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Ezekiel

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"And beside the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the allotment which you shall set apart, 25,000 cubits in width, and in length like one of the portions, from the east side to the west side; and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"And beside upon, above, over Prepostion H5921 וְעַל֙ ve·'al
the border border, boundary, territory Noun H1366 גְּב֣וּל ge·vul
of Judah, probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr. Noun H3063 יְהוּדָ֔ה ye·hu·dah,
Analysis:
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from the east east, east wind Noun H6921 קָדִ֖ים ka·dim
side corner, side Noun H6285 מִפְּאַ֥ת mip·pe·'at
to the west sea Noun H3220 יָ֑מָּה yam·mah;
side, corner, side Noun H6285 פְּאַת־ pe·'at-
shall be the allotment contribution, offering (for sacred uses) Noun H8641 הַתְּרוּמָ֣ה hat·te·ru·mah
which who, which, that Particle H834 אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־ a·sher-
you shall set apart, to be high or exalted, rise Verb H7311 תָּרִ֡ימוּ ta·ri·mu
25,000 twenty Noun H6242 וְעֶשְׂרִ֨ים ve·'es·rim
[cubits] in width, breadth, width Noun H7341 רֹ֗חַב ro·chav
and in length length Noun H753 וְאֹ֜רֶךְ ve·'o·rech
like one one Adjective H259 כְּאַחַ֤ד ke·'a·chad
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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of the portions, portion, tract, territory Noun H2506 הַחֲלָקִים֙ ha·cha·la·kim
from the east east, east wind Noun H6921 קָדִ֙ימָה֙ ka·di·mah
side corner, side Noun H6285 מִפְּאַ֤ת mip·pe·'at
to the west sea Noun H3220 יָ֔מָּה yam·mah,
side; corner, side Noun H6285 פְּאַת־ pe·'at-
and the sanctuary a sacred place, sanctuary Noun H4720 הַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁ ham·mik·dash
shall be in the middle midst Noun H8432 בְּתֹוכֹֽו׃ be·to·v·chov.
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Locations

Judah

JUDAH, TERRITORY OF(yehudhah):I. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA1. The Natural Boundaries2. The Natural Divisions of Judah(1) The Maritime Plain(2) The Shephelah(3) The Hill Country of JudahII. THE TRIBE OF JUDAH AND ITS TERRITORYIII. THE BOUNDARIES OF THE KINGDOM OF JUDAHLITERATUREI. Geographical Data.Although the physical conformation of Western Palestine divides this l... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "And beside the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the allotment which you shall set apart, 25,000 cubits in width, and in length like one of the portions, from the east side to the west side; and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.
King James Bible "And beside And by the border of Judah, from the east side to unto the west side, shall be the allotment offering which you ye shall set apart, 25,000 cubits offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in width, breadth, and in length like as one of the portions, other parts, from the east side to unto the west side; side: and the sanctuary shall be in the middle midst of it.
Hebrew Greek English "And beside the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the allotment which you shall set apart, 25,000 cubits in width, and in length like one of the portions, from the east side to the west side; and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.