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You are to consider them as native-born Israelites; along with you they are to be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/47.htm">New Living Translation</a> Distribute the land as an allotment for yourselves and for the foreigners who have joined you and are raising their families among you. They will be like native-born Israelites to you and will receive an allotment among the tribes. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/47.htm">English Standard Version</a> You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the sojourners who reside among you and have had children among you. They shall be to you as native-born children of Israel. With you they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners who dwell among you and who have children. You are to treat them as native-born Israelites; along with you, they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/47.htm">King James Bible</a> And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/47.htm">New King James Version</a> It shall be that you will divide it by lot as an inheritance for yourselves, and for the strangers who dwell among you and who bear children among you. They shall be to you as native-born among the children of Israel; they shall have an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> You shall divide it by lot for an inheritance among yourselves and among the strangers who stay in your midst, who bring forth sons in your midst. And they shall be to you as the native-born among the sons of Israel; they shall be allotted an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/47.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220You shall divide it by lot for an inheritance among yourselves and among the aliens who stay in your midst, who bring forth sons in your midst. And they shall be to you as the native-born among the sons of Israel; they shall be allotted an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And it will come about that you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance among yourselves and among the aliens who stay in your midst, who bring forth sons in your midst. And they shall be to you as the native-born among the sons of Israel; they shall be allotted an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And it will be that you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance among yourselves and among the sojourners who sojourn in your midst, who bring forth sons in your midst. And they shall be to you as the native-born among the sons of Israel. They shall be allotted an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a> You shall divide it by lot as an inheritance among yourselves and among the foreigners who stay among you, who give birth to sons among you. They shall be to you as the native-born [in the country] among the children (descendants) of Israel; they shall be allotted an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> You will allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens residing among you, who have fathered children among you. You will treat them like native-born Israelites; along with you, they will be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You will allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners living among you, who have fathered children among you. You will treat them like native-born Israelites; along with you, they will be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/47.htm">American Standard Version</a> And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you and to the strangers that sojourn among you, who shall beget children among you; and they shall be unto you as the home-born among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> It will belong to the Israelites and to any foreigners living among them whose children were born in Israel. These foreigners must be treated like any other Israelite citizen, and they will receive <a href="/erv/ezekiel/47.htm">English Revised Version</a> And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you; and they shall be unto you as the homeborn among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Divide it by drawing lots. This land will be for you. It will also be for the foreign residents who live among you and have given birth to children while they lived with you. Think of them as Israelites. They will draw lots with you for their inheritance among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/47.htm">Good News Translation</a> it is to be your permanent possession. The foreigners who are living among you and who have had children born here are also to receive their share of the land when you divide it. They are to be treated like full Israelite citizens and are to draw lots for shares of the land along with the tribes of Israel. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/47.htm">International Standard Version</a> dividing it by lottery among yourselves and among the foreigners who live among you and bear children among you. You are to treat them like native-born Israelis. Among you they, too, are to be allotted an inheritance with the tribes of Israel. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners who dwell among you and who have children. You are to treat them as native-born Israelites; along with you, they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/net/ezekiel/47.htm">NET Bible</a> You must allot it as an inheritance among yourselves and for the foreigners who reside among you, who have fathered sons among you. You must treat them as native-born among the people of Israel; they will be allotted an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It shall happen, that you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance to you and to the aliens who live among you, who shall father children among you; and they shall be to you as the native-born among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance to you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be to you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/web/ezekiel/47.htm">World English Bible</a> You shall divide it by lot for an inheritance to you and to the aliens who live among you, who will father children among you. Then they shall be to you as the native-born among the children of Israel. They shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and it has come to pass, you separate it for an inheritance to yourselves, and to the sojourners who are sojourning in your midst, who have begotten sons in your midst, and they have been to you as native, with the sons of Israel; they are separated with you for an inheritance in the midst of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and it hath come to pass, ye separate it for an inheritance to yourselves, and to the sojourners who are sojourning in your midst, who have begotten sons in your midst, and