Ezekiel 47:21
in Ezekiel 47You are to divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.
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ASV
So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.
KJV
So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.
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This verse in Ezekiel 47
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
divide this land among yourselves
on Ezekiel 47:21-23
The land is divided “according to the tribes of Israel”, and the foreigners “who dwell among you and who have children” share in it. Israel is to “treat them as native-born Israelites”. Henry compares the ruling with the welcome Israel's own law already required for the foreigner.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 21 onwards) And you shall divide this land among yourselves into the tribes of Israel, and you shall allocate it as an inheritance to yourselves and to the foreigners who have joined you and have children born among you. They shall be considered as natives among the children of Israel and shall share in the possession with you among the tribes of Israel. In whatever tribe a foreigner resides, you shall give them an inheritance there, says the Lord God.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
So shall ye divide this land unto you,.... As thus bounded, east, west, north, and south: according to the tribes of Israel; See Gill on Eze 47:13.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְחִלַּקְתֶּ֞ם | vechilaktem | and you will divide | H2505 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאָ֧רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| הַזֹּ֛את | hazot | <the> this | H2063 → | 603 times |
| לָכֶ֖ם | lakhem | for <the> yourselves | ||
| לְשִׁבְטֵ֥י | leshivtei | to [the] tribes of | H7626 → | 190 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וְחִלַּקְתֶּ֞םand you will divide
vechilaktemH2505 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאָ֧רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
הַזֹּ֛את<the> this
hazotH2063 →603 times
לָכֶ֖םfor <the> yourselves
lakhem
לְשִׁבְטֵ֥יto [the] tribes of
leshivteiH7626 →190 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.