Ezekiel 47:13-23
Legacy Standard Bible
Apportionment of the Land
13 Thus says Lord Yahweh, “This shall be the (A)boundary by which you shall apportion the land for an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall have two (B)portions. 14 You shall then apportion it for an inheritance, each one [a]equally with the other; for I [b](C)swore to give it to your fathers, and this land shall fall to you [c]as an inheritance.
15 “This shall be the boundary of the land: on the (D)north side, from the Great Sea by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of [d](E)Zedad; 16 [e](F)Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of (G)Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer-hatticon, which is by the border of Hauran. 17 And the boundary shall be from the sea to (H)Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, and on the north toward the north is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.
18 “And the (I)east side, from between Hauran, Damascus, (J)Gilead, and the land of Israel, shall be the (K)Jordan; from the north border to the eastern sea you shall measure. This is the east side.
19 “And the (L)south side toward the south shall extend from (M)Tamar as far as the waters of (N)Meribath-kadesh, to the (O)brook of Egypt and to the (P)Great Sea. This is the south side toward the south.
20 “And the (Q)west side shall be the Great Sea, from the south border to a point opposite [f](R)Lebo-hamath. This is the west side.
21 “So you shall divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. 22 And it will be that you shall divide it by (S)lot for an inheritance among yourselves and among the (T)sojourners who sojourn in your midst, who bring forth sons in your midst. And they shall be to you as the native-born among the sons of Israel. They shall be allotted an (U)inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. 23 And it will be that in the tribe with which the sojourner sojourns, there you shall give him his inheritance,” declares Lord Yahweh.
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- Ezekiel 47:14 Lit like his brother
- Ezekiel 47:14 Lit lifted up My hand
- Ezekiel 47:14 Lit in
- Ezekiel 47:15 Or Hamath
- Ezekiel 47:16 Or Zedad
- Ezekiel 47:20 Or the entrance of Hamath
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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