The Borders of the Land

13 This is what the Lord God says: “This is[a] the border you will use to divide the land(A) as an inheritance for the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph will receive two shares.(B) 14 You will inherit it in equal portions, since I swore[b] to give it to your ancestors.(C) So this land will fall to you as an inheritance.

15 This is to be the border of the land:

On the north side(D) it will extend from the Mediterranean Sea by way of Hethlon and Lebo-hamath to Zedad,[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 47:13 Tg, Vg; Syr reads The valley of
  2. 47:14 Lit lifted my hand
  3. 47:15 LXX; MT reads and Lebo to Zedad, Hamath; Ezk 48:1

The Boundaries of the Land

13 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “These are the boundaries(A) of the land that you will divide among the twelve tribes of Israel as their inheritance, with two portions for Joseph.(B) 14 You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with uplifted hand to give it to your ancestors, this land will become your inheritance.(C)

15 “This is to be the boundary of the land:(D)

“On the north side it will run from the Mediterranean Sea(E) by the Hethlon road(F) past Lebo Hamath to Zedad,

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