they have been to you as native, with the sons of Israel, with you they are separated for an inheritance in the midst of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And ye shall cause it to fall in inheritance to you, and to the strangers sojourning in the midst of you, who begat sons in the midst of you: and they were to you as the nation among the sons of Israel with you they shall fall in the inheritance in the midst of the tribes of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance to you, and to the strangers that shall come over to you, that shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as men of the same country born among the children of Israel: they shall divide the possession with you in the midst of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And you shall distribute it by lot as an inheritance, for yourselves and for the new arrival who will be added to you, who will conceive sons in your midst. And they shall be to you as the indigenous among the sons of Israel. They shall divide the possession with you, in the midst of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/47.htm">New American Bible</a> You shall allot it as heritage for yourselves and for the resident aliens in your midst who have fathered children among you. You shall treat them like native Israelites; along with you they shall receive a heritage among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens who reside among you and have begotten children among you. They shall be to you as citizens of Israel; with you they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And it shall come to pass that when you divide it as an inheritance to you and to proselytes from among the aliens who dwell with you, who shall beget children among you; they shall be to you like the children of Israel; they shall have an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And when you shall divide it as an inheritance for yourselves, and those who are converted to me who dwell among you, and they give birth to children among you, they also shall be as the children of Israel and they shall divide the inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you and to the strangers that sojourn among you, who shall beget children among you; and they shall be unto you as the home-born among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Ye shall cast the lot upon it, for yourselves and the strangers that sojourn in the midst of you, who have begotten children in the midst of you: and they shall be to you as natives among the children of Israel; they shall eat with you in their inheritance in the midst of the tribes of Israel. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=14607" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/47.htm">The Borders of the Land</a> …21You are to divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. 22<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: tap·pi·lū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">You shall allot</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: bə·na·ḥă·lāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">as an inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">for yourselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/1616.htm" title="1616: ū·lə·hag·gê·rîm (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: N-mp) -- A sojourner. Or geyr; from guwr; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner.">and for the foreigners</a> <a href="/hebrew/1481.htm" title="1481: hag·gā·rîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to turn aside from the road, i.e. Sojourn; also to shrink, fear; also to gather for hostility.">who dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2mp) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">among you</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">and who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: hō·w·li·ḏū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">have</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇā·nîm (N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">children.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2mp) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">You are to treat them</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/249.htm" title="249: kə·’ez·rāḥ (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- A native. From zarach; a spontaneous growth, i.e. Native.">as native-born</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: biḇ·nê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">Israelites;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tə·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">along with you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: yip·pə·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">they shall be allotted</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: ḇə·na·ḥă·lāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">an inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: šiḇ·ṭê (N-mpc) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">the tribes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.</a> 23In whatever tribe a foreigner dwells, you are to assign his inheritance there,” declares the Lord GOD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm">Leviticus 19:34</a> You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God. <a href="/numbers/15-15.htm">Numbers 15:15-16</a> The assembly is to have the same statute both for you and for the foreign resident; it is a permanent statute for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the LORD. / The same law and the same ordinance will apply both to you and to the foreigner residing with you.” <a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Isaiah 56:6-7</a> And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant— / I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.” <a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28-29</a> There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. / And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise. <a href="/ephesians/2-12.htm">Ephesians 2:12-19</a> remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. / But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. / For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility ... <a href="/acts/10-34.htm">Acts 10:34-35</a> Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism, / but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right. <a href="/romans/9-24.htm">Romans 9:24-26</a> including us, whom He has called not only from the Jews, but also from the Gentiles? / As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,” / and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’” <a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18-19</a> He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing. / So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt. <a