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Because I swore with uplifted hand to give it to your ancestors, this land will become your inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/47.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Otherwise each tribe will receive an equal share. I took a solemn oath and swore that I would give this land to your ancestors, and it will now come to you as your possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/47.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And you shall divide equally what I swore to give to your fathers. This land shall fall to you as your inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/47.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: <i>concerning</i> the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/47.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall inherit it equally with one another; for I raised My hand in an oath to give it to your fathers, and this land shall fall to you as your inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you shall divide it for an inheritance, each one equally with the other; for I swore to give it to your forefathers, and this land shall fall to you as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/47.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall divide it for an inheritance, each one equally with the other; for I swore to give it to your forefathers, and this land shall fall to you as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall divide it for an inheritance, each one equally with the other; for I swore to give it to your forefathers, and this land shall fall to you as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall then apportion it for an inheritance, each one equally with the other; for I swore to give it to your fathers, and this land shall fall to you as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall divide it as an inheritance, each one equally with the other. I lifted up My hand <i>and</i> swore to give it to your fathers, and this land shall fall to you as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will inherit it in equal portions, since I swore to give it to your ancestors. So this land will fall to you as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will inherit it in equal portions, since I swore to give it to your ancestors. So this land will fall to you as an inheritance.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/47.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/47.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another; concerning the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Divide 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/47.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I solemnly promised your ancestors that I would give them possession of this land; now divide it equally among you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/47.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Apportion it for their inheritances, distributing everything equally as if you were distributing things to your own brother, which is how I promised to give it to your ancestors. This way, the land will fall to you as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/47.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must divide it equally just as I vowed to give it to your forefathers; this land will be assigned as your inheritance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall inherit it, one as well as another; for I swore to give it to your fathers: and this land shall fall to you for inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers: and this land shall fall to you for inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/47.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall inherit it, one as well as another; for I swore to give it to your fathers. This land will fall to you for inheritance. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have inherited it, one as well as another, in that I have lifted up My hand to give it to your fathers; and this land has fallen to you in inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And ye have inherited it, one as well as another, in that I have lifted up My hand to give it to your fathers; and this land hath fallen to you in inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And ye inherited it, each as his brother: which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers: and this land fell to you in inheritance.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And you shall possess it, every man in like manner as his brother: concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for a possession. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall possess it, each one in equal manner as his brother. I lifted up my hand over it, so that I might give it to your fathers. And this land shall fall to you as a possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/47.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall apportion it equally because I swore to give it to your ancestors as a heritage; this land, then, is your heritage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall divide it equally; I swore to give it to your ancestors, and this land shall fall to you as your inheritance.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall inherit it, one as well as another, a land concerning which I swore by lifting up my hand to give it to your fathers; and this land shall be divided among you for an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For you shall inherit it, a man from his brother, for I have lifted my hands to give it to your fathers, and the land shall be divided to you for an inheritance<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another, concerning which I lifted up My hand to give it unto your fathers; and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall inherit it, each according to his brother's portion, <i>even the land</i> concerning which I lifted up my hand to give <i>it</i> to your fathers: and this land shall fall to you by lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=14517" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/47.htm">The Borders of the Land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13</span>This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5157.htm" title="5157: ū·nə·ḥal·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to inherit (figurative) mode of descent), or to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or distribute, instate.">You are to divide</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/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">equally</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: kə·’ā·ḥîw (Prep-k:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">among them.