Ezekiel - 48:33



33 At the south side four thousand and five hundred (reeds) by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.

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Explanation and meaning of Ezekiel 48:33.

Differing Translations

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And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.
And at the south side, thou shalt measure four thousand and five hundred: and three gates, the gate of Simeon one, the gate of Issachar one, the gate of Zabulon one.
And at the south side four thousand and five hundred cubits by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.
And the south side five hundred, and four thousand measures, and three gates: the gate of Simeon one, the gate of Issachar one, the gate of Zebulun one.
And at the south side, four thousand five hundred by measure, and three doors, one for Simeon, one for Issachar, one for Zebulun;
And to the southern region, you shall measure four thousand and five hundred. And there shall be three gates: the gate of Simeon one, the gate of Issachar one, the gate of Zebulun one.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

The south side of the city measured just the same as the north and east sides did:
and three gates; were on that side, as on the others:
one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun; at which these tribes entered, or those they represent.

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