href="/ruth/1-16.htm">Ruth 1:16</a> But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. <a href="/jeremiah/12-16.htm">Jeremiah 12:16</a> And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among My people. <a href="/zechariah/2-11.htm">Zechariah 2:11</a> “On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. <a href="/isaiah/14-1.htm">Isaiah 14:1</a> For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob. <a href="/acts/15-8.htm">Acts 15:8-9</a> And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us. / He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith. <a href="/colossians/3-11.htm">Colossians 3:11</a> Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all. <a href="/romans/10-12.htm">Romans 10:12-13</a> For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him, / for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And it shall come to pass, that you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance to you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be to you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.ye shall divide.<a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13,14</a> 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… and to the strangers.<a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Isaiah 56:6,7</a> Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; … <a href="/acts/2-5.htm">Acts 2:5-10</a> And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven… <a href="/acts/11-18.htm">Acts 11:18</a> When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.they shall have.<a href="/acts/15-9.htm">Acts 15:9</a> And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.<a href="/romans/10-12.htm">Romans 10:12</a> For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.<a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28,29</a> There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Aliens</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Allot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-27.htm">Allotted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-14.htm">Beget</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-14.htm">Begotten</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-20.htm">Born</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-6.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-8.htm">Country</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-13.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-22.htm">Distribution</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-21.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-12.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-21.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-10.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">Native-Born</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-40.htm">Reside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-18.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-38.htm">Sojourn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-21.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-21.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/7-9.htm">Aliens</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-29.htm">Allot</a> <a href="/daniel/12-13.htm">Allotted</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-15.htm">Beget</a> <a href="/hosea/5-7.htm">Begotten</a> <a href="/hosea/2-3.htm">Born</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-11.htm">Children</a> <a href="/daniel/9-22.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Country</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-29.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-29.htm">Distribution</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-29.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/daniel/2-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-23.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-23.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-11.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-11.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-29.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-8.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/exodus/12-19.htm">Native-Born</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-1.htm">Reside</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/acts/7-6.htm">Sojourn</a> <a href="/hosea/7-9.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 47</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/47-1.htm">The vision of the holy waters</a> 6. <a href="/ezekiel/47-6.htm">The virtue of them</a> 13. <a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">The borders of the land</a> 22. <a href="/ezekiel/47-22.htm">The division of it by lot</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The concept of inheritance is deeply rooted in the covenantal promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, where God promised the land of Canaan to their descendants. This allocation signifies the fulfillment of God's promises and the establishment of Israel as a nation in their own land. The idea of inheritance also points to the spiritual inheritance believers receive through faith, as seen in the New Testament (<a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a>).and for the foreigners who dwell among you and who have children. This inclusion of foreigners is significant, as it reflects the broader biblical theme of God's concern for all nations. In the ancient Near Eastern context, foreigners often had limited rights, but here they are granted an inheritance, indicating a radical inclusivity. This foreshadows the New Testament teaching that the gospel is for all people, Jew and Gentile alike (<a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a>). The mention of children emphasizes the permanence of this inclusion, suggesting that the foreigners' descendants are also to be integrated into the community.You are to treat them as native-born Israelites; This command challenges the Israelites to extend full rights and privileges to the foreigners, treating them as equals. This reflects the biblical principle of loving one's neighbor and the call to justice and mercy. It also prefigures the New Testament teaching that in Christ, there is no distinction between Jew and Gentile (<a href="/romans/10-12.htm">Romans 10:12</a>). The treatment of foreigners as native-born underscores the unity and equality that God desires among His people.along with you, they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. This final phrase reiterates the inclusion of foreigners in the inheritance of the land, symbolizing their full integration into the community of God's people. The allocation among the tribes suggests a shared identity and purpose, pointing to the unity of believers in Christ. This prophetic vision anticipates the eschatological hope of a restored Israel where all nations are gathered together, as seen in <a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9</a>, where a multitude from every nation stands before the throne of God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel's visions and prophecies often focus on the restoration of Israel and the coming of God's kingdom. 