Ezekiel 47:13

Ezekiel 47:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord God; This shall be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.
• New International Version (NIV)This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “These are the boundaries of the land that you will divide among the twelve tribes of Israel as their inheritance, with two portions for Joseph.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus says the Lord God: "This is the boundary by which you shall divide the land for inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus says the Lord God: “These are the borders by which you shall divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions.

Context of Ezekiel 47:13

11But the miry places thereof, and the marshes thereof, shall not be healed; they shall be given up to salt. 12And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow every tree for food, whose leaf shall not wither, neither shall the fruit thereof fail: it shall bring forth new fruit every month, because the waters thereof issue out of the sanctuary; and the fruit thereof shall be for food, and the leaf thereof for healing. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: This shall be the border, whereby ye shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions. 14And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another; for I sware to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance. 15And this shall be the border of the land: On the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, unto the entrance of Zedad;

Ezekiel 47:13 word by word

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה גֵּ֤ה גְבוּל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּתְנַחֲל֣וּ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ לִשְׁנֵ֥י עָשָׂ֖ר שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יוֹסֵ֖ף חֲבָלִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• Thusכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• divideנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• tribesשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribe: staffH7626
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• portionsחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256

Cross-references for Ezekiel 47:13

• Numbers 34:2Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to the borders thereof),
• Ezekiel 48:4And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, Manasseh, one portion.
• Genesis 48:5And now thy two sons, who were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, shall be mine.
• Genesis 49:26The blessings of thy father Have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors Unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
• 1 Chronicles 5:1And the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel (for he was the first-born; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s couch, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.
• Jeremiah 3:18In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I gave for an inheritance unto your fathers.
• Jeremiah 31:1At that time, saith Jehovah, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 47:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Joseph shall have two portions - That is, In Ephraim and Manasseh, his two sons, who each had a separate inheritance.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13The ideal reallotment of the land to the twelve tribes of Israel is found in Ezekiel 47:1348:14. The special mention of Joseph‘s portions was in order to express that the twelve portions were to be exclusive of Levi‘s land, which was to be provided out of the “oblation.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-23The final section of the book of Ezekiel describes the boundaries of the land and how it will be divided among the tribes. In this section, theology (teaching about God) is shown through geography (the arrangement of the land). The way the land is organized has meaning. Matters such as space, access, and position in relation to the temple are very important. Where a tribe lives, and how close it is to the temple, shows something about order and holiness…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. The redivision of the land: the boundaries. The latter are substantially the same as those given by Moses in Nu 34:1-29; they here begin with the north, but in Numbers they begin with the south (Nu 34:3). It is only Canaan proper, exclusive of the possession of the two and a half tribes beyond Jordan, that is here divided. Joseph ... two portions--according to the original promise of Jacob (Ge 48:5, 22). Joseph's sons were given the birthright…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 47:13

• Canaan
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 47

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings