Ezekiel 47:14 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.

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New International Version
You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with uplifted hand to give it to your ancestors, this land will become your inheritance.

New Living Translation
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.

English Standard Version
And you shall divide equally what I swore to give to your fathers. This land shall fall to you as your inheritance.

Berean Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
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.

NASB 1995
“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.

NASB 1977
“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.

Legacy Standard Bible
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.

Amplified Bible
You shall divide it as an inheritance, each one equally with the other. I lifted up My hand and swore to give it to your fathers, and this land shall fall to you as an inheritance.

Christian Standard Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.”

American Standard Version
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.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
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.

Good News Translation
I solemnly promised your ancestors that I would give them possession of this land; now divide it equally among you.

International Standard Version
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.

Majority Standard Bible
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.

NET Bible
You must divide it equally just as I vowed to give it to your forefathers; this land will be assigned as your inheritance.

New Heart English Bible
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
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.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
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.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Smith's Literal Translation
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.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
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.

New American Bible
You shall apportion it equally because I swore to give it to your ancestors as a heritage; this land, then, is your heritage.

New Revised Standard Version
You shall divide it equally; I swore to give it to your ancestors, and this land shall fall to you as your inheritance.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
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.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
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

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And ye shall inherit it, each according to his brother's portion, even the land concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers: and this land shall fall to you by lot.

Additional Translations ...

Audio Bible

Context

The Borders of the Land
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. 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. 15This 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,…

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Cross References

Genesis 12:7
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.

Genesis 15:18
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—

Genesis 17:8
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.”

Genesis 28:13
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.

Exodus 6:8
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!’”

Numbers 34:2
“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:

Deuteronomy 1:8
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.”

Deuteronomy 34:4
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.”

Joshua 1:6
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.

Joshua 13:1-7
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; ...

1 Chronicles 16:18
‘I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.’

Psalm 105:11
“I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”

Isaiah 49:8
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,

Jeremiah 3:18
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.

Jeremiah 16:15
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.

Treasury of Scripture

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.

lifted up mine hand.

Ezekiel 20:5,6,28,42
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 am the LORD your God; …

Genesis 12:7
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.

Genesis 13:15
For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

fall.

Ezekiel 48:29
This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD.

Proverbs 16:33
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.

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Ezekiel 47

1. The vision of the holy waters
6. The virtue of them
13. The borders of the land
22. The division of it by lot

Berean Study Bible

You are to divide it equally among the tribes of Israel
The phrase "divide it equally" emphasizes the fairness and justice of God's distribution of the land. The Hebrew root for "divide" is "חָלַק" (chalak), which implies an orderly and intentional distribution. This reflects God's desire for equity among His people, ensuring that each tribe receives its rightful portion. Historically, this division underscores the unity and collective identity of Israel as God's chosen people, each tribe having a unique role yet sharing in the common inheritance.

because I swore with uplifted hand
The imagery of God swearing "with uplifted hand" is a powerful expression of His unbreakable promise. In ancient Near Eastern culture, raising one's hand was a gesture of making a solemn oath. The Hebrew word "נָשָׂא" (nasa) for "uplifted" conveys the seriousness and commitment of God's promise. This phrase reassures the Israelites of the certainty and faithfulness of God's covenant, reminding them of His unwavering commitment to fulfill His promises.

to give it to your fathers
This phrase connects the present generation of Israelites with their ancestors, highlighting the continuity of God's covenantal promises. The Hebrew word "נָתַן" (natan) for "give" signifies a gift or grant, emphasizing that the land is a divine gift rather than something earned. This historical context reminds the Israelites of the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—and God's enduring promise to them, reinforcing the idea of a perpetual inheritance.

This land will fall to you as an inheritance
The concept of "inheritance" is central to Israel's identity and relationship with God. The Hebrew word "נַחֲלָה" (nachalah) for "inheritance" implies a possession that is passed down through generations. This inheritance is not merely a physical territory but a spiritual legacy, symbolizing God's enduring covenant with His people. The phrase "will fall to you" suggests a divine orchestration, where the land is not taken by force but received as a fulfillment of God's promise. This reinforces the idea of divine providence and the assurance of God's faithfulness to His covenant.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(14) One as well as another.--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.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 14. - Ye shall inherit it, one as well as another; literally, a man as his brother - the customary Hebrew phrase for "equally" (see, however, 2 Samuel 11:25). The equal participants were to be tribes, not the families, as in the Mosaic distribution (Numbers 33:54). 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 lifted up his hand - a peculiarly Ezekelian phrase (see Ezekiel 20:5, 6, 15, 23, 28, 42), signifying "to swear" (comp. Genesis 14:22; Deuteronomy 33:40) - to give it unto their fathers (see Genesis 12:7; Genesis 18:8; Genesis 26:3; Genesis 28:13). 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.

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

You are to divide
וּנְחַלְתֶּ֤ם (ū·nə·ḥal·tem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 5157: To inherit, to occupy, to bequeath, distribute, instate

it
אוֹתָהּ֙ (’ō·w·ṯāh)
Direct object marker | third person feminine singular
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

equally
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

among them.
כְּאָחִ֔יו (kə·’ā·ḥîw)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

Because
אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

I swore with an uplifted
נָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ (nā·śā·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

hand
יָדִ֔י (yā·ḏî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

to give
לְתִתָּ֖הּ (lə·ṯit·tāh)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

it to your forefathers,
לַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם (la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 1: Father

this
הַזֹּ֛את (haz·zōṯ)
Article | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

land
הָאָ֧רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

will fall to you
וְנָ֨פְלָ֜ה (wə·nā·p̄ə·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

as an inheritance.
בְּנַחֲלָֽה׃ (bə·na·ḥă·lāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion

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OT Prophets: Ezekiel 47:14 You shall inherit it one as well (Ezek. Eze Ezk)