs to the prince, <i>everything</i> between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall be for the prince.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And apart from the Levites’ possession and the city’s possession, <i>which</i> are in the middle of that which belongs to the prince, <i>everything</i> between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall be for the prince.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Exclusive of the property of the Levites and of the property of the city, which are in the middle of that which belongs to the prince, <i>everything</i> between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall be for the prince.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Except for the Levitical property and the city property in the middle of the area belonging to the prince, the area between the territory of Judah and that of Benjamin will belong to the prince.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Except for the Levitical property and the city property in the middle of the area belonging to the prince, the area between the territory of Judah and that of Benjamin will belong to the prince.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/48.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, it shall be for the prince.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />together with the share belonging to the Levites and the city of Jerusalem. The northern border of the ruler's property will be the land that belongs to Judah, and the southern border will be the land that belongs to Benjamin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/48.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So the Levites' property and the city's property will be between the prince's part of the land. What is between Judah's and Benjamin's boundaries will belong to the prince.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/48.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Except for what belongs to the descendants of Levi and the city property, which will stand in the middle of what belongs to the Regent Prince, whatever is between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin is to belong to the Regent Prince."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/48.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The property of the Levites and of the city will be in the middle of that which belongs to the prince. The portion between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin will be for the prince. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, it shall be for the prince.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the Levitical property and the city property will lie in the center of the area belonging to the prince—the area between the borders of Judah and Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/48.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the middle of that which is the prince’s, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And from the possession of the Levites, from the possession of the city, in the midst of that which is for the prince, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, there is for the prince.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And from the possession of the Levites, from the possession of the city, in the midst of that which is to the prince, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, there is to the prince.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />From the possession of the Levites from the possession of the city, in the midst of that to the prince, it shall be between the bound of Judah and between the bound of Benjamin, to the prince it shall be.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city which ale in the midst of the prince's portions: what shall be to the border of Juda, and to the border of Benjamin, shall also belong to the prince. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, which are in the midst of the prince’s portions, whatever is between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall also belong to the prince.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/48.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Except for the Levites’ property and the city’s property, which are in the middle of the prince’s property, the territory between the portion of Judah and the portion of Benjamin shall belong to the prince. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and the property of the Levites and of the city, shall be in the middle of that which belongs to the prince. The portion of the prince shall lie between the territory of Judah and the territory of Benjamin.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Moreover part of the possession of the Levites and of the possession of the city shall be the portion of the ruler in the city, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And some of the inheritance of the Levites, and some of the inheritance of the city, the portion of the Ruler, will be in the city between the border of Yehuda and the border of Benyamin<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thus the possession of the Levites, and the possession of the city, shall be in the midst of that which is the prince's; between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall be the prince's.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And there shall be <i>a portion taken</i> from the Levites, from the possession of the city in the midst of the princes between the borders of Juda and the borders of Benjamin, and it shall be <i>the portion</i> of the princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/48-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=14905" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/48.htm">The Portion for the Prince</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21</span>The remaining area on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city will belong to the prince. He will own the land adjacent to the tribal portions, extending eastward from the 25,000 cubits of the holy district toward the eastern border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the western border. And in the center of them will be the holy portion and the sanctuary of the temple. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: hal·wî·yim (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">So the Levitical</a> <a href="/hebrew/272.htm" title="272: ū·mê·’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- A possession. Feminine passive participle from 'achaz; something seized, i.e. A possession.">property</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">and the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/272.htm" title="272: ū·mê·’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- A possession. Feminine passive participle from 'achaz; something seized, i.e. A possession.">property</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">will lie in the center</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">of the area</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">belonging</a> <a href="/hebrew/5387.htm" title="5387: lan·nā·śî (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Or nasi'; from nasa'; properly, an exalted one, i.e. A king or sheik; also a rising mist.">to the prince—</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">the area between</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇūl (N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">the borders</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ū·ḇên (Conj-w:: Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇūl (N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1144.htm" title="1144: bin·yā·min (N-proper-ms) -- From ben and yamiyn; son of right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">Benjamin.