Eze 47-48 | ESV | STEP | Then he brought me back to the door of the temple , and behold , water was issuing from below the threshold of the temple toward the east ( for the temple faced east ). The water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple , south of the altar .

1 Then he brought me back to ^athe door of the temple, and behold, ^bwater was issuing from below ^cthe threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple, south of ^dthe altar. 2 Then he brought me out by way of ^ethe north gate and led me around on the outside to ^fthe outer gate that faces toward the east; and behold, the water was trickling out on the south side.

3 Going on eastward with a measuring line in his hand, ^gthe man measured a thousand cubits, ^{▼▼A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters} and then led me through the water, and it was ankle-deep. 4 Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was knee-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was waist-deep. 5 Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen. It was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through. 6 And he said to me, ⁱ“Son of man, ^jhave you seen this?”

Then he led me back to the bank of the river. 7 As I went back, I saw on the bank of the river ^kvery many trees on the one side and on the other. 8 And he said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into ^lthe Arabah, and enters the sea; ^{▼▼That is, the Dead Sea} when the water flows into ⁿthe sea, the water will become fresh. ^{▼▼Hebrew will be healed; also verses 9, 11} 9 And wherever the river goes, ^{▼▼Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, Targum; Hebrew the two rivers go} every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish. For this water goes there, that the waters of the sea ^{▼▼Hebrew lacks the waters of the sea} may become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes. 10 Fishermen will stand beside the sea. From ^rEngedi to ^sEneglaim it will be a place for the spreading of nets. Its fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of ^tthe Great Sea. ^{▼▼That is, the Mediterranean Sea; also verses 15, 19, 20} 11 But its swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they are to be left for salt. 12 And on the banks, ^von both sides of the river, there will grow ^wall kinds of trees for food. ^xTheir leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, ^ybut they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and ^ztheir leaves for healing.”

Division of the Land

13 Thus says the Lord God: “This is the boundary ^{▼▼Probable reading; Hebrew The valley of the boundary} by which ^abyou shall divide the land for inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. ^acJoseph shall have two portions. 14 And you shall divide equally what ^adI swore ^aeto give to your fathers. ^afThis land shall fall to you as your inheritance.

15 “This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from ^agthe Great Sea ^ahby way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, and on to ^aiZedad, ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew the entrance of Zedad, Hamath} 16 ^akBerothah, Sibraim (which lies on the border between ^alDamascus and ^amHamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. 17 So the boundary shall run from the sea to ^anHazar-enan, which is on the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north. ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain} This shall be the north side. ^{▼▼Probable reading; Hebrew and as for the north side}

18 “On the east side, the boundary shall run between Hauran and Damascus; along the Jordan between ^aqGilead and the land of Israel; to ^arthe eastern sea and as far as Tamar. ^{▼▼Compare Syriac; Hebrew to the eastern sea you shall measure} This shall be the east side.

19 “On the south side, it shall run from ^atTamar as far as ^authe waters of Meribah-kadesh, from there along ^avthe Brook of Egypt ^{▼▼Hebrew lacks of Egypt} to ^axthe Great Sea. This shall be the south side.

20 “On the west side, the Great Sea shall be the boundary to a point ^ayopposite Lebo-hamath. This shall be the west side.

21 ^az“So you shall divide this land among you according to the tribes of Israel. 22 ^baYou shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and ^bbfor the sojourners who reside among you and have had children among you. ^bcThey shall be to you as native-born children of Israel. With you they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. 23 In whatever tribe the sojourner resides, there you shall assign him his inheritance, declares the Lord God.

