Ezekiel 48
- 1Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the border of the way of Hethlon, as one goes to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the border of Hamath. For these are his sides east and west. A portion for Dan.
- 2And by the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, a portion for Asher.
- 3And by the border of Asher, from the east side even to the west side, a portion for Naphtali.
- 4And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, a portion for Manasseh.
- 5And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, a portion for Ephraim.
- 6And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the west side, a portion for Reuben.
- 7And by the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, a portion for Judah.
- 8And by the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the offering which you shall offer about 8⅓ miles wide, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side to the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.
- 9The portion that you shall set apart for the Lord shall be about 8⅓ miles long and about 3⅓ miles wide.
- 10And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy portion. It shall be about 8⅓ miles long on the north side, about 3⅓ miles wide on the west side, about 3⅓ miles wide on the east side, and about 8⅓ miles long on the south side: and the sanctuary of the Lord shall be in it.
- 11It shall be for the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok. Which have kept my charge, which did not go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
- 12And this portion of the land that is set apart shall be to them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.
- 13And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have an area about 8⅓ miles long and about 3⅓ miles wide: all of it shall be about 8⅓ miles long and about 3⅓ miles wide.
- 14And they shall not sell any of it, or exchange it, or give away the firstfruits of the land. For it is holy to the Lord.
- 15And the rest of the land, about 1⅔ miles wide and about 8⅓ miles long, shall be a common area for the city, for living, and for pasturelands: and the city shall be in it.
- 16And these shall be its measures. The north side shall be about 1½ miles, the south side about 1½ miles, the east side about 1½ miles, and the west side about 1½ miles.
- 17And the pasturelands of the city shall be about 440 feet wide on the north, the south, the east, and the west.
- 18And the rest in length beside the holy portion shall be about 3⅓ miles on the east side and about 3⅓ miles on the west side: and it shall be beside the holy portion. And its increase shall be for food to those who serve the city.
- 19And those who serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
- 20All the portion set apart shall be a square about 8⅓ miles on each side: you shall set apart the holy portion as a square, with the possession of the city.
- 21And the rest shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, reaching from the 8⅓-mile holy portion to the east border, and from it to the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy portion. And the sanctuary of the house shall be in it.
- 22Also from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the middle of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.
- 23As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.
- 24And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.
- 25And by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar a portion.
- 26And by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun a portion.
- 27And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad a portion.
- 28And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar to the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.
- 29This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, says the Lord God.
- 30And these are the exits of the city: the north side is about 1½ miles long.
- 31And 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.
- 32And the east side is about 1½ miles long: and three gates. And one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.
- 33And the south side is about 1½ miles long: and three gates. One gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.
- 34The west side is about 1½ miles long, with their three gates. One gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.
- 35The wall all around the city shall be about 6 miles: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Ezekiel 48 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVNow these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.
GIGAKJVNow these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the border of the way of Hethlon, as one goes to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the border of Hamath. For these are his sides east and west. A portion for Dan.
KJVAnd by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher.
GIGAKJVAnd by the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, a portion for Asher.
KJVAnd by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali.
GIGAKJVAnd by the border of Asher, from the east side even to the west side, a portion for Naphtali.
KJVAnd by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.
GIGAKJVAnd by the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, a portion for Manasseh.
KJVAnd by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.
GIGAKJVAnd by the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, a portion for Ephraim.
KJVAnd by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.
GIGAKJVAnd by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the west side, a portion for Reuben.
KJVAnd by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah.
GIGAKJVAnd by the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, a portion for Judah.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd by the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the offering which you shall offer about 8⅓ miles wide, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side to the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.
KJVThe oblation that ye shall offer unto the Lord shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.
GIGAKJVThe portion that you shall set apart for the Lord shall be about 8⅓ miles long and about 3⅓ miles wide.
KJVAnd for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the Lord shall be in the midst thereof.
GIGAKJVAnd for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy portion. It shall be about 8⅓ miles long on the north side, about 3⅓ miles wide on the west side, about 3⅓ miles wide on the east side, and about 8⅓ miles long on the south side: and the sanctuary of the Lord shall be in it.
KJVIt shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
GIGAKJVIt shall be for the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok. Which have kept my charge, which did not go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
KJVAnd this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.
GIGAKJVAnd this portion of the land that is set apart shall be to them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.
KJVAnd over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.
GIGAKJVAnd over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have an area about 8⅓ miles long and about 3⅓ miles wide: all of it shall be about 8⅓ miles long and about 3⅓ miles wide.
KJVAnd they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the Lord.
GIGAKJVAnd they shall not sell any of it, or exchange it, or give away the firstfruits of the land. For it is holy to the Lord.
KJVAnd the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
GIGAKJVAnd the rest of the land, about 1⅔ miles wide and about 8⅓ miles long, shall be a common area for the city, for living, and for pasturelands: and the city shall be in it.
KJVAnd these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
GIGAKJVAnd these shall be its measures. The north side shall be about 1½ miles, the south side about 1½ miles, the east side about 1½ miles, and the west side about 1½ miles.
KJVAnd the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.
GIGAKJVAnd the pasturelands of the city shall be about 440 feet wide on the north, the south, the east, and the west.
KJVAnd the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.
GIGAKJVAnd the rest in length beside the holy portion shall be about 3⅓ miles on the east side and about 3⅓ miles on the west side: and it shall be beside the holy portion. And its increase shall be for food to those who serve the city.
KJVAnd they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
GIGAKJVAnd those who serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
KJVAll the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.
GIGAKJVAll the portion set apart shall be a square about 8⅓ miles on each side: you shall set apart the holy portion as a square, with the possession of the city.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd the rest shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, reaching from the 8⅓-mile holy portion to the east border, and from it to the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy portion. And the sanctuary of the house shall be in it.
KJVMoreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.
GIGAKJVAlso from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the middle of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.
KJVAs for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.
GIGAKJVAs for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.
KJVAnd by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.
GIGAKJVAnd by the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.
KJVAnd by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.
GIGAKJVAnd by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar a portion.
KJVAnd by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion.
GIGAKJVAnd by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun a portion.
KJVAnd by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion.
GIGAKJVAnd by the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad a portion.
KJVAnd by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.
GIGAKJVAnd by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar to the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.
KJVThis is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord God.
GIGAKJVThis is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, says the Lord God.
KJVAnd these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.
GIGAKJVAnd these are the exits of the city: the north side is about 1½ miles long.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd 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.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd the east side is about 1½ miles long: and three gates. And one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.
KJVAnd at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.
GIGAKJVAnd the south side is about 1½ miles long: and three gates. One gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.
KJVAt the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.
GIGAKJVThe west side is about 1½ miles long, with their three gates. One gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.
KJVIt was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.
GIGAKJVThe wall all around the city shall be about 6 miles: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.
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