Ezekiel 47:22
in Ezekiel 47You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners who dwell among you and who have children. You are to treat them as native-born Israelites; along with you, they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you and to the strangers that sojourn among you, who shall beget children among you; and they shall be unto you as the home-born among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
KJV
And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
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This verse in Ezekiel 47
Commentary
8 notes on this verseAnd to the strangers that sojourn - In former divisions of the land, no place was given to strangers; but in this division, (which seems to have no other reference than to the Gospel, for literally such a division never took place), the strangers are to have an inheritance; intimating the calling of the Gentiles into the Church of Christ, to an inheritance that is incorruptible, undefiled, and that fadeth not away. Glory be to God for his unspeakable gift! Amen. Amen.
This 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.
This site's exposition
You are to treat them as native-born Israelites
Adam Clarke observes that earlier divisions of the land gave foreigners no share. He reads the verse as the calling of the Gentiles to an inheritance that cannot fade, as in 1 Peter 1:4. Paul speaks of foreigners made fellow citizens in Ephesians 2:19.
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 Awakening2 voices
It would likewise invite strangers to come and settle among them, and put themselves under the wings of the divine Majesty. But it certainly looks at gospel-times, when the partition-wall between Jew and Gentile was taken down, and both one in Christ, in whom there is no difference, Rom. x. This land was a type of the heavenly Canaan, that better country ( Heb. xi.
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The literal sense must therefore be modified, as expressing that Gentiles are not to be excluded from settling among the covenant-people, and that spiritually their privileges are not to be less than those of Israel (Ro 10:12; Still, "sojourneth," in Eze 47:23, implies that in Canaan, the covenant people are regarded as at home, the strangers as settlers.
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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And to the strangers - Here is quite a new feature in the distribution of the land. Not only the Israelites by descent, but those who join themselves to Israel by allegiance to the true God, shall have a right of inheritance. Here are opened out the blessings which were to accrue to the Gentiles through the seed of Abraham. Compare Rom 9:24, following. The difference which existed under the old covenant between Jew and Gentile is now at last done away. But while pagandom thus unites itself with God’s people, Israel is still as ever the chosen people, the center of this union. No new Church is founded side by side with the old. Pagandom is absorbed in Israel - the standard which God has set up for the nations - i. e., in the One True Church, which has subsisted from the beginning, and will subsist in eternity.
The words behind it
23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָ֗ה | vehayah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| תַּפִּ֣לוּ | tapilu | you will make fall | H5307 → | 435 times |
| אוֹתָהּ֮ | ʾotah | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּנַחֲלָה֒ | benachalah | <in> an inheritance | H5159 → | 222 times |
| לָכֶ֗ם | lakhem | for yourselves | ||
| וּלְהַגֵּרִים֙ | ulehagerim | and for the sojourners | H1616 → | 92 times |
| הַגָּרִ֣ים | hagarim | who sojourn | H1481 → | 97 times |
| בְּתוֹכְכֶ֔ם | betokhem | in midst of you | H8432 → | 418 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הוֹלִ֥דוּ | holidu | they have fathered | H3205 → | 496 times |
| בָנִ֖ים | vanim | children | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| בְּתֽוֹכְכֶ֑ם | betokhem | in midst of you | H8432 → | 418 times |
| וְהָי֣וּ | vehayu | and they will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לָכֶ֗ם | lakhem | to you | ||
| כְּאֶזְרָח֙ | keezrach | like [the] native-born | H249 → | |
| בִּבְנֵ֣י | bivnei | among [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אִתְּכֶם֙ | ʾitekhem | with you | H854 → | 929 times |
| יִפְּל֣וּ | yipelu | they will fall | H5307 → | 435 times |
| בְנַחֲלָ֔ה | venachalah | <in> an inheritance | H5159 → | 222 times |
| בְּת֖וֹךְ | betokh | in among | H8432 → | 418 times |
| שִׁבְטֵ֥י | shivtei | [the] tribes of | H7626 → | 190 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וְהָיָ֗הand it will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
תַּפִּ֣לוּyou will make fall
tapiluH5307 →435 times
אוֹתָהּ֮<obj.> it
ʾotahH853 →10935 times
בְּנַחֲלָה֒<in> an inheritance
benachalahH5159 →222 times
לָכֶ֗םfor yourselves
lakhem
וּלְהַגֵּרִים֙and for the sojourners
ulehagerimH1616 →92 times
הַגָּרִ֣יםwho sojourn
hagarimH1481 →97 times
בְּתוֹכְכֶ֔םin midst of you
betokhemH8432 →418 times
אֲשֶׁר־who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
הוֹלִ֥דוּthey have fathered
holiduH3205 →496 times
בָנִ֖יםchildren
vanimH1121 →4930 times
בְּתֽוֹכְכֶ֑םin midst of you
betokhemH8432 →418 times
וְהָי֣וּand they will be
vehayuH1961 →3559 times
לָכֶ֗םto you
lakhem
כְּאֶזְרָח֙like [the] native-born
keezrachH249 →
בִּבְנֵ֣יamong [the] people of
bivneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אִתְּכֶם֙with you
ʾitekhemH854 →929 times
יִפְּל֣וּthey will fall
yipeluH5307 →435 times
בְנַחֲלָ֔ה<in> an inheritance
venachalahH5159 →222 times
בְּת֖וֹךְin among
betokhH8432 →418 times
שִׁבְטֵ֥י[the] tribes of
shivteiH7626 →190 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Colossians 3:11Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
it leads to
- Galatians 3:28–29
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Corinthians 12:13
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
- Romans 10:12
For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
- Ephesians 3:6
This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
- Galatians 3:28–29
Through
Romans 10:12For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
it leads to
- Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
- Revelation 17:14
They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen…
- Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 4:19
Through
Ephesians 3:6This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
it leads to
- Galatians 3:26–29
You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
- Galatians 3:26–29
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; 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.