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: Benjamin(A) will have one portion; it will extend from the east side to the west side.

24 “Simeon(B) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Benjamin from east to west.

25 “Issachar(C) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Simeon from east to west.

26 “Zebulun(D) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Issachar from east to west.

27 “Gad(E) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Zebulun from east to west.

28 “The southern boundary of Gad will run south from Tamar(F) to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.(G)

29 “This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions,” declares the Sovereign Lord.(H)

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