Ezekiel 47:13-23
New American Standard Bible
Boundaries and Division of the Land
13 This is what the Lord [a]God says: “This shall be the (A)boundary by which you shall divide the land for an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall have two (B)portions. 14 And you shall divide it for an inheritance, each one [b]equally with the other; for I [c](C)swore to give it to your forefathers, and this land shall fall to you [d]as an inheritance.
15 “And 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 [e](E)Zedad; 16 [f](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 The boundary shall [g]extend 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 “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 “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 [h](R)Lebo-hamath. This is the west side.
21 “So you shall divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. 22 You shall divide it by (S)lot for an inheritance among yourselves and among the (T)strangers who stay 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 in the tribe with which the stranger resides, there you shall give him his inheritance,” declares the Lord God.
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- Ezekiel 47:13 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
- Ezekiel 47:14 Lit like his brother
- Ezekiel 47:14 Lit lifted up My hand
- Ezekiel 47:14 Lit in
- Ezekiel 47:15 As in MT; LXX Hamath, Zedad; cf. 48:1
- Ezekiel 47:16 Or LXX Berothah
- Ezekiel 47:17 Lit be
- Ezekiel 47:20 Or the entrance of Hamath
Ezekiel 47:13-23
New Living Translation
Boundaries for the Land
13 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “Divide the land in this way for the twelve tribes of Israel: The descendants of Joseph will be given two shares of land.[a] 14 Otherwise each tribe will receive an equal share. I took a solemn oath and swore that I would give this land to your ancestors, and it will now come to you as your possession.
15 “These are the boundaries of the land: The northern border will run from the Mediterranean toward Hethlon, then on through Lebo-hamath to Zedad; 16 then it will run to Berothah and Sibraim,[b] which are on the border between Damascus and Hamath, and finally to Hazer-hatticon, on the border of Hauran. 17 So the northern border will run from the Mediterranean to Hazar-enan, on the border between Hamath to the north and Damascus to the south.
18 “The eastern border starts at a point between Hauran and Damascus and runs south along the Jordan River between Israel and Gilead, past the Dead Sea[c] and as far south as Tamar.[d] This will be the eastern border.
19 “The southern border will go west from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh[e] and then follow the course of the Brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean. This will be the southern border.
20 “On the west side, the Mediterranean itself will be your border from the southern border to the point where the northern border begins, opposite Lebo-hamath.
21 “Divide the land within these boundaries among the tribes of Israel. 22 Distribute the land as an allotment for yourselves and for the foreigners who have joined you and are raising their families among you. They will be like native-born Israelites to you and will receive an allotment among the tribes. 23 These foreigners are to be given land within the territory of the tribe with whom they now live. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!
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- 47:13 It was important to retain twelve portions of land. Since Levi had no portion, the descendants of Joseph’s sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, received land as two tribes.
- 47:15-16 As in Greek version; Masoretic Text reads then on through Lebo to Zedad; 16 then it will run to Hamath, Berothah, and Sibraim.
- 47:18a Hebrew the eastern sea.
- 47:18b As in Greek version; Hebrew reads you will measure.
- 47:19 Hebrew waters of Meribath-kadesh.
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