</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.">Because</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: nā·śā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">I swore with an uplifted</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: lə·ṯit·tāh (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">to give</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">it to your forefathers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: wə·nā·p̄ə·lāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">will fall</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">to you</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> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a></span><br />Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a></span><br />On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a></span><br />And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13</a></span><br />And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Numbers 34:2</a></span><br />“Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8</a></span><br />See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/34-4.htm">Deuteronomy 34:4</a></span><br />And the LORD said to him, “This is the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-6.htm">Joshua 1:6</a></span><br />Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-1.htm">Joshua 13:1-7</a></span><br />Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed. / This is the land that remains: All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, / from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-18.htm">1 Chronicles 16:18</a></span><br />‘I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-11.htm">Psalm 105:11</a></span><br />“I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm">Isaiah 49:8</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-18.htm">Jeremiah 3:18</a></span><br />In those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave to your fathers as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/16-15.htm">Jeremiah 16:15</a></span><br />Instead they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and all the other lands to which He had banished them.’ For I will return them to their land that I gave to their forefathers.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers: and this land shall fall to you for inheritance.</p><p class="hdg">lifted up mine hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-5.htm">Ezekiel 20:5,6,28,42</a></b></br> And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I <i>am</i> the LORD your God; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a></b></br> And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/13-15.htm">Genesis 13:15</a></b></br> For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.</p><p class="hdg">fall.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/48-29.htm">Ezekiel 48:29</a></b></br> This <i>is</i> the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these <i>are</i> their portions, saith the Lord GOD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/16-33.htm">Proverbs 16:33</a></b></br> The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof <i>is</i> of the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Division</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-12.htm">Equal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Equally</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-12.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-21.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-24.htm">Inherited</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-12.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-7.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-42.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-42.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-12.htm">Uplifted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/47-21.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-21.htm">Division</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-13.htm">Equal</a> <a href="/matthew/23-26.htm">Equally</a> <a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/daniel/3-23.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/daniel/2-23.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/joel/1-2.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/daniel/1-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-12.htm">Inherited</a> <a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/daniel/9-11.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/daniel/12-7.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/daniel/12-7.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/luke/14-11.htm">Uplifted</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 47</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-1.htm">The vision of the holy waters</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-6.htm">The virtue of them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">The borders of the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-22.htm">The division of it by lot</a></span><br></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 equal division signifies fairness and God's impartiality. In the context of Ezekiel's vision, this allocation is symbolic of the restoration and unity of Israel. Historically, the division of land among the tribes was a significant aspect of Israel's identity, as seen in the book of Joshua. The equal division also reflects the justice and order that God desires for His people.<p><b>Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers,</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's covenantal promise to the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The "uplifted hand" is a gesture of solemn oath-taking, underscoring the seriousness and certainty of God's promises. This covenant is foundational to Israel's identity and history, as seen in <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a> and <a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3</a>. It highlights God's faithfulness and the assurance that His promises will be fulfilled despite Israel's past unfaithfulness.<p><b>this land will fall to you as an inheritance.</b><br>The concept of land as an inheritance is central to the identity and theology of Israel. It signifies not only a physical territory but also a spiritual heritage and a fulfillment of God's promises. The land is a tangible sign of God's blessing and faithfulness. In the broader biblical narrative, the inheritance of the land prefigures the ultimate inheritance believers receive through Christ, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">Hebrews 9:15</a>. This inheritance is both a present reality and a future hope, reflecting the already-but-not-yet aspect of God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel receives visions from God, including the vision of the restored land of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tribes_of_israel.htm">Tribes of Israel</a></b><br>The descendants of the twelve sons of Jacob, who are to receive the divided land as an inheritance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a></b><br>Refers to the Promised Land, which God swore to give to the forefathers of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fathers.htm">The Fathers</a></b><br>The patriarchs of Israel, including Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to whom God made the original promise of the land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance.htm">Inheritance</a></b><br>The land is described as an inheritance, emphasizing the fulfillment of God's covenant promise.