Ezekiel 48

1 “These are the names of the tribes: Beginning at the northern extreme, beside ^bdthe way of Hethlon ^beto Lebo-hamath, as far as ^bfHazar-enan (which is on the northern border of ^bgDamascus over against Hamath), and ^{▼▼Probable reading; Hebrew and they shall be his} extending from the east side to the west, ^{▼▼Septuagint (compare verses 2–8); Hebrew the east side the west} ^bjDan, one portion. 2 Adjoining the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, ^bkAsher, one portion. 3 Adjoining the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, ^blNaphtali, one portion. 4 Adjoining the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, Manasseh, one portion. 5 Adjoining the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, Ephraim, one portion. 6 Adjoining the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, Reuben, one portion. 7 Adjoining the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, Judah, one portion.

8 “Adjoining the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, shall be ^bmthe portion which you shall set apart, 25,000 cubits ^{▼▼A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters} in breadth, and in length equal to one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west, with ^bothe sanctuary in the midst of it. 9 The portion that you shall set apart for the Lord shall be 25,000 cubits in length, and 20,000 ^{▼▼Compare 45:1; Hebrew ten} in breadth. 10 ^bqThese shall be the allotments of the holy portion: the priests shall have an allotment measuring 25,000 cubits on the northern side, 10,000 cubits in breadth on the western side, 10,000 in breadth on the eastern side, and 25,000 in length on the southern side, with the sanctuary of the Lord in the midst of it. 11 This shall be for ^brthe consecrated priests, ^bsthe sons of Zadok, who kept my charge, who did not go astray when the people of Israel went astray, ^btas the Levites did. 12 And it shall belong to them as a special portion from the holy portion of the land, a most holy place, adjoining the territory of the Levites. 13 ^buAnd alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an allotment 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in breadth. The whole length shall be 25,000 cubits and the breadth 20,000. ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew 10,000} 14 They ^bwshall not sell or exchange any of it. They shall not alienate ^bxthis choice portion of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.

15 ^by“The remainder, 5,000 cubits in breadth and 25,000 in length, shall be ^bzfor common use for the city, for dwellings and for ^caopen country. In the midst of it shall be the city, 16 and these shall be its measurements: ^cbthe north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500, the east side 4,500, and the west side 4,500. 17 And the city shall have open land: on the north 250 cubits, on the south 250, on the east 250, and on the west 250. 18 The remainder of the length alongside the holy portion shall be 10,000 cubits to the east, and 10,000 to the west, and it shall be alongside the holy portion. ^ccIts produce shall be food for the workers of the city. 19 And the workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall till it. 20 The whole portion that ^cdyou shall set apart shall be 25,000 cubits square, that is, the holy portion together with the property of the city.

21 ^ce“What remains on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city shall belong to the prince. Extending from the 25,000 cubits of the holy portion to the east border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the west border, parallel to the tribal portions, it shall belong to the prince. ^cfThe holy portion with the sanctuary of the temple shall be in its midst. 22 It shall be separate from the property of the Levites and the property of the city, which are in the midst of that which belongs to the prince. The portion of the prince shall lie between the territory of Judah and the territory of Benjamin.

23 “As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, Benjamin, one portion. 24 Adjoining the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon, one portion. 25 Adjoining the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar, one portion. 26 Adjoining the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun, one portion. 27 Adjoining the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad, one portion. 28 And adjoining the territory of Gad to the south, the boundary shall run ^cgfrom Tamar to the waters of ^chMeribah-kadesh, from there along the Brook of Egypt ^{▼▼Hebrew lacks of Egypt} to ^cjthe Great Sea. ^{▼▼That is, the Mediterranean Sea} 29 This is the land that ^clyou shall allot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the Lord God.

The Gates of the City

30 “These shall be ^cmthe exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be ^cn4,500 cubits by measure, 31 ^cothree gates, the gate of ^cpReuben, the gate of ^cqJudah, and the gate of ^crLevi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel. 32 On the east side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates, the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan. 33 On the south side, which is to be 4,500 cubits by measure, three gates, the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun. 34 On the west side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates, ^{▼▼One Hebrew manuscript, Syriac (compare Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts their gates three} the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali. 35 The circumference of the city shall be 18,000 cubits. And ^ctthe name of the city from that time on shall be, ^cuThe Lord Is There.”