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13 The Lord Yahweh says: “This shall be the border, by which you shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions. 14 You shall inherit it, one as well as another; for I swore to give it to your fathers. This land will fall to you for inheritance.

15 “This shall be the border of the land:

“On the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad; 16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer Hatticon, which is by the border of Hauran. 17 The border from the sea, shall be Hazar Enon at the border of Damascus; and on the north northward is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.

18 “The east side, between Hauran and Damascus and Gilead, and the land of Israel, shall be the Jordan; from the north border to the east sea you shall measure. This is the east side.

19 “The south side southward shall be from Tamar as far as the waters of Meriboth Kadesh, to the brook, to the great sea. This is the south side southward.

20 “The west side shall be the great sea, from the south border as far as opposite the entrance of Hamath. This is the west side.

21 “So you shall divide this land to yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. 22 It will happen, that you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance to you and to the aliens who live among you, who will father children among you. Then they shall be to you as the native-born among the children of Israel. They shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. 23 It shall happen, that in whatever tribe the stranger lives, there you shall give him his inheritance,” says the Lord Yahweh.

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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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Footnotes

  1. 47:13 Tg, Vg; Syr reads The valley of
  2. 47:14 Lit lifted my hand
  3. 47:15 LXX; MT reads and Lebo to Zedad, Hamath; Ezk 48:1
  4. 47:18 = the Dead Sea
  5. 47:19 = Kadesh-barnea
  6. 47:22 Lit They will be to you