2. <a href="/topical/f/foreigners.htm">Foreigners</a> Non-Israelites living among the Israelites, who are to be treated as native-born and given an inheritance in the land. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation chosen by God, which is being promised restoration and inclusion of foreigners in its inheritance. 4. <a href="/topical/i/inheritance.htm">Inheritance</a> The division of the land among the tribes of Israel, which is extended to include foreigners, symbolizing God's inclusive promise. 5. <a href="/topical/t/tribes_of_israel.htm">Tribes of Israel</a> The twelve tribes descended from the sons of Jacob, each receiving a portion of the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_inclusive_promise.htm">God's Inclusive Promise</a> God's plan has always included the nations, not just Israel. This passage highlights His desire for all people to be part of His covenant community. <a href="/topical/e/equality_in_god's_kingdom.htm">Equality in God's Kingdom</a> The command to treat foreigners as native-born Israelites underscores the equality and unity that should characterize God's people. <a href="/topical/i/inheritance_beyond_bloodlines.htm">Inheritance Beyond Bloodlines</a> Spiritual inheritance in God's kingdom is not limited by ethnicity or nationality but is available to all who align themselves with God's people. <a href="/topical/w/welcoming_the_stranger.htm">Welcoming the Stranger</a> As believers, we are called to welcome and integrate those who are different from us, reflecting God's heart for inclusion and community. <a href="/topical/l/living_as_a_unified_community.htm">Living as a Unified Community</a> The church today should strive to be a place where all are welcomed and valued, regardless of their background, reflecting the unity and diversity of God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_47.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 47</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_ezekiel_temple's_significance.htm">What is the significance of the Ezekiel temple?</a> <a href="/q/why_hasn't_ezekiel's_temple_been_built.htm">If Ezekiel's vision in Ezekiel 40 was meant as a literal blueprint, why hasn't this Temple been constructed in the centuries that followed?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_48_with_other_boundaries.htm">How do we reconcile the detailed land allotments in Ezekiel 48 with other biblical passages that describe differing boundaries for these tribes? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_psalm_15_5_align_with_deut._23_20.htm">Psalm 15:5 forbids charging interest; how does this align with other Old Testament passages that allow interest to foreigners (e.g., Deuteronomy 23:20)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/47.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) By lot.--See Note on <a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm" title="Moreover, when you shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer an oblation to the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.">Ezekiel 45:1</a>.To the strangers.--An entirely new feature is here added to the Mosaic law. According to <a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm" title="But the stranger that dwells with you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.">Leviticus 19:34</a>, strangers were to be treated with kindness, but the entire territory was to be divided among the Israelites, and strangers could therefore acquire no land except in so far as they might purchase a temporary right between the years of Jubilee. Now, however, such of them as "shall beget children among you," thus showing a disposition to permanent residence, are to receive an inheritance along with the tribes and in the portion of that tribe where they may have chosen to fix their residence. This privilege is absolute, without any condition of receiving circumcision. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>You shall allot תַּפִּ֣לוּ (tap·pi·lū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie it אוֹתָהּ֮ (’ō·w·ṯāh) Direct object marker | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case as an inheritance בְּנַחֲלָה֒ (bə·na·ḥă·lāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion for yourselves לָכֶ֗ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> and for the foreigners וּלְהַגֵּרִים֙ (ū·lə·hag·gê·rîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1616.htm">Strong's 1616: </a> A guest, a foreigner who dwell הַגָּרִ֣ים (hag·gā·rîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1481.htm">Strong's 1481: </a> To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility among you בְּתוֹכְכֶ֔ם (bə·ṯō·wḵ·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre and who אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that have הוֹלִ֥דוּ (hō·w·li·ḏū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage children. בָנִ֖ים (ḇā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son You are to treat them וְהָיָ֗ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be as native-born כְּאֶזְרָח֙ (kə·’ez·rāḥ) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_249.htm">Strong's 249: </a> A spontaneous growth, native Israelites; בִּבְנֵ֣י (biḇ·nê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son along with you, אִתְּכֶם֙ (’it·tə·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among they shall be allotted יִפְּל֣וּ (yip·pə·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie an inheritance בְנַחֲלָ֔ה (ḇə·na·ḥă·lāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion among בְּת֖וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre the tribes שִׁבְטֵ֥י (šiḇ·ṭê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Ezekiel 47:22 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Ezekiel 47:22 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Ezekiel 47:22 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Ezekiel 47:22 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Ezekiel 47:22 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Ezekiel 47:22 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Ezekiel 47:22 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Ezekiel 47:22 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Ezekiel 47:22 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Ezekiel 47:22 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-22.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 47:22 It shall happen that you shall divide (Ezek. 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