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5387.htm" title="5387: lan·nā·śî (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Or nasi'; from nasa'; properly, an exalted one, i.e. A king or sheik; also a rising mist."></a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-14.htm">Joshua 13:14</a></span><br />To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The food offerings to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-20.htm">Numbers 18:20-24</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites. / Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting. / No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-1.htm">Deuteronomy 18:1-2</a></span><br />The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance. / Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/18-7.htm">Joshua 18:7</a></span><br />The Levites, however, have no portion among you, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received the inheritance that Moses the servant of the LORD gave them beyond the Jordan to the east.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-32.htm">Leviticus 25:32-34</a></span><br />As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the cities they possess. / So whatever belongs to the Levites may be redeemed—a house sold in a city they possess—and must be released in the Jubilee, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites. / But the open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for this is their permanent possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/35-1.htm">Numbers 35:1-8</a></span><br />Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho: / “Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities. / The cities will be for them to live in, and the pasturelands will be for their herds, their flocks, and all their other livestock. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Ezekiel 45:1-6</a></span><br />“When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance, you are to set aside a portion for the LORD, a holy portion of the land 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide. This entire tract of land will be holy. / Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square, with 50 cubits around it for open land. / From this holy portion, you are to measure off a length of 25,000 cubits and a width of 10,000 cubits, and in it will be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-7.htm">Ezekiel 45:7-8</a></span><br />Now the prince will have the area bordering each side of the area formed by the holy district and the property of the city, extending westward from the western side and eastward from the eastern side, running lengthwise from the western boundary to the eastern boundary and parallel to one of the tribal portions. / This land will be his possession in Israel. And My princes will no longer oppress My people, but will give the rest of the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-13.htm">Ezekiel 45:13-17</a></span><br />This is the contribution you are to offer: a sixth of an ephah from each homer of wheat, and a sixth of an ephah from each homer of barley. / The prescribed portion of oil, measured by the bath, is a tenth of a bath from each cor (a cor consists of ten baths or one homer, since ten baths are equivalent to a homer). / And one sheep shall be given from each flock of two hundred from the well-watered pastures of Israel. These are for the grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings, to make atonement for the people, declares the Lord GOD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13-14</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions. / You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-21.htm">Ezekiel 47:21-23</a></span><br />You are to divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. / You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners who dwell among you and who have children. You are to treat them as native-born Israelites; along with you, they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. / In whatever tribe a foreigner dwells, you are to assign his inheritance there,” declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12-14</a></span><br />The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. / There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west. / The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-22.htm">Revelation 21:22-27</a></span><br />But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. / And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. / By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1-5</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb / down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. / No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-5.htm">Hebrews 7:5</a></span><br />Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the middle of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.</p><p class="hdg">no references for this verse </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Area</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-21.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-17.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">Border</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Center</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-8.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-22.htm">Judah's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-14.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-14.htm">Part</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">Prince</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-17.htm">Prince's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Property</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Territory</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Area</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-2.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/daniel/8-17.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-23.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-24.htm">Border</a> <a href="/john/8-3.htm">Center</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-30.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-31.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/hosea/5-10.htm">Judah's</a> <a href="/john/1-19.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/daniel/2-32.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/daniel/3-6.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/daniel/2-11.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-23.htm">Part</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-23.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/daniel/7-22.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/daniel/1-7.htm">Prince</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-28.htm">Prince's</a> <a href="/hosea/4-2.htm">Property</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-24.htm">Territory</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 48</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">The portions of the twelve tribes;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-8.htm">of the sanctuary;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">of the city and suburbs;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-21.htm">and of the prince.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-23.htm">The portions of the twelve tribes.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/48-30.htm">The dimensions and gates of the city.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Levites, who were set apart for religious duties, did not receive a tribal inheritance like the other tribes but were given specific cities and surrounding pasturelands (<a href="/numbers/35.htm">Numbers 35:1-8</a>). The city property likely refers to the area designated for the city of Jerusalem, which holds significant religious and cultural importance as the center of worship and governance.