King James Version
Ezekiel 47:20 in the King James Version says “The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side.” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 47 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side.”
Ezekiel 47:20 · KJV
And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side. from (Hauran, Damascus, Gilead, the land): Heb. from between
And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward. strife: or, Meribah river: or, valley is the south side southward: or, is the south side toward Teman
The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side.
So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.
And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
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“The west”
H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
“The west”
H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
“from the border”
H1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e., (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“over against”
H5227properly, the front part; used adverbially (especially with preposition), opposite, in front of, forward, in behalf of
“The west”
H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
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