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Joseph shall have two portions. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/47.htm">King James Bible</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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/47.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: “This shall be the boundary by which you shall divide the land for an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall have two portions. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/47.htm">NASB 1995</a> Thus says the Lord GOD, &#8220This shall be the boundary by which you shall divide the land for an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall have two portions. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Thus says the Lord GOD, “This shall be the boundary by which you shall divide the land for an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall have two portions. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Thus says Lord Yahweh, “This shall be the boundary by which you shall apportion the land for an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall have two portions. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Thus says the Lord GOD, “This shall be the boundary by which you shall divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall have two portions. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: “This is the border you will use to divide the land as an inheritance for the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph will receive two shares. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: &#8220This is the border you will use to divide the land as an inheritance for the 12 tribes of Israel. Joseph will receive two shares. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/47.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/47.htm">English Revised Version</a> Thus saith the Lord GOD: This shall be the border, whereby ye shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have portions. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/47.htm">Good News Translation</a> The Sovereign LORD said, "These are the boundaries of the land that is to be divided among the twelve tribes, with the tribe of Joseph receiving two sections. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/47.htm">International Standard Version</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: "This is to be the territorial border by which you apportion the land for an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel, with Joseph double-portioned. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/47.htm">NET Bible</a> This is what the sovereign LORD says: "Here are the borders you will observe as you allot the land to the twelve tribes of Israel. (Joseph will have two portions.) <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Thus says the Lord GOD: 'This shall be the border, by which you shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thus saith the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, by which ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions. <a href="/web/ezekiel/47.htm">World English Bible</a> The Lord Yahweh says: “This shall be the border by which you shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Thus said Lord YHWH: “This [is] the border whereby you inherit the land, according to the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph [has two] portions. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Thus said the Lord Jehovah: This is the border whereby ye inherit the land, according to the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph hath portions. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thus said the Lord Jehovah: This the bound by which ye shall inherit the land for the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph two portions.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thus saith the Lord God: This is the border, by which you shall possess the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: for Joseph hath a double portion. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Thus says the Lord God: “This is the border, by which you shall possess the land, in accord with the twelve tribes of Israel. For Joseph shall have a double portion. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/47.htm">New American Bible</a> Thus says the Lord GOD: These are the boundaries of the land which you shall apportion among the twelve tribes of Israel, with Joseph having two portions. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Thus says the Lord GOD: These are the boundaries by which you shall divide the land for inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Thus says the LORD God: These are the borders by which you shall divide the land for the inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Thus says THE LORD OF LORDS: ‘The valleys of the border which they inherit for the land, for the twelve tribes of Israel, and for a portion of Yoseph<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thus saith the Lord GOD: 'This shall be the border, whereby ye shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel, Joseph receiving two portions. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thus saith the Lord God; Ye shall inherit these borders of the land; they are given by lot to the twelve tribes of the children of Israel. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/47-13.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=14503" 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> 13<a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">This is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1454.htm" title="1454: gêh (Adv) -- This. Probably a clerical error for zeh; this.">“These are</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: ḡə·ḇūl (N-ms) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">the boundaries</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.">by which</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.">you are to divide the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/5157.htm" title="5157: tiṯ·na·ḥă·lū (V-Hitpael-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to inherit (figurative) mode of descent), or to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or distribute, instate.">as an inheritance</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/8147.htm" title="8147: liš·nê (Prep-l:: Number-mdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">among the twelve</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘ā·śār (Number-ms) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></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.">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> <a href="/hebrew/3130.htm" title="3130: yō·w·sêp̄ (N-proper-ms) -- Future of yacaph; let him add; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.">Joseph</a> <a href="/hebrew/2256.htm" title="2256: ḥă·ḇā·lîm (N-mp) -- A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin.">shall receive two portions.</a> 14You 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.