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Ezekiel 48:25Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, one portion for Issachar.

Douay-Rheims

וְעַ֣ל ׀ גְּב֣וּל שִׁמְע֗וֹן מִפְּאַ֥ת קָדִ֛ימָה עַד־פְּאַת־יָ֖מָּה יִשָׂשכָ֥ר אֶחָֽד׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Jerome of Stridon

4th centuryChurch Father

The verses describe the divisions allotted to the remaining tribes of Israel, delineating their territories from the eastern boundary to the western boundary. For Benjamin, there is one portion; similarly, for Simeon, whose territory extends from the eastern to the western limits. This pattern continues for Issachar, Zebulun, and Gad, each receiving their own designated area that stretches from edge to edge. The southern boundary, extending from Tamar to the waters amidst Kadesh, encompasses their inheritance which faces the Great Sea. This land is to be distributed among the tribes of Israel by lot, and these are the specific parcels designated by the Lord God.

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The term “one” is frequently used at the conclusion for the five and seven tribes, indicating inheritance, possession, or heritage, while the translations by Aquila and Symmachus, interpreting the middle gender τὸ δριον, refer to the concept of a boundary.

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