Ezekiel 48 — Tribal portions and the city named for God's presence — Hebrew and Greek compared
Disparate in this chapter: 48:35
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Ezekiel 48 — Tribal portions and the city named for God's presence
48:1–48:7 — The northern tribes
Verse 48:1 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:1] These are the names of the tribes: from the northern extremity, alongside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar-enan, the northern boundary of Damascus beside Hamath, extending from the eastern side to the sea—Dan, one portion.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:1] These are the names of the tribes: from the northern beginning, along the side of the descending, dividing way toward the entrance of Hamath, the court of Ainan, the boundary of Damascus toward the north, along the side of Hamath's court; the eastern parts as far as the sea shall belong to them—Dan, one portion.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: The tribal assignment agrees, but Greek's descending/dividing description and court-related names differ from Hebrew Hethlon/Hazar-enan. The compressed boundary syntax remains provisional.
Verse 48:2 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:2] Beside Dan's boundary, from the eastern side to the western side—Asher, one portion.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:2] From Dan's boundaries, from the eastern parts to the sea-facing parts—Asher, one portion.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both assign the next east–west strip to Asher.
Verse 48:3 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:3] Beside Asher's boundary, from the eastern side to the western side—Naphtali, one portion.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:3] From Asher's boundaries, from the eastern parts to the sea-facing parts—Naphtali, one portion.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both assign the next strip to Naphtali; Greek Nephthalim is normalized to the clearly identical tribe.
Verse 48:4 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:4] Beside Naphtali's boundary, from the eastern side to the western side—Manasseh, one portion.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:4] From Naphtali's boundaries, from the eastern parts to the sea-facing parts—Manasseh, one portion.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both assign the next strip to Manasseh; Greek here has the shorter form Nephthali for Naphtali.
Verse 48:5 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:5] Beside Manasseh's boundary, from the eastern side to the western side—Ephraim, one portion.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:5] From Manasseh's boundaries, from the eastern parts to the sea-facing parts—Ephraim, one portion.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both assign the next strip to Ephraim.
Verse 48:6 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:6] Beside Ephraim's boundary, from the eastern side to the western side—Reuben, one portion.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:6] From Ephraim's boundaries, from the eastern parts to the sea-facing parts—Reuben, one portion.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both assign the next strip to Reuben.
Verse 48:7 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:7] Beside Reuben's boundary, from the eastern side to the western side—Judah, one portion.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:7] From Reuben's boundaries, from the eastern parts to the sea-facing parts—Judah, one portion.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both assign the next strip to Judah.
48:8–48:20 — The holy contribution and the city
Verse 48:8 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:8] Beside Judah's boundary, from the eastern side to the western side, shall be the contribution you set aside, twenty-five thousand in breadth, with a length like one of the portions from the eastern side to the western side. The sanctuary shall be in its midst.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:8] From Judah's boundaries, from the eastern parts to the sea-facing parts, shall be the first portion set apart, twenty-five thousand in breadth, with a length like one of the portions from the eastern parts to the sea-facing parts. The holy place shall be in their midst.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both place the sanctuary within the set-apart strip. No unit absent from the source is supplied to these land dimensions.
Verse 48:9 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:9] The contribution you set aside for YHWH shall be twenty-five thousand long and ten thousand broad.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:9] The first portion they set apart for the Lord shall be twenty-five thousand long and twenty-five thousand broad.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew breadth is ten thousand; Greek twenty-five thousand. Hebrew you contrasts with Greek they.
Verse 48:10 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:10] The holy contribution shall belong to these—to the priests: twenty-five thousand on the north, a breadth of ten thousand on the west, a breadth of ten thousand on the east, and a length of twenty-five thousand on the south. The sanctuary of YHWH shall be in its midst.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:10] From these shall be the first portion of the holy areas for the priests: twenty-five thousand toward the north, a breadth of ten thousand toward the sea, a breadth of ten thousand toward the east, and a length of twenty-five thousand toward the south. The mountain of the holy places shall be in its midst,
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: The dimensions agree; Hebrew has YHWH's sanctuary, Greek the mountain of the holy places.
Verse 48:11 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:11] It shall be for the consecrated priests among the sons of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not stray when the sons of Israel strayed, as the Levites strayed.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:11] for the consecrated priests, the sons of Zadok, who keep the duties of the house and did not stray when the sons of Israel strayed, as the Levites strayed.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: Hebrew My charge and past keeping contrast with Greek the house's duties and present keeping.