…<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="/numbers/34-1.htm">Numbers 34:1-12</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, / “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: / Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea, ... <a href="/joshua/13-1.htm">Joshua 13:1-7</a> 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; ... <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a> 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— <a href="/deuteronomy/11-24.htm">Deuteronomy 11:24</a> Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea. <a href="/joshua/14-1.htm">Joshua 14:1-5</a> Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel. / Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. / For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites. ... <a href="/numbers/26-52.htm">Numbers 26:52-56</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, / “The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names. / Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered. ... <a href="/genesis/48-5.htm">Genesis 48:5-6</a> And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine. / Any children born to you after them shall be yours, and they shall be called by the names of their brothers in the territory they inherit. <a href="/joshua/19-51.htm">Joshua 19:51</a> These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land. <a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a> And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance. <a href="/psalms/105-11.htm">Psalm 105:11</a> “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.” <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a> 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.” <a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Hebrews 11:9</a> By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. <a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Acts 7:5</a> He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child. <a href="/romans/4-13.htm">Romans 4:13</a> For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. <a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a> The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Thus said the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, whereby you shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.This shall.<a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Numbers 34:2-12</a> Command 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 with the coasts thereof:) … Joseph.<a href="/ezekiel/48-4.htm">Ezekiel 48:4-6</a> And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh… <a href="/genesis/48-5.htm">Genesis 48:5</a> And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.<a href="/genesis/49-26.htm">Genesis 49:26</a> The 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/9-22.htm">Allot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-7.htm">Border</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Boundaries</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-18.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-18.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-18.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-17.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-19.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-3.htm">Limits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-2.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-7.htm">Portions</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-4.htm">Receiving</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-8.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-16.htm">Twelve</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-9.htm">Whereby</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Allot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Border</a> <a href="/hosea/4-2.htm">Boundaries</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-18.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-32.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/amos/1-13.htm">Limits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-8.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-8.htm">Portions</a> <a href="/matthew/10-40.htm">Receiving</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-21.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/daniel/4-29.htm">Twelve</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Whereby</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/47.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/47.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>This is what the Lord GOD says: This phrase emphasizes the divine authority behind the message. It is a common prophetic introduction, underscoring that the instructions are not from Ezekiel himself but from God. This divine authority is a hallmark of prophetic literature, ensuring that the message carries weight and demands obedience.These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land: The context here is the vision of the restored land of Israel. The boundaries are significant as they reflect God's promise to Abraham regarding the land (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>). This division is not just a physical allocation but a spiritual restoration, symbolizing God's faithfulness to His covenant. The boundaries also have eschatological implications, pointing to a future fulfillment in the Messianic age.as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; The concept of inheritance is deeply rooted in Israel's history, reflecting the division of the Promised Land under Joshua (Joshua 13-19). It signifies God's ongoing relationship with His people and His commitment to His promises. The mention of the twelve tribes highlights the unity and completeness of Israel, despite historical divisions and exiles.Joseph shall receive two portions: This refers to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the two sons of Joseph, who each received a portion of land, as Jacob had adopted them as his own sons (<a href="/genesis/48-5.htm">Genesis 48:5-6</a>). This double portion is a fulfillment of Jacob's blessing to Joseph, acknowledging his special status among the tribes. It also reflects the historical reality of the tribal divisions and the significant role of Joseph's descendants in Israel's history.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel receives visions from God, including the vision of the restored land of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_twelve_tribes_of_israel.htm">The Twelve Tribes of Israel</a> Descendants of the twelve sons of Jacob, each tribe is to receive a portion of the land. 3. <a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a> One of Jacob's sons, whose two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, each receive a portion, effectively giving Joseph a double portion. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_israel.htm">The Land of Israel</a> The promised land that God is restoring to the Israelites, symbolizing God's faithfulness and covenant. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD</a> The sovereign God who speaks through Ezekiel, emphasizing His authority and the fulfillment of His promises.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a> God remains faithful to His covenant with Israel, ensuring the land is divided as promised. This reminds us of His unchanging nature and reliability. