And besideוְעַלthe borderגְּבוּלof Judah,יְהוּדָהfrom the sideמִפְּאַתof the eastקָדִיםto the sideעַד פְּאַתof the sea,יָמָּהshall beתִּהְיֶהthe contributionהַתְּרוּמָהthatאֲשֶׁרyou shall set apart,תָּרִימוּtwenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִיםthousandאֶלֶףin width,רֹחַבand in lengthוְאֹרֶךְlike oneכְּאַחַדof the portions,הַחֲלָקִיםfrom the sideמִפְּאַתof the eastקָדִימָהto the sideעַד פְּאַתof the sea;יָמָּהand the sanctuaryוְ הַמִּקְדָּשׁshall beהָיָהin its midst.בְּתוֹכוֹ
Ezekiel 48:8
Study it in the app“And beside the border of Judah, from the side of the east to the side of the sea, shall be the contribution that you shall set apart, twenty-five thousand in width, and in length like one of the portions, from the side of the east to the side of the sea; and the sanctuary shall be in its midst.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 48:8, word by word
- the borderגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- from the sideפְּאַתpeat
side
Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.
Where else “peat” appears- of the eastקָדִיםkadim
east
The direction where the sun rises.
Where else “kadim” appears- of the seaיָמָּyama
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yama” appears- shall beתִּהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- the contributionתְּרוּמָהteruma
contribution
Contribution: what is set apart from one's goods to give to God; also a portion set aside or a gift.
Where else “teruma” appears- you shall set apartתָּרִימוּtarimu
set apart
To lift and set apart a share, the contribution for the sanctuary or for God.
Where else “tarimu” appears- twenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha
five
Five.
Where else “chamisha” appears- twenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִיםesrim
twenty
Twenty; also "twentieth".
Where else “esrim” appears- thousandאֶלֶףelef
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “elef” appears- in widthרֹחַבrochav
width
Width, breadth.
Where else “rochav” appears- and in lengthאֹרֶךְorech
length
Length: "the length and the breadth".
Where else “orech” appears- like oneאַחַדachad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achad” appears- of the portionsחֲלָקִיםchalakim
portion
What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".
Where else “chalakim” appears- and the sanctuaryמִּקְדָּשׁmikdash
sanctuary
Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.
Where else “mikdash” 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
7And beside the border of Reuben, from the side of the east to the side of the sea: Judah, one.
8 · This verse (above)
9The contribution that you shall set apart to YHWH shall be, in length, twenty-five thousand, and in width, ten thousand.