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23 “As for the rest of the tribes: From the east side to the west side, Benjamin will have one portion. 24 Next to the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon will have one portion. 25 Next to the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar will have one portion. 26 Next to the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun will have one portion. 27 Next to the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad will have one portion. 28 Next to the border of Gad, at the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, to the Stream of Egypt,[a] and on to the Great Sea. 29 This is the land that you will allot to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the Sovereign Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:28 tn Traditionally “the Brook of Egypt,” although a number of recent translations have “the Wadi of Egypt” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV). The word “Egypt” is not in the Hebrew text but is implied.

23 “As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin(A) will have one portion; it will extend from the east side to the west side.

24 “Simeon(B) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Benjamin from east to west.

25 “Issachar(C) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Simeon from east to west.

26 “Zebulun(D) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Issachar from east to west.

27 “Gad(E) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Zebulun from east to west.

28 “The southern boundary of Gad will run south from Tamar(F) to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.(G)

29 “This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions,” declares the Sovereign Lord.(H)

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