And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| residue | וְהַנּוֹתָ֨ר ve.ha.no.Tar | H3498 | to jut over or exceed · conjunction + definite article + verb, niphal active participle, masculine singular absolute |
| length | בָּאֹ֜רֶךְ ba.'O.rekh | H753 | length · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| against | לְעֻמַּ֣ת le.'u.Mat | H5980 | conjunction · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct |
| oblation | תְּרוּמַ֣ת te.ru.Mat | H8641 | a present (as offered up) · noun, common feminine singular construct |
| holy | הַקֹּ֗דֶשׁ ha.Ko.desh | H6944 | a sacred place or thing · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| ten | עֲשֶׂ֨רֶת 'a.Se.ret | H6235 | ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) · noun, common feminine singular construct |
| thousand | אֲלָפִ֤ים 'a.la.Fim | H505 | hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · cardinal number, both genders plural absolute |
| eastward | קָדִ֙ימָה֙ ka.Di.mah | H6921 | the fore or front part · noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix |
| ten | וַעֲשֶׂ֤רֶת va.'a.Se.ret | H6235 | ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct |
| thousand | אֲלָפִים֙ 'a.la.Fim | H505 | hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · cardinal number, both genders plural absolute |
| westward | יָ֔מָּה Ya.mah | H3220 | a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix |
| against | לְעֻמַּ֖ת le.'u.Mat | H5980 | conjunction · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct |
| oblation | תְּרוּמַ֣ת te.ru.Mat | H8641 | a present (as offered up) · noun, common feminine singular construct |
| holy | הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ ha.Ko.desh | H6944 | a sacred place or thing · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| increase | תְבֽוּאָתוֹ֙ te.vu.'a.to | H8393 | income · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular |
| food | לְלֶ֔חֶם le.Le.chem | H3899 | food (for man or beast) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| serve | לְעֹבְדֵ֖י le.'oe.Dei | H5647 | to work (in any sense) · preposition + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct |
| city | הָעִֽיר ha.'Ir | H5892 | a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute |
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The five thousand rods, apportioned to the city out of the twenty-five thousand square, are to be laid off in a square of four thousand five hundred, with the two hundred fifty all around for suburbs. profane--that is, not strictly sacred as the sacerdotal portions, but applied to secular uses.
And the five thousand that are left - The territory of the Levites was twenty-five thousand square cubits, Eze 48:20, But their city was only four thousand five hundred square cubits, see Eze 48:13 and Eze 48:16; there remained, therefore, ten thousand cubits square to be divided, of which five thousand cubits in breadth, by twenty-five thousand in length, on the east and west sides, were reserved for a sort of second city; or for suburbs where laymen might dwell who were employed by those priests and Levites who lodged in the temple and in the city, Eze 48:18. And another space of one thousand cubits in breadth, by twenty-five thousand in length, which extended only from north to south, was…
Read the whole note in the consoleAnd the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward,.... What remained in length, which ran parallel with the holy portion of the land, after five thousand reeds were taken out for the city and suburbs, were twenty thousand; ten thousand to the east, and ten thousand to the west: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; that is, that space as yet undisposed of, the twenty thousand reeds, ten on the east, and ten on the west of the city, were close to, and ran even with, the oblation of the holy portion assigned to the priests and Levites: and the increase thereof; or what these twenty thousa…
Read the whole note in the consoleTo the south was a narrower strip for public use where the city was located. The overall shape of the central area was thus a square. The city was a visible symbol and focus of unity for the twelve tribes, and home to residents from the various tribes.
and its grain shall be for food for those who serve the city These are the Gibeonites, who were made wood-cutters and water-drawers (Josh. 9:27). So I heard in the name of Rabbi Menahem of blessed memory. לְעוֹבדֵי הָעִיר, “as servants” in Old French: to the workers.
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