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>God's promise to give the land to the tribes of Israel is a testament to His faithfulness. He fulfills His word, even across generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_concept_of_inheritance.htm">The Concept of Inheritance</a></b><br>The land as an inheritance symbolizes the spiritual inheritance believers receive through faith in Christ. It is a gift, not earned by works.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_among_god's_people.htm">Unity Among God's People</a></b><br>The equal division of the land among the tribes underscores the importance of unity and equality within the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience.htm">The Role of Obedience</a></b><br>While the land is a gift, the Israelites' enjoyment of it is contingent upon their obedience to God's commands, paralleling the Christian walk of faith and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_eternal_perspective.htm">The Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>The physical land points to a greater, eternal inheritance for believers, reminding us to set our sights on heavenly promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_47.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 47</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/zechariah's_prophecies_on_jerusalem.htm">What are Zechariah's prophecies about Jerusalem's future?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_malachi_4_3's_fulfillment.htm">Has there been any historical or archaeological evidence to support the fulfillment of Malachi 4:3, where the righteous literally tread on the ashes of the wicked?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_assert_distinct_tribes_in_joshua_14_1-5.htm">In Joshua 14:1-5, why does the text assert distinct tribal territories when historical and archaeological evidence suggests overlapping regions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_6_8-9_with_2_kings_21_14.htm">How do we reconcile Ezekiel 6:8-9, which speaks of a repentant remnant, with other passages (e.g., 2 Kings 21:14) suggesting total destruction or exile?</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>(14) <span class= "bld">One as well as another.--</span>This is the ordinary expression for equality. Unlike the former division of the laud, the territory is to be arranged in twelve equal portions. This is generally understood to mean that the strips of territory assigned to each tribe shall be of equal width, and such is undoubtedly the prophet's meaning, since the vision throughout makes little account of the natural features of the country. It may be well to notice in passing, however, that the actual area of the territory given to the tribes is thus made very unequal. The country was nearly three times as broad at the south as at the north, and the southern tribes would thus have actually nearly three times as much land as the northern, although they were ideally equal. Were the portions to be made actually equal, the map given under Ezekiel 48 would be much changed. Such an arrangement would move the "oblation" farther south and give it ample room between east and west. Its north line would be a little north of Jerusalem, and its south within ten or twelve miles of Beersheba, and the Temple would be situated a few miles north-west of Hebron and still on the western watershed.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye shall inherit it, one as well as another</span>; literally, <span class="accented">a man as his brother -</span> the customary Hebrew phrase for "equally" (see, however, <a href="/2_samuel/11-25.htm">2 Samuel 11:25</a>). The equal participants were to be tribes, not the families, as in the Mosaic distribution (<a href="/numbers/33-54.htm">Numbers 33:54</a>). Had the earlier principle of allotment been indicated as that to be followed in the future, it would not have been possible to give the tribes equal portions, as some tribes would certainly have a larger number of families than others. Nevertheless, the division was to be equal among the tribes, which shows it was rather of an ideal than of an actual distribution the prophet was speaking. Then what they should divide amongst themselves was to be the land concerning which Jehovah had <span class="cmt_word">lifted up his hand</span> - a peculiarly Ezekelian phrase (see <a href="/ezekiel/20-5.htm">Ezekiel 20:5, 6, 15, 23, 28, 42</a>), signifying "to swear" (comp. <a href="/genesis/14-22.htm">Genesis 14:22</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/33.htm">Deuteronomy 33</a>:40) - to give it unto their fathers (see <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>; <a href="/genesis/18-8.htm">Genesis 18:8</a>; <a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3</a>; <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13</a>). That the land was not divided after this fashion among the tribes that returned from exile is one more attestation that the prophet's directions were not intended to be literally carried out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You are to divide</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְחַלְתֶּ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·ḥal·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5157.htm">Strong's 5157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inherit, to occupy, to bequeath, distribute, instate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹתָהּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">equally</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among them.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּאָחִ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(kə·’ā·ḥîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Because</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I swore with an uplifted</span><br /><span class="heb">נָשָׂ֙אתִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(nā·śā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to give</span><br /><span class="heb">לְתִתָּ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṯit·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it to your forefathers,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּ֛את</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֧רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will fall to you</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָ֨פְלָ֜ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·p̄ə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as an inheritance.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנַחֲלָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·na·ḥă·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Ezekiel 47:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Ezekiel 47:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Ezekiel 47:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Ezekiel 47:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Ezekiel 47:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Ezekiel 47:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Ezekiel 47:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Ezekiel 47:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Ezekiel 47:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Ezekiel 47:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/47-14.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 47:14 You shall inherit it one as well (Ezek. 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