Ezekiel 48:23-29
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23 As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, Benjamin, one portion.(A) 24 Adjoining the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon, one portion.(B) 25 Adjoining the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar, one portion.(C) 26 Adjoining the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun, one portion.(D) 27 Adjoining the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad, one portion.(E) 28 And adjoining the territory of Gad to the south, the boundary shall run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, from there along the Wadi of Egypt[a] to the Great Sea.(F) 29 This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, says the Lord God.(G)
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- 48.28 Heb lacks of Egypt
Ezekiel 48:23-29
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The Allotment for the Tribes
23 “Now as to the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin is to retain one portion.[a] 24 Adjacent to the border of Benjamin running from east to west, Simeon is to retain one portion. 25 Adjacent to the border of Simeon running from east to west, Issachar is to retain one portion. 26 Adjacent to the border of Issachar running from east to west, Zebulun is to retain one portion. 27 Adjacent to the border of Zebulun running from east to west, Gad is to retain one portion. 28 Adjacent to the border of Gad to the south and extending toward the south, the border is to proceed from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then to the Wadi[b] of Egypt,[c] and from there to the Mediterranean[d] Sea. 29 This is the land that you are to allocate by lottery to the tribes of Israel as their inheritance, and these are their respective divisions,” declares the Lord God.
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- Ezekiel 48:23 Lit. Benjamin, one; and so through v. 27
- Ezekiel 48:28 I.e. a seasonal stream or river that channels water during rain seasons but is dry at other times; ancient Israel’s southwestern-most border
- Ezekiel 48:28 I.e. ancient Israel’s southwestern-most border
- Ezekiel 48:28 Lit. Great
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