Ezekiel 48:21

“And what remains shall be for the chief, on one side and on the other of the holy contribution and of the possession of the city, in front of the twenty-five thousand of the contribution as far as the border of the east, and toward the sea, in front of the twenty-five thousand as far as the border of the sea; corresponding to the portions, it shall be for the chief; and the holy contribution and the sanctuary of the house shall be in its midst.”

Ezekiel 48:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 48:21, word by word

And what remainsנּוֹתָרnotar

be left

For a part to stay when the rest has gone or been used.

Where else “notar” appears
shall be for the chiefנָּשִׂיאnasi

chief

Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.

Where else “nasi” appears
of the holyקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

Where else “kodesh” appears
contributionתְרוּמַתterumat

contribution

Contribution: what is set apart from one's goods to give to God; also a portion set aside or a gift.

Where else “terumat” appears
and of the possessionאֲחֻזַּתachuzat

possession

Possession: land that someone holds as his own.

Where else “achuzat” appears
of the cityעִירir

city

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

Where else “ir” appears
in front ofפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “pene” appears
the twenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha

five

Five.

Where else “chamisha” appears
the twenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

Where else “esrim” appears
thousandאֶלֶףelef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

Where else “elef” appears
as far as the borderגְּבוּלgevul

border

The border of a land.

Where else “gevul” appears
of the eastקָדִימָkadima

east

The direction where the sun rises.

Where else “kadima” appears
and toward the seaיָמָּyama

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

Where else “yama” appears
corresponding toעֻמַּתumat

alongside, close to

Beside, along with, close to.

Where else “umat” appears
the portionsחֲלָקִיםchalakim

portion

What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".

Where else “chalakim” appears
and the sanctuaryמִקְדַּשׁmikdash

sanctuary

Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.

Where else “mikdash” appears
of the houseבַּיִתbayit

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “bayit” appears
shall beהָיְתָהhayta

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayta” appears
in its midstתוֹכtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

Where else “toch” appears

The context

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.

21 · This verse (above)

22And from the possession of the Levites and from the possession of the city, which are in the midst of what belongs to the chief, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, it shall be for the chief.

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