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Ezekiel 48:5

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 48:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, Ephraim, one [portion].” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, Ephraim, one [portion].
Ezekiel 48:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 48

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, Asher, one [portion].
3And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, Naphtali, one [portion].
4And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, Manasseh, one [portion].
5And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, Ephraim, one [portion].
6And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, Reuben, one [portion].
7And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, Judah, one [portion].
8And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the oblation which ye shall offer, five and twenty thousand [reeds] in breadth, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.
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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
“And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.] Close to the tribe of Manasseh, and the inheritance of it, which is no more reckoned a half, but a whole tribe, and has an inheritance equal to the rest, lay the tribe of Ephraim, and the inheritance assigned to that; even to such believers as are fruitful in grace and good works. Joseph is not mentioned, as in (<264713>Ezekiel 47:13), the two portions there given him being here allotted to his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Ephraim--This tribe, within its two dependent tribes, Manasseh and Benjamin, for upwards of four hundred years under the judges held the pre-eminence.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Ephraim: Jos 16:1-10, Jos 17:8-10, Jos 17:14-18 Ezekiel 48:6”
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