Ezekiel 47:13-23
Christian Standard Bible
The Borders of the Land
13 This is what the Lord God says: “This is[a] the border you will use to divide the land(A) as an inheritance for the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph will receive two shares.(B) 14 You will inherit it in equal portions, since I swore[b] to give it to your ancestors.(C) So this land will fall to you as an inheritance.
15 This is to be the border of the land:
On the north side(D) it will extend from the Mediterranean Sea by way of Hethlon and Lebo-hamath to Zedad,[c] 16 Berothah, and Sibraim (which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. 17 So the border will run from the sea to Hazar-enon at the border(E) of Damascus, with the territory of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern side.
18 On the east side it will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel; you will measure from the northern border to the eastern sea.[d] This will be the eastern side.
19 On the south side it will run from Tamar to the Waters of Meribath-kadesh,[e] and on to the Brook of Egypt(F) as far as the Mediterranean Sea.(G) This will be the southern side.
20 On the west side the Mediterranean Sea will be the border, from the southern border up to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This will be the western side.
21 “You are to divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.(H) 22 You will allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens residing among you,(I) who have fathered children among you. You will treat them[f] like native-born Israelites; along with you, they will be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. 23 In whatever tribe the alien resides, you will assign his inheritance there.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
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Ezekiel 47:13-23
Lexham English Bible
13 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “This is the boundary by which you shall distribute the land for the twelve[a] tribes of Israel: Two shares shall be for Joseph. 14 And you must take possession of it, each one a share like his brother, of this land which I swore[b] to give it to your fathers, and so this land shall fall to you as an inheritance. 15 And[c] this is the boundary of the land: On the north side,[d] from the great sea by the way of Hethlon until you come to Zedad,[e] 16 Hamath[f] to Berothath to Sibraim, which is[g] between the boundary of Damascus and the boundary of Hamath, on to Hazer Hatticon, which is on the boundary of Hauran. 17 And so the boundary will be from the sea[h] to Hazar Enan at the boundary of Damascus northwards and the boundary of Hamath to the north, and this is the boundary on the side of the north. 18 And the eastern boundary[i] will be between Hauran and Damascus, and from between Gilead and the land of Israel along the Jordan River from[j] the boundary on the eastern sea to Tamar. And[k] this is the border on the east.[l] 19 And on the south side the border[m] will run from Tamar up to the waters of Meribot Kadesh and along the wadi[n] to the Great Sea.[o] And this is the boundary to the south.[p] 20 And on the west side[q] the Great Sea[r] shall be the boundary up to opposite Lebo-Hamath. This is the western boundary.[s]
21 You shall divide this land for yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. 22 And then you shall allocate it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens dwelling as aliens in the midst of you who have children in the midst of you, and so they shall be to you just like full citizens among the Israelites.[t] With you they shall be allotted with an inheritance in the midst of the tribes of Israel. 23 And then in the tribe in which an alien who is with you dwells, there you shall give his inheritance,” declares[u] the Lord Yahweh.
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- Ezekiel 47:13 Literally “two ten”
- Ezekiel 47:14 Literally “I raised my hand”
- Ezekiel 47:15 Or “Bow”
- Ezekiel 47:15 Literally “to the side of the north”
- Ezekiel 47:15 Literally “to the arriving at Zedad”
- Ezekiel 47:16 Or “Lebo-Hamath to Zeded” (cf. NRSV, NJPS)
- Ezekiel 47:16 Or “are”
- Ezekiel 47:17 That is, the Mediterranean
- Ezekiel 47:18 Literally “and the side of the east”
- Ezekiel 47:18 Or “to”
- Ezekiel 47:18 Or “Now”
- Ezekiel 47:18 Literally “and this is the side of the east”
- Ezekiel 47:19 Literally “and the side of the south to south”
- Ezekiel 47:19 That is, the Wadi of Egypt
- Ezekiel 47:19 That is, the Mediterranean
- Ezekiel 47:19 Literally “and this is the side of south to the south”
- Ezekiel 47:20 Literally “and the side of the west”
- Ezekiel 47:20 That is, the Mediterranean
- Ezekiel 47:20 Literally “this is the side of the west”
- Ezekiel 47:22 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Ezekiel 47:23 Literally “declaration of”
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