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Ezekiel 48:18

And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.

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וְהַנּוֹתָ֨רvehanotarand the excelיָתַרconjunction, definite article, verb, niphal, participle, absolute — “and the excel”, a verb used as a describing wordH3498to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserveexcel, leave (a remnant), left behind, too much, make plenteous, preserve, (be, let) remain(-der, -ing, -nant), reserve, residue, rest.בָּאֹ֜רֶךְbaorekhin lengthאֹרֶךְpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in length”, the ordinary formH753length[phrase] forever, length, long.לְעֻמַּ֣תleumatto besideעֻמָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to beside”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5980conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with(over) against, at, beside, hard by, in points.תְּרוּמַ֣תterumatofferedתְּרוּמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “offered”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8641a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tributegift, heave offering (shoulder), oblation, offered(-ing).הַקֹּ֗דֶשׁhaqodeshthe consecratedקֹדֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.עֲשֶׂ֨רֶתaserettenעֶשֶׂרadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “ten”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6235ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)ten, (fif-, seven-) teen.אֲלָפִ֤יםalafimthousandאֶלֶףadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.קָדִ֨ימָה֙qadimaheastקָדִיםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute, directional ending — “east”, the ordinary formH6921the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)east(-ward, wind).וַעֲשֶׂ֤רֶתvaaseretand tenעֶשֶׂרconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “and ten”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6235ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)ten, (fif-, seven-) teen.אֲלָפִים֙alafimthousandאֶלֶףadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.יָ֔מָּהyamahseaיָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute, directional ending — “sea”, the ordinary formH3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the southsea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).וְהָיָ֕הvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לְעֻמַּ֖תleumatto besideעֻמָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to beside”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5980conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with(over) against, at, beside, hard by, in points.תְּרוּמַ֣תterumatofferedתְּרוּמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “offered”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8641a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tributegift, heave offering (shoulder), oblation, offered(-ing).הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁhaqodeshthe consecratedקֹדֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.וְהָיְתָ֤הvehayetahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.תבואתהtvvthfruitתְּבוּאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8393income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)fruit, gain, increase, revenue.תְבֽוּאָתוֹ֙tevuatvofruitתְּבוּאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8393income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)fruit, gain, increase, revenue.לְלֶ֔חֶםlelechemto breadלֶחֶםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to bread”, the ordinary formH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.לְעֹבְדֵ֖יleovedeto keep in bondageעָבַדpreposition, verb, qal, participle, construct — “to keep in bondage”, a verb used as a describing wordH5647to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.[idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er)…הָעִֽירhairthe cityעִירdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the residue in the length, answerable unto the holy offering, shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward; and it shall be answerable unto the holy offering; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the residue in the length, answerable unto the holy oblation, shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward; and it shall be answerable unto the holy oblation; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that labor in the city.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And the residue in length over-against the heave-offering of the holy [portion is] ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward, and it hath been over-against the heave-offering of the holy [portion], and its increase hath been for food to the servants of the city,

World English Bible

The remainder of the length, alongside the holy offering, shall be ten thousand eastward and ten thousand westward; and it shall be alongside the holy offering. Its increase shall be for food to those who labor in the city.

Darby Translation

And the residue in length, alongside the holy heave-offering, shall be ten thousand eastward and ten thousand westward: it shall be alongside the holy heave-offering; and the increase thereof shall be for the support of them that serve the city.

Douay-Rheims

And the residue in length by the firstfruits of the sanctuary, ten thousand toward the east, and ten thousand toward the west, shall be as the firstfruits of the sanctuary: and the fruits thereof shall be for bread to them that serve the city.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the remainder of the length that is next to the first-fruits of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and they shall be the first-fruits of the sanctuary; and the fruits thereof shall be for bread to them that labour for the city.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὸ περισσὸν τοῦ μηκους τὸ ἐχόμενον τῶν ἀπαρχῶν τῶν ἁγίων, δέκα χιλιάδες πρὸς ἀνατολὰς, καὶ δέκα χιλιάδες πρὸς θάλασσαν· καὶ ἔσονται αἱ ἀπαρχαὶ τοῦ ἁγίου, καὶ ἔσται τὰ γεννήματα αὐτῆς εἰς ἄρτους τοῖς ἐργαζομένοις τὴν πόλιν.