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; 16 [f](F)Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of (G)Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer-hatticon, which is by the border of Hauran. 17 The boundary shall [g]extend from the sea to (H)Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, and on the north toward the north is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.

18 “The (I)east side, from between Hauran, Damascus, (J)Gilead, and the land of Israel, shall be the (K)Jordan; from the north border to the eastern sea you shall measure. This is the east side.

19 “The (L)south side toward the south shall extend from (M)Tamar as far as the waters of (N)Meribath-kadesh, to the (O)brook of Egypt and to the (P)Great Sea. This is the south side toward the south.

20 “And the (Q)west side shall be the Great Sea, from the south border to a point opposite [h](R)Lebo-hamath. This is the west side.

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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
  6. Ezekiel 47:16 Or LXX Berothah
  7. Ezekiel 47:17 Lit be
  8. Ezekiel 47:20 Or the entrance of Hamath

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