<p><b>will lie in the center of the area belonging to the prince</b><br>The "prince" in Ezekiel's vision is a leader who has a special role in the restored Israel. This figure is distinct from the king and is often seen as a type of Christ, representing righteous leadership and governance. The central location of the Levitical and city properties signifies their importance and the centrality of worship and administration in the life of the nation. This central positioning also reflects the idea that spiritual and civic life should be at the heart of the community.<p><b>the area between the borders of Judah and Benjamin</b><br>Judah and Benjamin were two of the southern tribes of Israel, with Jerusalem historically located within their territories. This geographical reference underscores the historical and prophetic significance of the land. The placement between these two tribes highlights the unity and continuity of the nation, as well as the fulfillment of God's promises to restore and reunite His people. The mention of these specific tribes may also evoke the memory of the united monarchy under David and Solomon, pointing to a future hope of unity and peace.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a></b><br>A tribe of Israel set apart for religious duties and temple service. They were not given a territorial inheritance like other tribes but were provided with cities and pasturelands.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city.htm">The City</a></b><br>Refers to the city of Jerusalem, which holds significant religious and historical importance as the center of worship and governance in Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_prince.htm">The Prince</a></b><br>A leader or ruler in Israel, often interpreted as a messianic figure or a representative of the Davidic line, who has a special role in the administration of the land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>One of the twelve tribes of Israel, known for its leadership and the lineage of King David and Jesus Christ.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/benjamin.htm">Benjamin</a></b><br>Another tribe of Israel, known for its warriors and its location near Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_order_and_provision.htm">God's Order and Provision</a></b><br>God is a God of order, and He provides for each of His people according to their roles and responsibilities. The allocation of land reflects His divine plan and care for His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>The prince's position highlights the importance of godly leadership. Leaders are called to serve and protect the interests of God's people, ensuring justice and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_among_god's_people.htm">Unity Among God's People</a></b><br>The placement of the Levites and the city in the midst of the prince's land symbolizes unity and the centrality of worship in the community. It reminds us of the need for unity in the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance_and_identity.htm">Inheritance and Identity</a></b><br>Just as the tribes of Israel had specific inheritances, believers have a spiritual inheritance in Christ. Understanding our identity in Him is crucial for living out our faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_48.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 48</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_48_with_other_boundaries.htm">How do we reconcile the detailed land allotments in Ezekiel 48 with other biblical passages that describe differing boundaries for these tribes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_the_48_levitical_cities.htm">How can we confirm the historical accuracy of the 48 Levitical cities listed in Joshua 21:1-42, given limited archaeological evidence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_48_levite_cities_with_few_finds.htm">How do we reconcile the mention of 48 Levite cities (Numbers 35:1-8) with limited archaeological evidence for so many Levitical settlements?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_27's_tarshish_match_history.htm">Does the mention of Tarshish and other distant lands in Ezekiel 27 align with known ancient geography and historical records?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/48-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So for the Levitical</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלְוִיִּם֙</span> <span class="translit">(hal·wî·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> </span><span class="str2">Levites -- descendant of Levi</span><br /><br /><span class="word">property</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמֵאֲחֻזַּ֤ת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mê·’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_272.htm">Strong's 272: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something seized, a possession</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the city</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעִ֔יר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">property</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמֵאֲחֻזַּ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mê·’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_272.htm">Strong's 272: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something seized, a possession</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[will lie] in the center</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּת֛וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the area belonging to</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽהְיֶ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the prince.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַנָּשִׂ֖יא</span> <span class="translit">(lan·nā·śî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5387.htm">Strong's 5387: </a> </span><span class="str2">An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[The area] between</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ין ׀</span> <span class="translit">(bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the border</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּב֣וּל</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבֵין֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the border</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּב֣וּל</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Benjamin</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּנְיָמִ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(bin·yā·min)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1144.htm">Strong's 1144: </a> </span><span class="str2">Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will belong to</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the prince.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַנָּשִׂ֖יא</span> <span class="translit">(lan·nā·śî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5387.htm">Strong's 5387: </a> </span><span class="str2">An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/48-22.htm">Ezekiel 48:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/48-22.htm">Ezekiel 48:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/48-22.htm">Ezekiel 48:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/48-22.htm">Ezekiel 48:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/48-22.htm">Ezekiel 48:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/48-22.htm">Ezekiel 48:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/48-22.htm">Ezekiel 48:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/48-22.htm">Ezekiel 48:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/48-22.htm">Ezekiel 48:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/48-22.htm">Ezekiel 48:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/48-22.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 48:22 Moreover from the possession of the Levites (Ezek. 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