Verse 48:12 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:12] They shall have a contribution from the contribution of the land, most holy, beside the Levites' boundary.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:12] They shall have the first portion given from the land's first portions, most holy, from the Levites' boundaries.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: Both distinguish the priestly portion as most holy; the boundary prepositions are preserved.
Verse 48:13 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:13] The Levites shall have land alongside the priests' boundary, twenty-five thousand long and ten thousand broad. The entire length shall be twenty-five thousand and the breadth ten thousand.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:13] The Levites shall have the land adjoining the priests' boundaries, twenty-five thousand long and ten thousand broad. The whole length shall be twenty-five thousand and the breadth twenty thousand.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: The initial dimensions agree, but the final total breadth is ten thousand in Hebrew and twenty thousand in Greek.
Verse 48:14 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:14] They shall not sell any of it, nor exchange it; the first portion of the land shall not be transferred, for it is holy to YHWH.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:14] None of it shall be sold or measured out, nor shall the land's first produce be taken away, for it is holy to the Lord.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew prohibits exchange and transfer of the first portion; Greek prohibits measuring out and removal of first produce.
Verse 48:15 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:15] The five thousand remaining in breadth alongside the twenty-five thousand shall be for the city's common use, for dwelling and open ground. The city shall be in its midst.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:15] The five thousand remaining in breadth alongside the twenty-five thousand shall be a forewall for the city, for dwelling and its intervening space. The city shall be in its midst.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew common use contrasts with Greek forewall; both retain the same figures and the city's central position.
Verse 48:16 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:16] These are its measurements: on the north side, four thousand five hundred; on the south side, four thousand five hundred; on the east side, four thousand five hundred; and on the west side, four thousand five hundred.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:16] These are its measurements: on the north, four thousand five hundred; on the south, four thousand five hundred; on the east, four thousand five hundred; and toward the sea, four thousand five hundred.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The four dimensions agree. The publisher's Hebrew display repeats 'five' in the south-side phrase; the figure is provisionally read once, in agreement with the other sides and verse 33. No printed apparatus or display-markup resolution is claimed. Mechon Mamre's Hebrew display [H3] also repeats the word; this corroborates the visible form without proving its cause.
Verse 48:17 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:17] The city shall have open ground: two hundred fifty to the north, two hundred fifty to the south, two hundred fifty to the east, and two hundred fifty to the west.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:17] The city shall have an intervening space: two hundred fifty toward the north, two hundred fifty toward the south, two hundred fifty toward the east, and two hundred fifty toward the sea.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both give two hundred fifty on each side.
Verse 48:18 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:18] The remaining length alongside the holy contribution, ten thousand to the east and ten thousand to the west, shall lie alongside the holy contribution. Its produce shall be food for the city's workers.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:18] The remaining length adjoining the first portions of the holy areas shall be ten thousand toward the east and ten thousand toward the sea; these shall be the holy place's first portions, and its produce shall be bread for the city's workers.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: Hebrew repeats the adjoining relation; Greek identifies these as the holy place's first portions.
Verse 48:19 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:19] The city's workers, from all Israel's tribes, shall cultivate it.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:19] The city's workers, from all Israel's tribes, shall work it.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both draw the workers from all the tribes. The agricultural sense follows the produce-for-food context.
Verse 48:20 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:20] The entire contribution shall be twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand. You shall set aside the holy contribution as a square, together with the city's possession.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:20] The entire first portion shall be twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand. You shall set apart its holy portion as a square, from the city's possession.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: The square dimensions agree. Hebrew 'together with' and Greek 'from' preserve differing relations to the city's possession.
48:21–48:29 — The ruler's land and the southern tribes
Verse 48:21 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:21] The remainder shall belong to the prince on both sides of the holy contribution and the city's possession: alongside the contribution's twenty-five thousand as far as the eastern boundary, and westward alongside the twenty-five thousand as far as the western boundary, corresponding to the other portions, for the prince. The holy contribution and the house's sanctuary shall be in its midst.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:21] The remainder shall belong to the ruler on this side and that side, from the holy first portions and toward the city's possession, extending twenty-five thousand in length to the eastern boundaries, and toward the sea extending twenty-five thousand to the sea-facing boundaries, adjoining the ruler's portions. The first portion of the holy areas and the house's sanctuary shall be in its midst.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: The extended dimensions and central sanctuary are retained. Greek explicitly calls the adjoining portions the ruler's and describes the twenty-five thousand as length.
