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Ezekiel 48:29 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 29. 29This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD.
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Quick Meaning
Ezekiel's measured final vision states or reports “This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and…” at Ezekiel 48:29 as a specific part of “The Prince's Portion and Five Southern Tribes Complete the Land.”
The residue shall be for the prince
This verse is one part of that explanation in Ezekiel 48:21–29. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Ezekiel 48:21–29
Read Ezekiel 48:29 with 48:21–29. By itself, “This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: The prince receives land on both sides of the holy and city portions, while Benjamin, Simeon, Issachar, Zebulun, and Gad receive southern strips.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “The City, Common Land, Workers, and Holy Square Are Measured” into “The Prince's Portion and Five Southern Tribes Complete the Land.” Its non-interchangeable contribution is: The prince receives land on both sides of the holy and city portions, while Benjamin, Simeon, Issachar, Zebulun, and Gad receive southern strips. This verse's placement is specific: Ezekiel's measured final vision states or reports “This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and…” at Ezekiel 48:29 as a specific part of “The Prince's Portion and Five Southern Tribes Complete the Land.”
What Remains True
Land and authority are gifts bounded by honest measures, protected inheritance, shared provision, resident inclusion, and limits on rulers. In Ezekiel 48:29, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: Ezekiel's measured final vision states or reports “This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and…” at Ezekiel 48:29 as a specific part of “The Prince's Portion and Five Southern Tribes Complete the Land.”
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Ezekiel 48:21–29 — The Prince's Portion and Five Southern Tribes Complete the LandSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
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Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 48:21–29, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 48:21–29
Open the fixed Hebrew Ezekiel file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Ezekiel
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for difficult Hebrew, syntax, older KJV language, dates, place names, textual issues, vision language, and material alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Ezekiel PDF, exact translator, study, and textual notes attached to Ezekiel 48:21–29
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