And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| serve | וְהָעֹבֵ֖ד ve.ha.'o.Ved | H5647 | to work (in any sense) · conjunction + definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute |
| city | הָעִ֑יר ha.'Ir | H5892 | a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute |
| serve | יַעַבְד֕וּהוּ ya.'av.Du.hu | H5647 | to work (in any sense) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular |
| tribes | שִׁבְטֵ֥י shiv.Tei | H7626 | a scion · noun, common masculine plural construct |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El | H3478 | Jisrael · proper noun, a place name |
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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…
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To 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.
of all the tribes of Israel shall serve him for they gave them this as a portion of the land.
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