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Ezekiel 47:13-20
New American Standard Bible
Ezekiel 47:13-20
New American Standard Bible
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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- Ezekiel 47:13 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
- Ezekiel 47:14 Lit like his brother
- Ezekiel 47:14 Lit lifted up My hand
- Ezekiel 47:14 Lit in
- Ezekiel 47:15 As in MT; LXX Hamath, Zedad; cf. 48:1
- Ezekiel 47:16 Or LXX Berothah
- Ezekiel 47:17 Lit be
- Ezekiel 47:20 Or the entrance of Hamath
Ezekiel 47:13-20
New International Version
Ezekiel 47:13-20
New International Version
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, 16 Berothah[a](G) and Sibraim (which lies on the border between Damascus and Hamath),(H) as far as Hazer Hattikon, which is on the border of Hauran. 17 The boundary will extend from the sea to Hazar Enan,[b] along the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.(I)
18 “On the east side the boundary will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel, to the Dead Sea and as far as Tamar.[c] This will be the eastern boundary.(J)
19 “On the south side it will run from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribah Kadesh,(K) then along the Wadi of Egypt(L) to the Mediterranean Sea.(M) This will be the southern boundary.
20 “On the west side, the Mediterranean Sea will be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo Hamath.(N) This will be the western boundary.(O)
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 47:16 See Septuagint and 48:1; Hebrew road to go into Zedad, 16 Hamath, Berothah.
- Ezekiel 47:17 Hebrew Enon, a variant of Enan
- Ezekiel 47:18 See Syriac; Hebrew Israel. You will measure to the Dead Sea.
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