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Ezekiel 48:27Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And by the border of Zabulon, from the east side to the side of the sea, one portion for Gad.

Douay-Rheims

וְעַ֣ל ׀ גְּב֣וּל זְבוּלֻ֗ן מִפְּאַ֥ת קָדִ֛מָה עַד־פְּאַת־יָ֖מָּה גָּ֥ד אֶחָֽד׃

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Jerome of Stridon

4th centuryChurch Father

And to the remaining tribes, from the eastern boundary to the western boundary, there shall be one portion allotted to Benjamin. Beyond Benjamin's boundary, from the eastern edge to the western edge, another portion will be designated for Simeon. Continuing beyond Simeon's boundary, from the eastern limit to the western limit, Issachar will receive one share. Further on, beyond Issachar's boundary, from the eastern boundary to the western boundary, Zebulun will have its portion. Beyond Zebulun’s border, from the eastern limit to the coastline, Gad will be allocated one portion. Moving from Gad’s territory, the southern limit at noon will extend from Tamar to the waters of Kadesh, which will be the inheritance adjoining the great sea.

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This is the land that you shall distribute by lot among the tribes of Israel, and these are their designated territories, declares the Lord God. The term "one" used in reference to the five and seven tribes signifies either inheritance, possession, or heritage, while Aquila and Symmachus translate it as a term indicating limit.

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