rsv Ezekiel:47:13-23 SEEK
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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 .
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And you shall divide it equally ;
I swore to give it to your fathers ,
and this land shall fall to you as your inheritance .
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This shall be the boundary of the land :
On the north side ,
from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath ,
and on to Zedad ,
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Bero '
thah ,
Sib '
raim (
which lies on the border between Damascus and Hamath ),
as far as Hazer-hatticon ,
which is on the border of Hauran .
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So the boundary shall run from the sea to Hazar-e '
non ,
which is on the northern border of Damascus ,
with the border of Hamath to the north .
This shall be the north side .
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On the east side ,
the boundary shall run from Hazar-e '
non between Hauran and Damascus ;
along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel ;
to the eastern sea and as far as Tamar .
This shall be the east side .
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On the south side ,
it shall run from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribath-ka '
desh ,
thence along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea .
This shall be the south side .
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On the west side ,
the Great Sea shall be the boundary to a point opposite the entrance of Hamath .
This shall be the west side .
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So you shall divide this land among you according to the tribes of Israel .
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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 native-born sons of Israel ;
with you they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel .
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In whatever tribe the alien resides ,
there you shall assign him his inheritance ,
says the Lord GOD .