Ezekiel 48 · Verse 6

Ezekiel 48:6

And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.
Ezekiel 48:6, King James Version

Ezekiel 48:6 in other translations

BSBReuben will have one portion bordering the territory of Ephraim from east to west.
WEB“By the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the west side, Reuben, one portion.
ASVAnd by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, Reuben, one portion.
YLTand by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, Reuben one,
DARBYAnd by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, Reuben one.
BBEAnd on the limit of Ephraim, from the east side to the west side: Reuben, one part.
WebsterAnd by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the west side, a portion for Reuben.

What does Ezekiel 48:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Reuben--doomed formerly for incest and instability "not to excel" (Ge 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 (Jud 5:16).

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

Ezekiel 48:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעַ֣ל\׀ve.'Aland atH5921
גְּב֣וּלge.Vul[the] border ofH1366
אֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669
מִפְּאַ֥תmi.pe.'Atfrom [the] side ofH6285
קָדִ֛יםka.Dim[the] eastH6921
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and toH5704
פְּאַת\־pe.'at-[the] side ofH6285
יָ֖מָּהYa.mahwest -wardH3220
רְאוּבֵ֥ןre.'u.VenReubenH7205
אֶחָֽד\׃'e.Chadone [portion]H259

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 48:6

  • Joshua 13:15-21

    And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families. And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba; Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth–baal, and Beth–baal–meon, And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath, …

  • Genesis 49:3-4

    Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

  • Genesis 29:32

    And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reuben.
Ge 29:32; 49:3,4; Jos 13:15-21

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Context

  • Ezekiel 48:5

    And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.

  • Ezekiel 48:6

    And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.

  • Ezekiel 48:7

    And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah.

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Ezekiel 48:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y junto al término de Ephraim, desde la parte del oriente hasta la parte de la mar, Rubén, otra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et sur la frontière d’Éphraïm, depuis le côté de l’orient jusqu’au côté de l’occident: une part pour Ruben.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und an der Grenze Ephraims, von der Ostseite bis zur Westseite: Ruben eines.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et super terminum Ephraim, a plaga orientali usque ad plagam maris, Ruben una.