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Ezekiel 48:22

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 48:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Moreover 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, it shall be for the prince.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Moreover 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, it shall be for the prince.
Ezekiel 48:22 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 48

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19And they that labor in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall till it.
20All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation four-square, with the possession of the city.
21And 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; in front of the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward in front of the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, answerable unto the portions, it shall be for the prince: and the holy oblation and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.
22Moreover 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, it shall be for the prince.
23And as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin, one [portion].
24And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon, one [portion].
25And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar, one [portion].
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Moreover, from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, &c.] Or, “beyond” these, as it may be rendered, on the other side of them; or, “except”f867 these: being in the midst of that which is the prince’s; between his two portions; or, as it is next explained, between the border of Judah, and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince; that is, all beyond and excepting that which belonged to the priests and Levites, the sanctuary and the city, were the prince’s, which lay between Judah and Benjamin: or thus it was; before the holy oblation one part of the prince’s portion ran, parallel with the tribe of Judah, east and west; after the holy oblation on the other…”
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