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Green's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 47:15

And this is the border of the land to the north side, from the Great Sea, the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Zedad:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Canaan;   Hethlon;   Mediterranean Sea;   Zedad;   Thompson Chain Reference - Living Water;   Water;   Water of Life;   Wells;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Ezekiel, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Hethlon;   Zedad;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hethlon;   Zedad;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Hamath;   Hethlon;   Zedad;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Fasting;   Hethlon;   Moses;   Nations;   Priests and Levites;   Zedad;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hethlon ;   Zedad ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Temple;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Heth'lon;   Ze'dad;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hethlon;   Hor, Mount;   Mediterranean Sea;   North;   Riblah;   Shepham;   Zedad;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Palestine;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
This is to be the border of the land:
Hebrew Names Version
This shall be the border of the land: On the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hetlon, to the entrance of Tzedad;
King James Version
And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;
English Standard Version
"This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, and on to Zedad,
New American Standard Bible
"And this shall be the boundary of the land: on the north side, from the Great Sea by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;
New Century Version
"This will be the border line of the land: "On the north side it will start at the Mediterranean Sea. It will go through Hethlon, toward Lebo Hamath and on to the towns of Zedad,
Amplified Bible
"And this shall be the boundary of the land on the north side: from the Great [Mediterranean] Sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Zedad,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And this shall be the border of the lande towarde the North side, from the maine sea toworde Hethlon as men goe to Zedadah:
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"This shall be the boundary of the land: on the north side, from the Great Sea by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;
Legacy Standard Bible
"This shall be the boundary of the land: on the north side, from the Great Sea by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;
Berean Standard Bible
This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad,
Contemporary English Version
The northern border will begin at the Mediterranean Sea, then continue eastward to Hethlon, to Lebo-Hamath, then across to Zedad,
Complete Jewish Bible
"‘The borders of the land will be as follows: on the north, from the Great Sea through Hetlon to the entrance of Tz'dad,
Darby Translation
And this shall be the border of the land: toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Zedad,
Easy-to-Read Version
"These are the borders of the land: On the north side, it goes from the Mediterranean Sea by way of Hethlon where the road turns toward Hamath and on to Zedad,
George Lamsa Translation
And this shall be the border of the land, on the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethron which goes to Zedad:
Good News Translation
"The northern boundary runs eastward from the Mediterranean Sea to the city of Hethlon, to Hamath Pass, to the city of Zedad,
Lexham English Bible
And this is the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the great sea by the way of Hethlon until you come to Zedad,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
This is the border of the londe vpon the northsyde, from the mayne see, as men go to Zadada:
American Standard Version
And this shall be the border of the land: On the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, unto the entrance of Zedad;
Bible in Basic English
And this is to be the limit of the land: on the north side, from the Great Sea, in the direction of Hethlon, as far as the way into Hamath;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And this shall be the border of the land: on the north side, from the Great Sea, by the way of Hethlon, unto the entrance of Zedad;
King James Version (1611)
And this shall be the border of the land toward the North side from the great Sea, the way of Hethlon, as men goe to Zedad:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
This is the border of the lande vpon the north side, from the maine sea toward Hethlon, as men go to Zedada.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And these are the borders of the land that lies northward, from the great sea that comes down, and divides the entrance of Emaseldam;
English Revised Version
And this shall be the border of the land: on the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, unto the entering in of Zedad;
World English Bible
This shall be the border of the land: On the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
This is the ende of the lond at the north coost fro the grete see, the weie of Bethalon to men comynge to Sedala,
Update Bible Version
And this shall be the border of the land: On the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;
Webster's Bible Translation
And this [shall be] the border of the land towards the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;
New English Translation
"This will be the border of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Zedad;
New King James Version
"This shall be the border of the land on the north: from the Great Sea, by the road to Hethlon, as one goes to Zedad,
New Living Translation
"These are the boundaries of the land: The northern border will run from the Mediterranean toward Hethlon, then on through Lebo-hamath to Zedad;
New Life Bible
"This will be the side of the land: The north side will go from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon, and on to Zedad,
New Revised Standard
This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, and on to Zedad,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
This then shall be the boundary of the land, - on the north side, from the great sea by the way of Hethlon to the entering, in of Zedad;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And this is the border of the land: toward the north side, from the great sea by the way of Hethalon, as men go to Sedada,
Revised Standard Version
"This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, and on to Zedad,
Young's Literal Translation
`And this [is] the border of the land at the north quarter; from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, at the coming in to Zedad:
THE MESSAGE
"These are the boundaries of the land: "The northern boundary runs from the Great Mediterranean Sea along the Hethlon road to where you turn off to the entrance of Hamath, Zedad, Berothah, and Sibraim, which lies between the territory of Damascus and the territory of Hamath, and on to Hazor-hatticon on the border of Hauran. The boundary runs from the Sea to Hazor-enon, with the territories of Damascus and Hamath to the north. That is the northern boundary.

Contextual Overview

13 So says the Lord Jehovah: This shall be the border by which you shall inherit the land, by the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions. 14 And you shall inherit it, each man like his brother, that I lifted up My hand to give it to your fathers, even this land shall fall to you for an inheritance. 15 And this is the border of the land to the north side, from the Great Sea, the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Zedad: 16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, which is by the border of Hauran. 17 And the border shall be from the sea to Hazarenan, at the border of Damascus; and the north northward, even the border of Hamath. And this is the north side. 18 And you shall measure the east side from between Hauran, and Damascus, and Gilead, and the land of Israel; shall be the Jordan, from the border to the Eastern Sea, and this is the east side. 19 And the south side southward from Tamar to the waters of Meriboth-kadesh, the torrent to the Great Sea. And this is the south side to the Negeb. 20 And the west side is the Great Sea from the border until beside the entrance of Hamath; this is the west side. 21 And you shall divide this land for yourselves by the tribes of Israel. 22 And it will be, you shall divide by lot for an inheritance to yourselves, and to the aliens who reside among you, who shall father sons among you. And they shall be to you as native born among thesons of Israel. They shall have an inheritancefall among the tribes of Israel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

And this: Ezekiel 47:17-20

Hethlon: Ezekiel 48:1

Zedad: Numbers 34:8

Reciprocal: Numbers 34:6 - General Ezekiel 47:10 - the great sea Ezekiel 48:28 - the great sea Amos 6:14 - from

Cross-References

Genesis 47:18
And that year ended, and they came in to him in the second year and said to him, We cannot hide from my lord that the silver and the livestock of the animals have failed, going to my lord. Nothing is left before my lord exceptour bodies and our lands.
Genesis 47:19
Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread; and let us, we and our land, become slaves to Pharaoh. And give seed so that we may live and not die, and the land not be desolate.
Genesis 47:24
And it shall be, as you gather you shall give a fifth part to Pharaoh; and four parts shall be yours, for the seed of the field and for your food, and for those in your houses, and for food for your little ones.
Judges 8:5
And he said to the men of Succoth, Please give loaves of bread to the people at my feet, for they are weary; and I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.
Judges 8:8
And he went up from there to Penuel, and spoke to them in this same way. And the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.
1 Samuel 21:3
And now, what is there under your hand? Give five loaves into my hand, or whatever is found.
1 Samuel 25:8
Ask your young men, and they will tell you. And may the young men find favor in your eyes, for we have come at a good day. Please give that which your hand finds to your servants, and to your son, to David.
Psalms 37:3
Trust in Jehovah and do good; live in the land and feed on faithfulness.
Isaiah 33:16
He shall live on high; strongholds of rocks will be his retreat; his bread shall be given; his waters are faithful.
Matthew 6:11
Give us today our daily bread,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side,.... The description of the borders of the land begins on the north side; because the Gospel, and the interest of Christ, would be, as they now are, chiefly in the northern part of the world, before the latter day glory takes place, and from thence spread into the other parts of it:

from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad; the line of this border shall begin at the Mediterranean sea, commonly called the great sea, and so proceed to Hethlon, a city in Syria Damascene, and from thence to Zedad; of which see Numbers 34:8, the description is taken all along from the places which were on the border of Canaan, or in countries adjacent to it, which plainly point out the enlargement of it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The borders of the land follow closely Numbers 34:0, where they begin from the south, as the people came up from Egypt; in Ezekiel, they begin from the north, as they might return from Babylon. The occupation is ideal, but is grounded, as usual, on an actual state of things.

The border of the land toward the north - Names of places in the actual northern border are given (marginal references) not to mark exact geographical position, but to show that the original promise will be fulfilled.

The way of Hethlon, was probably the defile between the ranges of Libanus and Anti-libanus, from the sea to Hamath. “Hamath” Amos 6:2, at the foot of Mount Hermon, on the Orontes. was the ancient capital of the Hittites. Its Scripture history may be traced in Genesis 10:18; 2 Samuel 8:9; 2 Kings 18:34. It was never included in the possessions of Israel. The border ran considerably south of the town at the “entrance of Hamath,” the northern opening of Coele-Syria.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 47:15. The way of Hethlon, us men go to Zedad. — Probably Hethlon is the same as Cuthlon, a city of Syria, between Antioch and Laodicea, according to Antoninus. Some of these places are not known; but see the same kind of division, Numbers 34:7-12.


 
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