And adjoining the territory of Gad to the south, the boundary shall run …: In this verse God describes the southern boundary of the territory of Gad. He uses almost the same words as he used to describe the southern border of the land of Israel in 47.19; see the comments there for from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, thence along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. Some Hebrew manuscripts lack the preposition for to in the phrase to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, but this preposition is clearly implied here.

Quoted with permission from Gross, Carl & Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Ezekiel. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2016. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .