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 Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
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.(A) 14 You shall divide it equally; I swore to give it to your ancestors, and this land shall fall to you as your inheritance.(B)
15 This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and on to Zedad,[a](C) 16 Berothah, Sibraim (which lies between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.(D) 17 So the boundary shall run from the sea to Hazar-enon, which is north of the border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north.[b] This shall be the north side.(E)
18 On the east side, between Hauran and Damascus; along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel; to the eastern sea and as far as Tamar.[c] This shall be the east side.(F)
19 On the south side, it shall run from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribath-kadesh, from there along the Wadi of Egypt[d] to the Great Sea. This shall be the south side.(G)
20 On the west side, the Great Sea shall be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This shall be the west side.(H)
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 fathered children among you. They shall be to you as native-born of Israel; with you they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.(I) 23 In whatever tribe aliens reside, there you shall assign them their inheritance, says the Lord God.
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