And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| residue | וְהַנּוֹתָ֣ר ve.ha.no.Tar | H3498 | to jut over or exceed · conjunction + definite article + verb, niphal active participle, masculine singular absolute |
| prince | לַנָּשִׂ֣יא la.na.Si' | H5387 | properly · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| holy | הַקֹּ֣דֶשׁ ha.Ko.desh | H6944 | a sacred place or thing · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| oblation | לִתְרֽוּמַת lit.ru.mat- | H8641 | a present (as offered up) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct |
| possession | וְלַאֲחֻזַּ֪ת ve.la.'a.chu.Zat | H272 | something seized · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct |
| city | הָעִ֟יר 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 residue - for the prince - His portion was alongside that of the Levites, from west to east; these were on each side twenty-five thousand cubits in length, from the east to the west. by twelve thousand five hundred cubits in breadth from north to south. The space both above and below was equal, between the tribe of Judah and that of Benjamin to north and south; and the portion of the Levites, which had Judah and Benjamin to the north and south, and the portion of the prince to the east and to the west. See the map.
And the residue shall be for the prince,.... Not the civil magistrate, but the Prince Messiah; the King, Governor, and Protector of his church and people: on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city: his portion shall lie on each side of the portion for the sanctuary, the priests and Levites, and for the city and its appurtenances; so that he will be the guardian and preserver of them all; See Gill on Ezekiel 45:7, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border; or, "before the face" (x) "of the five and twenty thousand of the oblatio…
Read the whole note in the consoleThe area filling out the rest of the central portion to the east and west of the holy square was assigned to the prince. The prince was more important than the rest of the laity, but he was below the priests and Levites. The same message was delivered by the architecture of the Temple complex.
(Verse 21, 22.) But what remains will belong to the prince on all sides, either from here or from there ((The Vulgate is silent whether from here or from there)) as the firstfruits of the sanctuary and the possession of the city, bordering (or facing) twenty-five thousand firstfruits to the eastern boundary, and also from the sea ((The Vulgate says to the sea)) bordering (or facing) twenty-five thousand to the boundary of the sea. Similarly, in the areas belonging to the prince, there will be the firstfruits of the sanctuary and the sanctuary of the temple in its midst. There will also be possession of the Levites, and possession of the city in the middle of the prince's territory, between the boundary of Judah and the boundary of Benjamin, and it will belong to the prince. There has been much discussion about this prince above, and that he would receive only as much as one tribe. But now we learn something else, that whatever is left from all the tribes, only he shall receive it: so that there is no tribe that does not offer gifts to the prince: not from elsewhere, but from the firstfruits which serve the temple and the sanctuary and the delegated parts of the city. For this is what he says: From the east boundary to the western boundary, and from the northern boundary to the southern boundary, the firstfruits will belong to the seven and a half tribes. Within these firstfruits will be the city and its surrounding suburbs, as well as the sanctuary of the temple in the middle of the city. As for the land assigned to the Levites and the rest of the city, it will be considered as belonging to the prince. The area next to the firstfruits and the city, in the tribe of Judah, will be the western portion of the seven tribes. The eastern portion, in the tribe of Benjamin, will also belong to the prince. Since the sacraments of Holy Scripture are wondrous and should be contemplated more than spoken (Dan. XXXII). In the former division of the land beyond the Jordan by Moses, the land was divided among the two tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh (Joshua, XIII). But beyond the Jordan, by Joshua the son of Nun and Eleazar the son of Aaron, Judah possessed the south (Joshua, XV); and Ephraim and the half tribe of Manasseh possessed the north (Joshua, XVIII). Afterwards, with the spies sent to each tribe and a description of the land brought to…
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| against | פְּנֵ֣י pe.Nei | H6440 | the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct |
| five | חֲמִשָּׁה֩ cha.mi.Shah | H2568 | five · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute |
| twenty | וְעֶשְׂרִ֨ים ve.'es.Rim | H6242 | twenty · conjunction + cardinal number, masculine plural absolute |
| thousand | אֶ֥לֶף 'E.lef | H505 | hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute |
| oblation | תְּרוּמָה֮ te.ru.Mah | H8641 | a present (as offered up) · noun, common feminine singular absolute |
| east | קָדִימָה֒ ka.di.Mah | H6921 | the fore or front part · noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix |
| border | גְּב֣וּל ge.Vul | H1366 | properly · noun, common masculine singular construct |
| westward | וְיָ֗מָּה ve.Ya.mah | H3220 | a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix |
| against | פְּ֠נֵי Pe.nei | H6440 | the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct |
| five | חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה cha.mi.Shah | H2568 | five · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute |
| twenty | וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים ve.'es.Rim | H6242 | twenty · conjunction + cardinal number, masculine plural absolute |
| thousand | אֶ֙לֶף֙ 'e.lef | H505 | hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute |
| west | יָ֔מָּה Ya.mah | H3220 | a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix |
| border | גְּב֣וּל ge.Vul | H1366 | properly · noun, common masculine singular construct |
| against | לְעֻמַּ֥ת le.'u.Mat | H5980 | conjunction · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct |
| portions | חֲלָקִ֖ים cha.la.Kim | H2506 | properly · noun, common masculine plural absolute |
| prince | לַנָּשִׂ֑יא la.na.Si' | H5387 | properly · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| holy | הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ ha.Ko.desh | H6944 | a sacred place or thing · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| oblation | תְּרוּמַ֣ת te.ru.Mat | H8641 | a present (as offered up) · noun, common feminine singular construct |
| sanctuary | וּמִקְדַּ֥שׁ u.mik.Dash | H4720 | a consecrated thing or place · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct |
| house | הַבַּ֖יִת ha.Ba.yit | H1004 | a house (in the greatest variation of applications · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| midst | בְּתוֹכֽוֹ be.to.kho | H8432 | a bisection · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular |
And the remainder shall be for the prince, etc. and the remainder of the length of the great separation. on either side to the east and to the west of the offering of the Sanctuary and the possession of the city. alongside 25,000 of the offering alongside the 25,000 width of the offering extending to the eastern border of the entire land of Israel. and to the west, alongside, etc. and likewise to the west, facing the three strips of the priests, the Levites, and the city’s possession, in the width of 25,000. the western border [Heb. עַל-גְבוּל יָמָּה,] like עַד גְבוּל יָמָּה, until the ocean. opposite the portions opposite the length of the tribes’ portions. shall belong to the prince…
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