King James Version

Ezekiel 48:19

And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.

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וְהָעֹבֵ֖דvehaovedand the keep in bondageעָבַדconjunction, definite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and the 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)…הָעִ֑ירhairthe 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.יַעַבְד֕וּהוּyaavduhvkeep in bondageעָבַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “keep in bondage”, an unfinished actionH5647to 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)…מִכֹּ֖לmikolfrom allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).שִׁבְטֵ֥יshivtedartשֵׁבֶטnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “dart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7626a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they that serve the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall till it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they that labor in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall till it.

Young’s Literal Translation

even [to] him who is serving the city, they serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.

World English Bible

Those who labor in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it.

Darby Translation

And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.

Douay-Rheims

And they that serve the city, shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they that serve the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall till it.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they that labour for the city shall labour for it out of all the tribes of Israel.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἱ δὲ ἐργαζόμενοι τὴν πόλιν ἐργῶνται αὐτὴν ἐκ πασῶν τῶν φυλῶν τοῦ Ἰσραήλ.