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 water in the swamps and marshes won’t become fresh. It will remain salty. 12All kinds of fruit trees will grow on both sides of the river. Their leaves won’t wither, and they won’t fail to produce fruit. Each month they will produce fresh fruit because this water flows from the holy place. The fruit will be good food, and the leaves will be used for healing.” This is what the Almighty Lord says: These are the borders of the land that is to be divided among the 12 tribes of Israel. Joseph gets two parts. 14Divide the land equally. I raised my hand and swore that I would give the land to your ancestors. So this land will be your inheritance. 15This is the northern border for the land: On the north side the border will run from the Mediterranean Sea all the way to Hethlon and Hamath Pass. It will run through the city of Zedad and through

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• Thisגֵּהgêh · thisH1454
• the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• whereby ye shall inheritנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• according to the twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• according to the twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• tribesשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• portionsחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256

Cross-references for Ezekiel 47:13

• Numbers 34:2“Give the Israelites these instructions. When you enter Canaan, the land that will be given to you as your inheritance has these borders:
• Ezekiel 48:4Manasseh will have one part of the land and border Naphtali on the south. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border.
• Genesis 48:5“So your two sons, who were born in Egypt before I came here, are my sons. Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine just as Reuben and Simeon are.
• Genesis 49:26The blessings of your father are greater than the blessings of the oldest mountains and the riches of the ancient hills. May these blessings rest on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the prince among his brothers.
• 1 Chronicles 5:1These are the sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn. (Although he was the firstborn, his rights as firstborn were given to his nephews, Joseph’s sons, because he dishonored his father’s bed. However, Joseph couldn’t be listed in the genealogy as the firstborn son.
• Jeremiah 3:18In those days the nation of Judah will live with the nation of Israel. They will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave their ancestors as their own property.
• Jeremiah 31:1“At that time,” declares the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will 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
• Ezekiel

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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