“As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west, Benjamin shall have one section;
Parallel translations
- WEB As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion.
- KJV As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.
- BSB As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side.
- NASB “As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion.
- NLT “These are the territories allotted to the rest of the tribes. Benjamin’s territory lies just south of the prince’s lands, and it extends across the entire land of Israel from east to west.
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Quick answer
Benjamin receives one tribal portion among the southern allotments of the restored land. God assigns every tribe a secure inheritance.
Overview
Continuing the visionary division of the land, the prophet lists the tribes settled south of the sacred central portion, beginning with Benjamin. Each tribe runs as an equal east-to-west band, underscoring that the inheritance comes by God's gift rather than by human merit or might. This ordered, gracious provision anticipates the sure inheritance believers receive in Christ, kept for them by God (1 Peter 1:4).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Josh 18:21–28Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,
- Gen 35:16–19They traveled from Bethel. There was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed. She had hard labor.
- Ezek 48:1–7Now these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar Enan at the border of Damascus, northward beside Hamath, (and they shall have their sides east and west), Dan, one portion.
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