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14 And you must take possession of it, each one a share like his brother, of this land which I swore[a] to give it to your fathers, and so this land shall fall to you as an inheritance. 15 And[b] this is the boundary of the land: On the north side,[c] from the great sea by the way of Hethlon until you come to Zedad,[d] 16 Hamath[e] to Berothath to Sibraim, which is[f] between the boundary of Damascus and the boundary of Hamath, on to Hazer Hatticon, which is on the boundary of Hauran.

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  1. Ezekiel 47:14 Literally “I raised my hand”
  2. Ezekiel 47:15 Or “Bow”
  3. Ezekiel 47:15 Literally “to the side of the north”
  4. Ezekiel 47:15 Literally “to the arriving at Zedad”
  5. Ezekiel 47:16 Or “Lebo-Hamath to Zeded” (cf. NRSV, NJPS)
  6. Ezekiel 47:16 Or “are”

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.(A)

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

“On the north side it will run from the Mediterranean Sea(C) by the Hethlon road(D) past Lebo Hamath to Zedad, 16 Berothah[a](E) and Sibraim (which lies on the border between Damascus and Hamath),(F) as far as Hazer Hattikon, which is on the border of Hauran.

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  1. Ezekiel 47:16 See Septuagint and 48:1; Hebrew road to go into Zedad, 16 Hamath, Berothah.