Ezekiel

Ezekiel 47:13

¹³This 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.^e

Footnotes

e 47:13 Since Levi had no portion, Joseph’s sons Ephraim and Manasseh received land as two tribes.

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Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּ֤ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
says	אָמַר֙	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
These	גֵּ֤ה	gêh	Adverb	H1454 this
the boundaries	גְבוּל֙	ḡə·ḇūl	Noun - masculine singular	H1366 border, boundary, territory
by which	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you are to divide the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
as an inheritance	תִּתְנַחֲל֣וּ	tiṯ·na·ḥă·lū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5157 get or take as a possession
among the twelve	לִשְׁנֵ֥י	liš·nê	Preposition-l; Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
tribes	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	šiḇ·ṭê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֖ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
shall receive two portions	חֲבָלִֽים׃	ḥă·ḇā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2256 cord, territory, band

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ezekiel 48:4–6 · Jeremiah 3:18 · Genesis 48:5 · Numbers 34:2–12 · 1 Chronicles 5:1 · Jeremiah 31:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.