Boundaries and Division of the Land

13 Thus says the Lord (a)God, “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 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 “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 “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.

Footnotes:

a. Ezekiel 47:13: ['Heb ', YHWH, ', usually rendered ', Lord, ', and so throughout the ch']
b. Ezekiel 47:14: ['Lit ', like his brother]
c. Ezekiel 47:14: ['Lit ', lifted up My hand]
d. Ezekiel 47:14: ['Lit ', in]
e. Ezekiel 47:15: ['Or ', Hamath]
f. Ezekiel 47:16: ['Or ', Zedad]
g. Ezekiel 47:17: ['Lit ', be]
h. Ezekiel 47:20: ['Or ', entrance of Hamath]

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