Division of the Land

48 “Now (A)these are the names of the tribes: from the northern extremity, [a]beside the way of Hethlon to [b]Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, toward the north [c]beside Hamath, [d]running from east to west, (B)Dan, one portion. Beside the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, (C)Asher, one portion. Beside the border of Asher, from the east side to the west side, (D)Naphtali, one portion. Beside the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, (E)Manasseh, one portion. Beside the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, (F)Ephraim, one portion. Beside the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west side, (G)Reuben, one portion. Beside the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, (H)Judah, one portion.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:1 Lit at the hand of
  2. Ezekiel 48:1 Or the entrance of Hamath
  3. Ezekiel 48:1 Lit at the hand of
  4. Ezekiel 48:1 Lit and there shall be to it an east and the west side

Regulations for Israel’s Northern Land Divisions

48 “These are the names of the tribes from the northernmost extremity westward[a] along the road from Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath,[b] Hazar-enan (a border of Damascus) northward to the coast[c] of Hamath. The perimeter is to run[d] east-to-west;[e] the tribe of[f] Dan with one portion;[g] running along the border of the tribe of Dan from the eastern perimeter to the western perimeter, the tribe of Asher with one portion; running along the border of the tribe of Asher from the eastern perimeter to the western perimeter, the tribe of Naphtali with one portion; running along the border of the tribe of Naphtali from the eastern perimeter to the western perimeter, the tribe of Manasseh with one portion; running along the border of the tribe of Manasseh from the eastern perimeter to the western perimeter, the tribe of Ephraim with one portion; running along the border of the tribe of Ephraim from the eastern perimeter to the western perimeter, the tribe of Reuben with one portion; and running along the border of the tribe of Reuben from the eastern perimeter to the western perimeter, the tribe of Judah with one portion.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:1 Lit. to the sea; i.e. in the direction of the Mediterranean Sea
  2. Ezekiel 48:1 Or to Lebo-hamath
  3. Ezekiel 48:1 Lit. to the sea; i.e. in the direction of the Mediterranean Sea
  4. Ezekiel 48:1 The Heb. lacks is to run
  5. Ezekiel 48:1 Lit. from east to the Sea; and so throughout the chapter
  6. Ezekiel 48:1 The Heb. lacks The tribe of; and so throughout the chapter
  7. Ezekiel 48:1 The Heb. lacks portion; and so throughout the list