Ezekiel 47:13-20

Boundaries and Division of the Land

13Thus says the Lord
Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord , and so throughout the ch
God, “This shall be the bboundary by which you shall divide the land for an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall have two cportions.
14You shall divide it for an inheritance, each one
Lit like his brother
equally with the other; for I
Lit lifted up My hand
,
fswore to give it to your forefathers, and this land shall fall to you
Lit in
as an inheritance.

15This shall be the boundary of the land: on the hnorth side, from the Great Sea by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of
Or Hamath
,
jZedad;
16
Or Zedad
,
lHamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of mDamascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer-hatticon, which is by the border of Hauran.
17The boundary shall
Lit be
extend from the sea to oHazar-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 peast side, from between Hauran, Damascus, qGilead and the land of Israel, shall be the rJordan; from the north border to the eastern sea you shall measure. This is the east side.

19“The ssouth side toward the south shall extend from tTamar as far as the waters of uMeribath-kadesh, to the vbrook of Egypt and to the wGreat Sea. This is the south side toward the south.

20“The xwest side shall be the Great Sea, from the south border to a point opposite
Or entrance of Hamath
,
zLebo-hamath. This is the west side.
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