Ezekiel 48:19

“And those who work the city from all the tribes of Israel shall work it.”

Ezekiel 48:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 48:19, word by word

And those who workעֹבֵדoved

work

To toil, till the land.

Where else “oved” appears
the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears
the tribesשִׁבְטֵיshivte

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

Where else “shivte” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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The context

18And what remains in length corresponding to the holy contribution shall be ten thousand to the east and ten thousand toward the sea; it shall be corresponding to the holy contribution, and its produce shall be for bread for those who work the city.

19 · This verse (above)

20The whole contribution shall be twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand; as a square you shall set apart the holy contribution together with the possession of the city.

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