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_inheritance.htm">The Importance of Inheritance</a> The division of the land signifies the importance of spiritual inheritance. Believers are encouraged to value their spiritual heritage and pass it on to future generations. <a href="/topical/u/unity_and_diversity_in_god's_plan.htm">Unity and Diversity in God's Plan</a> While each tribe receives a distinct portion, they collectively form the nation of Israel. This reflects the unity and diversity within the body of Christ. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_and_obedience.htm">The Role of Leadership and Obedience</a> Ezekiel's role as a prophet highlights the importance of leadership in guiding God's people according to His word. Believers are called to follow godly leadership and obey God's commands. <a href="/topical/h/hope_for_restoration.htm">Hope for Restoration</a> The vision of the restored land offers hope for restoration and renewal. In Christ, believers have the promise of spiritual restoration and eternal inheritance.<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/why_is_the_tribe_of_joseph_important.htm">What is the significance of the Tribe of Joseph?</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_to_reconcile_numbers_34_borders.htm">How can we reconcile the precise territorial boundaries in Numbers 34 with the lack of clear archaeological evidence for these exact borders? </a> <a href="/q/why_do_bible_passages_vary_on_israel's_land.htm">If Psalm 47:4 says God chooses Israel's inheritance, why do other Bible passages suggest different territorial boundaries and covenants?</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>(13) According to the twelve tribes of Israel.--In the ideal land of the restoration, not Judah and Benjamin only, but all the twelve tribes are to have their portions. Yet Levi is otherwise provided for in the "oblation," and therefore Joseph, in accordance with <a href="/genesis/48-5.htm" title="And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.">Genesis 48:5</a>; <a href="/genesis/48-22.htm" title="Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.">Genesis 48:22</a>, and with the whole history of the nation, is to have two portions. The Hebrew is simply "Joseph portions" in the plural, but that these portions were to be two and no more was a matter of course, not needing to be specified.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 13-23. - The boundaries of the land, and the manner of its division. Verse 13. - Thus saith the Lord. The usual formula introducing a new Divine enactment (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/43-18.htm">Ezekiel 43:18</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/44-9.htm">Ezekiel 44:9</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/45-9.htm">Ezekiel 45:9, 18</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/46-1.htm">Ezekiel 46:1, 16</a>). This. גֵה is obviously a copyist's error for זֶה, which the LXX., the Vulgate, and the Targum have substituted for it; the change seems demanded by the complete untranslatability of גֵה, and by the fact that וְזֶה גְּבוּל recurs in ver. 15. The border, whereby ye shall inherit the land; or, divide the land for inheritance (Revised Version). The term גְּבוּל, applied in <a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Ezekiel 43:13, 17</a> to the border of the altar here signifies the boundary or limit of the land. (For the verb, comp. <a href="/numbers/32-18.htm">Numbers 32:18</a>; <a href="/numbers/34-13.htm">Numbers 34:13</a>; <a href="/isaiah/14-2.htm">Isaiah 14:2</a>.) According to the twelve tribes. This presupposed that at least representatives of the twelve tribes would return from exile; but it is doubtful if this can be proved from Scripture to have taken place, which once more shows that a literal interpretation of this temple-vision cannot be consistently carried through. Smend observes that the word commonly employed in the priest-cede to denote "tribes" is מַטּות (<a href="/numbers/26-55.htm">Numbers 26:55</a>; <a href="/numbers/30-1.htm">Numbers 30:1</a>; <a href="/numbers/31-4.htm">Numbers 31:4</a>; <a href="/numbers/33-54.htm">Numbers 33:54</a>; <a href="/joshua/14-1.htm">Joshua 14:1</a>; <a href="/joshua/21-1.htm">Joshua 21:1</a>; <a href="/joshua/22-14.htm">Joshua 22:14</a>), which is never used by Ezekiel, who habitually selects, as here, the term שְׁבָטִים (<a href="/ezekiel/37-19.htm">Ezekiel 37:19</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/45-8.htm">Ezekiel 45:8</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">Ezekiel 48:1</a>), which also was not unknown to the priest-cede (<a href="/exodus/39-14.htm">Exodus 39:14</a>; <a href="/numbers/18-2.htm">Numbers 18:2</a>; <a href="/joshua/13-29.htm">Joshua 13:29</a>; <a href="/joshua/21-16.htm">Joshua 21:16</a>; <a href="/joshua/22-9.htm">Joshua 22:9, 10, 11, 13</a>). That is to say, if the priest-cede existed before Ezekiel, he had the choice of both terms, and selected shebhet; whereas if Ezekiel existed before the priest-cede, and prepared the way for it, the author of the latter rejected Ezekiel's word shebhet, and adopted another perfectly unknown to the prophet. This fact appears to point to a dependence of Ezekiel on the priest-cede rather than of the priest-cede on Ezekiel. Joseph shall have two portions; rather, Joseph portions, as חֲבָלִים is not dual. Yet that two were intended is undoubted (see <a href="/genesis/48-22.htm">Genesis 48:22</a>; <a href="/joshua/17-14.htm">Joshua 17:14, 17</a>). <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>This is what כֹּ֤ה (kōh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD יְהוִ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH says: אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘These [are] גֵּ֤ה (gêh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1454.htm">Strong's 1454: </a> This the boundaries גְבוּל֙ (ḡə·ḇūl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed by which אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’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 you are to divide the land הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land as an inheritance תִּתְנַחֲל֣וּ (tiṯ·na·ḥă·lū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5157.htm">Strong's 5157: </a> To inherit, to occupy, to bequeath, distribute, instate among the twelve לִשְׁנֵ֥י (liš·nê) Preposition-l | Number - mdc <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> Two (a cardinal number) tribes שִׁבְטֵ֣י (šiḇ·ṭê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe of Israel; יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (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 Joseph יוֹסֵ֖ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3130.htm">Strong's 3130: </a> Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites shall receive two portions. חֲבָלִֽים׃ (ḥă·ḇā·lîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2256.htm">Strong's 2256: </a> A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 47:13 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: This shall (Ezek. 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