Verse 48:22 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:22] Apart from the Levites' possession and the city's possession, which lie in the midst of what belongs to the prince, the land between Judah's boundary and Benjamin's boundary shall belong to the prince.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:22] From the Levites' possession and from the city's possession, it shall be in the midst of the rulers; between Judah's boundaries and Benjamin's boundaries it shall belong to the rulers.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew repeatedly has singular prince; Greek plural rulers. The compact Greek spatial syntax is not rewritten to match the Hebrew allocation.
Verse 48:23 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:23] As for the remaining tribes, from the eastern side to the western side—Benjamin, one portion.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:23] As for the remaining tribes, from the eastern parts to the sea-facing parts—Benjamin, one portion.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both begin the southern tribal sequence with Benjamin.
Verse 48:24 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:24] Beside Benjamin's boundary, from the eastern side to the western side—Simeon, one portion.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:24] From Benjamin's boundaries, from the eastern parts to the sea-facing parts—Simeon, one portion.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both assign the next strip to Simeon.
Verse 48:25 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:25] Beside Simeon's boundary, from the eastern side to the western side—Issachar, one portion.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:25] From Simeon's boundaries, from the eastern parts to the sea-facing parts—Issachar, one portion.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both assign the next strip to Issachar.
Verse 48:26 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:26] Beside Issachar's boundary, from the eastern side to the western side—Zebulun, one portion.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:26] From Issachar's boundaries, from the eastern parts to the sea-facing parts—Zebulun, one portion.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both assign the next strip to Zebulun.
Verse 48:27 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:27] Beside Zebulun's boundary, from the eastern side to the western side—Gad, one portion.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:27] From Zebulun's boundaries, from the eastern parts to the sea-facing parts—Gad, one portion.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both assign the next strip to Gad.
Verse 48:28 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:28] Beside Gad's boundary on the southern side toward the south, the boundary shall run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, along the wadi to the Great Sea.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:28] From Gad's boundaries toward the southwest, its boundaries shall run from Thaiman and the water of Marimoth Kades, an inheritance as far as the Great Sea.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew Tamar and wadi contrast with Greek Thaiman and inheritance. The Greek phrase's connection of inheritance to the boundary remains provisional.
Verse 48:29 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:29] This is the land you shall allot as an inheritance to Israel's tribes, and these are their portions—declares Lord YHWH.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:29] This is the land you shall cast lots for among Israel's tribes, and these are their divisions, says the Lord God.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both conclude the tribal division with the divine declaration.
48:30–48:35 — The city's gates and name
Verse 48:30 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:30] These are the city's exits: on the north side, four thousand five hundred by measure.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:30] These are the city's outlets toward the north: four thousand five hundred by measure.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both introduce the city's exits with the north-side measurement.
Verse 48:31 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:31] The city's gates shall bear the names of Israel's tribes. Three gates shall face north: one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, and one gate of Levi.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:31] The city's gates shall bear the names of Israel's tribes. Three gates shall face north: one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, and one gate of Levi.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The three northern names agree.
Verse 48:32 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:32] On the east side, four thousand five hundred, with three gates: one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, and one gate of Dan.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:32] Toward the east, four thousand five hundred, with three gates: one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, and one gate of Dan.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The eastern dimension and three names agree.
Verse 48:33 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:33] On the south side, four thousand five hundred by measure, with three gates: one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, and one gate of Zebulun.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:33] Toward the south, four thousand five hundred by measure, with three gates: one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, and one gate of Zebulun.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The southern dimension and three names agree.
Verse 48:34 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:34] On the west side, four thousand five hundred, with their three gates: one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, and one gate of Naphtali.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:34] Toward the sea, four thousand five hundred by measure, with three gates: one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, and one gate of Naphtali.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The western dimension and three names agree.
Verse 48:35 Disparate
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[48:35] The circuit shall be eighteen thousand. From that day the city's name shall be ‘YHWH Is There.’”
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[48:35] The circuit shall be eighteen thousand. And the city's name, from whatever day it comes into being, shall be its name.”
Classification & Notes
Disparate. Text: Both give an eighteen-thousand circuit. Hebrew explicitly names the city YHWH Is There; the actual Greek running text read here has a repeated name statement without that divine name. The Hebrew closing designation is not supplied to the Greek column.
Patristic: Tertullian, Against Marcion III.24 [P1], associates Ezekiel's city with John's New Jerusalem and the future kingdom after resurrection. This reception does not resolve the different closing name statements in the two running texts.