And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| border | גְּב֣וּל ge.Vul | H1366 | properly · noun, common masculine singular construct |
| Judah | יְהוּדָ֔ה ye.hu.Dah | H3063 | Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name |
| east | קָדִ֖ים ka.Dim | H6921 | the fore or front part · noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| side | מִפְּאַ֥ת mi.pe.'At | H6285 | properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct |
| west | יָ֑מָּה Ya.mah | H3220 | a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix |
| side | פְּאַת pe.'at- | H6285 | properly · noun, common feminine singular construct |
| offering |
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Reuben--doomed formerly for incest and instability "not to excel" (Gen 49:4). So no distinguished prophet, priest, or king had come from it. Of it were the notorious Dathan and Abiram, the mutineers. A pastoral and Bedouin character marked it and Gad (Jdg 5:16).
Now these are the names of the tribes - See the division mentioned Num 34:7-12, which casts much light upon this.
And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering,.... Or the oblation of a holy portion of the land unto the Lord before made mention of, Ezekiel 45:1 this was close by the tribe of Judah, and in the same direction with that and the rest of the tribes, proceeding in length from east to west: this takes in the whole allotted to the sanctuary, the priests, the Levites, the city, and the prince; each of which are taken notice of in the following verses: which they shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth; from north to south; which makes, as the Jews (u) say, seventy five miles; some make it seventy seven, and others more: and in length…
Read the whole note in the consoleThe land assigned to the tribes was arranged in strips running east to west through the land, rather than piecemeal as it was before the Exile. This was more than simply a way of ensuring that each tribe received equal access to the various resources of the land. It aligned the land with the sacred east–west axis that was so prominent in the Temple. As in the Temple, the size and shape of the central areas were clearly defined, while those on the margins were less closely determined (see study note on 40:17-19). The four tribes most distant from the central sacred section (Dan, Asher, Naphtali, and Gad), and therefore in the least privileged position, were descended from the four sons of Jac…
Read the whole note in the console(Verse 8, 9.) And over the border of Judah from the east side to the west side shall be the portion which you shall offer, twenty-five thousand cubits in breadth and in length, like one of the portions from the east side to the west side; and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it. The portion which you shall offer to the Lord shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length, and ten thousand in breadth. It is unnecessary to go into detail about what has already been discussed, and to labor again on the same points as if they had not been said. After the boundaries of the seven tribes, the firstfruits are described from east to west; the width of which is twenty-five thousand reeds: but the length, as each tribe holds from east to the sea, has an uncertain number. For the measurement of each tribe's description is not recorded. But if the width is twenty-five thousand reeds, it is given that the number of length is much greater, which is always greater than the width. But in the middle of the sanctuary is placed, next to the firstfruits that are separated for the Lord, a length of twenty-five thousand reeds and a width of ten thousand: reading which I can say nothing other than what the Apostle said: O the depth of the riches of wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable are His judgments and how unsearchable His ways! (Rom. XI, 33)! And in another place: That you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length, and height and depth: to know also the surpassing knowledge of the charity of Christ, that you may be filled unto all the fullness of God (Eph. III, 18): But the number twenty-five refers to the senses, of which it is said: You shall possess divine sense, and ten thousand refers to perfect and complete virtue, which reaches from the Ten Commandments of the Old Testament to the sacrament of the Gospel, and we have explained this briefly earlier and will remind you of it in part here. For if you add one to the number, you will reach four, and you will fill the number with a ten; and thus it will happen, that both the old Testament may be contained in the new, and the new may be extended in the old.
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| H8641 |
| a present (as offered up) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute |
| offer | תָּרִ֡ימוּ ta.Ri.mu | H7311 | to be high actively · verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural |
| 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 | אֶ֜לֶף 'E.lef | H505 | hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute |
| breadth | רֹ֗חַב Ro.chav | H7341 | width (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| length | וְאֹ֜רֶךְ ve.'O.rekh | H753 | length · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| one | כְּאַחַ֤ד ke.'a.Chad | H259 | properly · preposition + cardinal number, feminine singular construct |
| parts | הַחֲלָקִים֙ ha.cha.la.Kim | H2506 | properly · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute |
| east | קָדִ֙ימָה֙ ka.Di.mah | H6921 | the fore or front part · noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix |
| side | מִפְּאַ֤ת mi.pe.'At | H6285 | properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct |
| west | יָ֔מָּה Ya.mah | H3220 | a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix |
| side | פְּאַת pe.'at- | H6285 | properly · noun, common feminine singular construct |
| sanctuary | הַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁ ha.mik.Dash | H4720 | a consecrated thing or place · 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 |
shall be the offering etc., Now, if you ask, how is it possible that Jerusalem should be in its place? Was not Jerusalem on the northern border of Judah, which received the south of the land of Canaan? And here it is in the middle of the tribes! [I will answer you that] this division is not like Joshua’s division, for this one is like the rows of a vineyard and all the portions are equal, whereas [in] Joshua’s division, the tribe of Judah had such a large portion that [its territory was] too much for it until Simeon took part of it as is said (Josh. 19:9): “Out of the lot of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon.” Therefore, the width of the portion that Judah r…
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