Ezekiel 48:1-7
Evangelical Heritage Version
The New Holy Land
The Northern Tribes
48 These are the names of the tribes.
The northern border runs east to west along the road between Hethlon, Lebo Hamath, and Hazar Enon, which forms the northern border of the territory of Damascus with the territory of Hamath.[a] South of that line there will be one portion for Dan.
2 South of[b] the boundary of Dan, from the east side to the west side of the land, there is to be one portion for Asher.
3 South of the boundary of Asher, from the east side to the west side, there is to be one portion for Naphtali.
4 South of the boundary of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, there is to be one portion for Manasseh.
5 South of the boundary of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, there is to be one portion for Ephraim.
6 South of the boundary of Ephraim, from the east side to the west side, there is to be one portion for Reuben.
7 South of the boundary of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, there is to be one portion for Judah.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 48:1 The geographic details of this border are uncertain. It seems to lie considerably farther north than the tribal boundaries in the book of Joshua.
- Ezekiel 48:2 Literally next to
Ezekiel 48:1-7
Lexham English Bible
The Allotment of the Land and the Gates of the City
48 And[a] these are the names of the tribes: At the end of the north, along the way to Hethlon[b] from Lebo-hamath to Hazar Enan on the boundary of Damascus beside Hamath northward,[c] there will be one portion for Dan from the eastern border to the west.[d] 2 And next to the territory of Dan, from the eastern border[e] up to the western border,[f] one portion for Asher. 3 And next to the territory of Asher, from the eastern border[g] and up to the western border,[h] one portion for Naphtali. 4 And next to the territory of Naphtali, from the eastern border[i] up to the western border,[j] one portion for Manasseh. 5 And next to the territory of Manasseh, from the eastern border[k] up to the western border,[l] one portion for Ephraim. 6 And next to the territory of Ephraim, from the eastern border[m] and up to the western border,[n] one portion for Reuben. 7 And next to the territory of Reuben, from the eastern border[o] up to the western border,[p] one portion for Judah.
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- Ezekiel 48:1 Or “Now”
- Ezekiel 48:1 Literally “to the side of the way of Hethlon”
- Ezekiel 48:1 Literally “northward to the side of Hamat,”
- Ezekiel 48:1 Literally “sea”
- Ezekiel 48:2 Literally “the side of the east
- Ezekiel 48:2 Literally “the side of the sea/west”
- Ezekiel 48:3 Literally “the side of the east”
- Ezekiel 48:3 Literally “the side of the west/sea”
- Ezekiel 48:4 Literally “the side of the east”
- Ezekiel 48:4 Literally “the side of the sea/west”
- Ezekiel 48:5 Literally “the side of the east”
- Ezekiel 48:5 Literally “the side of the sea/west”
- Ezekiel 48:6 Literally “the side of the east”
- Ezekiel 48:6 Literally “the side of the sea/west
- Ezekiel 48:7 Literally “the side of the east
- Ezekiel 48:7 Literally “the side of the sea/west
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