King James Version

Ezekiel 48:6

And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.

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וְעַ֣לvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…גְּב֣וּלgevulborderגְּבוּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosedborder, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.אֶפְרַ֗יִםefrayimEphraimאֶפְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Ephraim”H669Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryEphraim, Ephraimites.מִפְּאַ֥תmipatfrom cornerפֵּאָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “from corner”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6285properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremitycorner, end, quarter, side.קָדִ֛יםqadimeastקָדִיםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “east”, the ordinary formH6921the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)east(-ward, wind).וְעַדveadand evenעַדconjunction, preposition — “and even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.פְּאַתpeatcornerפֵּאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “corner”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6285properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremitycorner, end, quarter, side.יָ֖מָּהyamahseaיָםnoun, 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).רְאוּבֵ֥ןreuvenReubenרְאוּבֵןnoun, proper name — “Reuben”H7205Reuben, a son of JacobReuben.אֶחָֽדechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side: Reuben, one portion.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, Reuben, one portion .

Young’s Literal Translation

and by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, Reuben one,

World English Bible

“By the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the west side, Reuben, one portion.

Darby Translation

And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, Reuben one.

Douay-Rheims

And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the side of the sea, one portion for Ruben.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side: Reuben, one portion.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And from the borders of Ephraim, from the eastern parts to the west coasts, for Ruben, one.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ὁρίων Ἐφραὶμ, ἀπὸ τῶν πρὸς ἀνατολὰς, ἕως τῶν πρὸς θάλασσαν, Ῥουβὴν, μία.