Ezekiel 48 · Verse 31

Ezekiel 48:31

And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.
Ezekiel 48:31, King James Version

Ezekiel 48:31 in other translations

BSBBeginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi.
WEBand the gates of the city shall be named after the tribes of Israel, three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.
ASVand the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel, three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.
YLTAnd the gates of the city are according to the names of the tribes of Israel; three gates northward: the gate of Reuben one, the gate of Judah one, the gate of Levi one.
DARBYAnd the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.
BBEAnd the doors of the town are to be named by the names of the tribes of Israel; three doors on the north, one for Reuben, one for Judah, one for Levi;
WebsterAnd the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.

What does Ezekiel 48:31 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
31. gates--(Re 21:12, &c.). The twelve gates bear the names of the twelve tribes to imply that all are regarded as having an interest in it.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Ezekiel 48:31 in the original Hebrew

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וְשַׁעֲרֵ֣יve.sha.'a.Reiand [the] gates ofH8179
הָעִ֗ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
עַל\־'al-[will be] onH5921
שְׁמוֹת֙she.mOt[the] names ofH8034
שִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.Tei[the] tribes ofH7626
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
שְׁעָרִ֥יםshe.'a.RimgatesH8179
שְׁלוֹשָׁ֖הshe.lo.ShahthreeH7969
צָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nah[will be] north -wardH6828
שַׁ֣עַרSha.'ar[the] gate ofH8179
רְאוּבֵ֞ןre.'u.VenReubenH7205
אֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadoneH259
שַׁ֤עַרSha.'ar[the] gate ofH8179
יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahJudahH3063
אֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadoneH259
שַׁ֥עַרSha.'ar[the] gate ofH8179
לֵוִ֖יle.ViLeviH3881
אֶחָֽד\׃'e.ChadoneH259

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 48:31

  • Revelation 21:12-13

    And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

  • Isaiah 26:1-2

    In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.

  • Isaiah 60:11

    Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.

  • Isaiah 54:12

    And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.

  • Revelation 21:21

    And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

  • Revelation 21:25

    And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isa 26:1,2; 54:12; 60:11; Re 21:12,13,21,25

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Context

  • Ezekiel 48:30

    And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.

  • Ezekiel 48:31

    And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.

  • Ezekiel 48:32

    And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.

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Ezekiel 48:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y las puertas de la ciudad serán según los nombres de las tribus de Israel: tres puertas al norte: la puerta de Rubén, una; la puerta de Judá, otra; la puerta de Leví, otra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et les portes de la ville seront selon les noms des tribus d’Israël: trois portes vers le nord: la porte de Ruben, une; la porte de Juda, une; la porte de Lévi, une.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und die Tore der Stadt, nach den Namen der Stämme Israels: drei Tore gegen Norden: das Tor Rubens eines, das Tor Judas eines, das Tor Levis eines.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et portæ civitatis ex nominibus tribuum Israël: portæ tres a septentrione: porta Ruben una, porta Juda una, porta Levi una.