Ezekiel 47 · Verse 13

Ezekiel 47:13

Thus saith the Lord God; This shall be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.
Ezekiel 47:13, King James Version

Ezekiel 47:13 in other translations

BSBThis 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.
WEBThe Lord GOD says: “This shall be the border by which you shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions.
ASVThus saith the Lord Jehovah: This shall be the border, whereby ye shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.
YLT‘Thus said the Lord Jehovah: This is the border whereby ye inherit the land, according to the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph hath portions.
DARBYThus saith the Lord Jehovah: This shall be the border whereby ye shall allot the land as inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.
BBEThis is what the Lord has said: These are the limits by which you will take up your heritage in the land among the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph is to have two parts.
WebsterThus saith the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, by which ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.

What does Ezekiel 47:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. The redivision of the land: the boundaries. The latter are substantially the same as those given by Moses in Nu 34:1-29; they here begin with the north, but in Numbers they begin with the south (Nu 34:3). It is only Canaan proper, exclusive of the possession of the two and a half tribes beyond Jordan, that is here divided. Joseph ... two portions--according to the original promise of Jacob (Ge 48:5, 22). Joseph's sons were given the birthright forfeited by Reuben, the first-born (1Ch 5:1). Therefore the former is here put first. His two sons having distinct portions make up the whole number twelve portions, as he had just before specified "twelve tribes of Israel"; for Levi had no separate inheritance, so that he is not reckoned in the twelve.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Joseph shall have two portions - That is, In Ephraim and Manasseh, his two sons, who each had a separate inheritance.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Ezekiel 47:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כֹּ֤הkohthusH3541
אָמַר֙'a.Marhe saysH559
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3069
גֵּ֤הgehthisH1454
גְבוּל֙ge.Vul[is the] boundaryH1366
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
תִּתְנַחֲל֣וּtit.na.cha.Luyou will give as possessionH5157
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
לִשְׁנֵ֥יlish.Neito two [plus]H8147
עָשָׂ֖ר'a.SartenH6240
שִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.Tei[the] tribes ofH7626
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
יוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefJosephH3130
חֲבָלִֽים\׃cha.va.Limmeasured portionsH2256

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Cross references for Ezekiel 47:13

  • Genesis 48:5

    And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

  • Ezekiel 48:4-6

    And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh. And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim. And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.

  • Numbers 34:2-12

    Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:) Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward: And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadesh–barnea, and shall go on to Hazar–addar, and pass on to Azmon: And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea. …

  • Jeremiah 3:18

    In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.

  • 1 Chronicles 5:1

    Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

  • Jeremiah 31:1

    At the same time, saith the Lord, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.

  • Genesis 49:26

    The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
This shall.
Nu 34:2-12
Joseph.
48:4-6; Ge 48:5; 49:26; 1Ch 5:1; Jer 3:18; 31:1

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Context

  • Ezekiel 47:12

    And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.

  • Ezekiel 47:13

    Thus saith the Lord God; This shall be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.

  • Ezekiel 47:14

    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.

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Ezekiel 47:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Este es el término en que partiréis la tierra en heredad entre las doce tribus de Israel: José dos partes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
*Ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel: C’est ici la frontière selon laquelle vous donnerez le pays en héritage aux douze tribus d’Israël. Joseph aura deux parts.
German
Elberfelder 1871
So spricht der Herr, Jehova: Dies ist die Grenze, nach welcher ihr euch das Land als Erbe verteilen sollt nach den zwölf Stämmen Israels: für Joseph zwei Lose.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Hic est terminus in quo possidebitis terram in duodecim tribubus Israël: quia Joseph duplicem funiculum habet.