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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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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 47:14 Lit like his brother
  2. Ezekiel 47:14 Lit lifted up My hand
  3. Ezekiel 47:14 Lit in
  4. Ezekiel 47:15 Or Hamath
  5. Ezekiel 47:16 Or Zedad
  6. Ezekiel 47:20 Or the entrance of Hamath

The New Boundaries of the Land

13 Thus says the Lord God: “These are the boundaries by which you shall divide the land for inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions. 14 And you shall divide it equally; I swore to give it to your fathers, and this land shall fall to you as your inheritance.

15 “This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, and on to Zedad,[a] 16 Bero′thah, Sib′raim (which lies on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. 17 So the boundary shall run from the sea to Hazar-e′non, which is on the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north.[b] This shall be the north side.

18 “On the east side, the boundary shall run from Hazar-e′non[c] between Hauran and Damascus;[d] along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel; to the eastern sea and as far as Tamar.[e] This shall be the east side.

19 “On the south side, it shall run from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribath-ka′desh, thence along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. This shall be the south side.

20 “On the west side, the Great Sea shall be the boundary to a point opposite the entrance of Hamath. This shall be the west side.

21 “So you shall divide this land among you according to the tribes of Israel. 22 You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens who reside among you and have begotten children among you. They shall be to you as native-born sons of Israel; with you they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. 23 In whatever tribe the alien resides, there you shall assign him his inheritance, says the Lord God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 47:15 Gk: Heb the entrance of Zedad, Hamath
  2. Ezekiel 47:17 Heb obscure
  3. Ezekiel 47:18 Cn: Heb lacks Hazar-enon
  4. Ezekiel 47:18 Heb obscure
  5. Ezekiel 47:18 Compare Syr: Heb you shall measure