Boundaries and Division of the Land

13 This is what the Lord [a]God says: “This shall be the (A)boundary by which you shall divide the land for an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall have two (B)portions. 14 And you shall divide it for an inheritance, each one [b]equally with the other; for I [c](C)swore to give it to your forefathers, and this land shall fall to you [d]as an inheritance.

15 “And this shall be the boundary of the land: on the (D)north side, from the Great Sea by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of [e](E)Zedad;

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 47:13 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
  2. Ezekiel 47:14 Lit like his brother
  3. Ezekiel 47:14 Lit lifted up My hand
  4. Ezekiel 47:14 Lit in
  5. Ezekiel 47:15 As in MT; LXX Hamath, Zedad; cf. 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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