Portion for Other Tribes

23 “As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, (A)Benjamin, one portion. 24 Beside the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, (B)Simeon, one portion. 25 Beside the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, (C)Issachar, one portion. 26 Beside the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, (D)Zebulun, one portion. 27 Beside the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, (E)Gad, one portion. 28 And beside the border of Gad, at the south side toward the south, the border shall be from (F)Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt, to the (G)Great Sea. 29 This is the (H)land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for an inheritance, and these are their several portions,” declares the Lord [a]God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:29 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

23 “As for the rest of the tribes:

From the east side to the west, will be Benjamin—one portion.
24 Next to the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, will be Simeon—one portion.
25 Next to the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, will be Issachar—one portion.
26 Next to the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, will be Zebulun—one portion.
27 Next to the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, will be Gad—one portion.

28 Next to the territory of Gad toward the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the waters(A) of Meribath-kadesh, to the Brook of Egypt, and out to the Mediterranean Sea. 29 This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to Israel’s tribes,(B) and these will be their portions.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

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