Ezekiel 47-48

New American Standard Bible

Water from the Temple

47 Then he brought me back to the ^(A)door of the house; and behold, ^(B)water was flowing from under the threshold of the house toward the east, for the house faced east. And the water was flowing down from under, from the right side of the house, from south of the altar. ² And he brought me out by way of the north gate and led me around ^[a]on the outside to the outer gate, by the way facing east. And behold, water was spurting out from the south side.

³ When the man went out toward the east with a line in his hand, he measured a thousand ^[b]cubits, and he led me through the water, water reaching the ankles. ⁴ Again he measured a thousand and led me through the water, water reaching the knees. Again he measured a thousand and led me through the water, water reaching the ^[c]hips. ⁵ Again he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not ^[d]wade across, because the water had risen, enough water to swim in, a ^(C)river that could not be crossed by wading. ⁶ And he said to me, “Son of man, have you ^(D)seen this?” Then he brought me ^[e]back to the bank of the river. ⁷ Now when I had returned, behold, on the bank of the river there were very many ^(E)trees on the one side and on the other. ⁸ Then he said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region and go down into the ^(F)Arabah; then they go toward the ^[f]sea, being made to flow into the ^(G)sea, and the waters of the sea become ^[g]fresh. ⁹ And it will come about that every living creature which swarms in every place where the ^[h]river goes, will live. And there will be very many fish, for these waters go there and the others ^[i]become fresh; so ^(H)everything will live where the river goes. ¹⁰ And it will come about that ^(I)fishermen will stand beside it; from ^(J)Engedi to Eneglaim there will be a place for the ^(K)spreading of nets. Their fish will be according to their kinds, like the fish of the ^(L)Great Sea, ^(M)very many. ¹¹ But its swamps and marshes will not become ^[j]fresh; they will be ^[k]left for ^(N)salt. ¹² And ^(O)by the river on its bank, on one side and on the other, will grow all kinds of ^(P)trees for food. Their ^(Q)leaves will not wither and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month because their water flows from the sanctuary, and their fruit will be for food and their ^(R)leaves for healing.”

Boundaries and Division of the Land

¹³ This is what the Lord ^[l]God says: “This shall be the ^(S)boundary by which you shall divide the land for an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall have two ^(T)portions. ¹⁴ And you shall divide it for an inheritance, each one ^[m]equally with the other; for I ^[n](U)swore to give it to your forefathers, and this land shall fall to you ^[o]as an inheritance.

¹⁵ “And this shall be the boundary of the land: on the ^(V)north side, from the Great Sea by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of ^[p](W)Zedad; ^16 [q](X)Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of ^(Y)Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer-hatticon, which is by the border of Hauran. ¹⁷ The boundary shall ^[r]extend from the sea to ^(Z)Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, and on the north toward the north is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.

¹⁸ “The ^(AA)east side, from between Hauran, Damascus, ^(AB)Gilead, and the land of Israel, shall be the ^(AC)Jordan; from the north border to the eastern sea you shall measure. This is the east side.

¹⁹ “The ^(AD)south side toward the south shall extend from ^(AE)Tamar as far as the waters of ^(AF)Meribath-kadesh, to the ^(AG)brook of Egypt and to the ^(AH)Great Sea. This is the south side toward the south.

²⁰ “And the ^(AI)west side shall be the Great Sea, from the south border to a point opposite ^[s](AJ)Lebo-hamath. This is the west side.

²¹ “So you shall divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. ²² You shall divide it by ^(AK)lot for an inheritance among yourselves and among the ^(AL)strangers who stay in your midst, who bring forth sons in your midst. And they shall be to you as the native-born among the sons of Israel; they shall be allotted an ^(AM)inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. ²³ And in the tribe with which the stranger resides, there you shall give him his inheritance,” declares the Lord God.

Division of the Land

48 “Now ^(AN)these are the names of the tribes: from the northern extremity, ^[t]beside the way of Hethlon to ^[u]Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, toward the north ^[v]beside Hamath, ^[w]running from east to west, ^(AO)Dan, one portion. ² Beside the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, ^(AP)Asher, one portion. ³ Beside the border of Asher, from the east side to the west side, ^(AQ)Naphtali, one portion. ⁴ Beside the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, ^(AR)Manasseh, one portion. ⁵ Beside the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, ^(AS)Ephraim, one portion. ⁶ Beside the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west side, ^(AT)Reuben, one portion. ⁷ Beside the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, ^(AU)Judah, one portion.

⁸ “And beside the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the ^[x]allotment which you shall ^[y]set apart, twenty-five thousand ^[z]cubits in width, and in length like one of the portions, from the east side to the west side; and the ^(AV)sanctuary shall be in the middle of it. ⁹ The allotment that you shall set apart to the Lord shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width.

Portion for the Priests

¹⁰ The holy allotment shall be for these, namely for the ^(AW)priests, toward the north twenty-five thousand cubits in length, toward the west ten thousand in width, toward the east ten thousand in width, and toward the south twenty-five thousand in length; and the sanctuary of the Lord shall be in its midst. ¹¹ It shall be for the priests who are sanctified of the ^(AX)sons of Zadok, who have ^[aa]taken the responsibility I gave them, who did not go astray when the sons of Israel went astray as the ^(AY)Levites went astray. ¹² It shall be an allotment to them from the allotment of the land, a most holy reserve, by the border of the Levites. ¹³ And alongside the border of the priests, the Levites shall have twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width. The entire length shall be twenty-five thousand cubits and the width ten thousand. ¹⁴ Moreover, they ^(AZ)shall not sell or exchange any of it, or allow this ^[ab]choice portion of land to pass to others; for it is holy to the Lord.

¹⁵ “The remainder, five thousand cubits in width and twenty-five thousand ^[ac]in length, shall be for ^(BA)common use for the city, for homes and for ^[ad]open spaces; and the city shall be in its midst. ¹⁶ And these shall be its measurements: the north side, 4,500 cubits, the south side ^(BB)4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side, 4,500 cubits. ¹⁷ The city shall have ^[ae]open spaces: on the north 250 cubits, on the south 250 cubits, on the east 250 cubits, and on the west 250 cubits. ¹⁸ The remainder of the length alongside the holy allotment shall be ten thousand cubits toward the east and ten thousand toward the west; and it shall be ^[af]alongside the holy allotment. And its produce shall be food for the workers of the city. ¹⁹ And the workers of the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it. ²⁰ The whole allotment shall be twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand cubits; you shall ^[ag]set apart the holy allotment, a ^[ah]square, with the ^[ai]property of the city.

Portion for the Prince

²¹ “The ^(BC)remainder shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy allotment and of the ^[aj]property of the city; in front of the twenty-five thousand cubits of the allotment toward the east border and westward in front of the twenty-five thousand toward the west border, alongside the portions, it shall be for the prince. And the holy allotment and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the middle of it. ²² And exclusive of the ^[ak]property of the Levites and the ^[al]property of the city, which are in the middle of that which belongs to the prince, everything between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall belong to the prince.

Portion for Other Tribes

²³ “As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, ^(BD)Benjamin, one portion. ²⁴ Beside the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, ^(BE)Simeon, one portion. ²⁵ Beside the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, ^(BF)Issachar, one portion. ²⁶ Beside the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, ^(BG)Zebulun, one portion. ²⁷ Beside the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, ^(BH)Gad, one portion. ²⁸ And beside the border of Gad, at the south side toward the south, the border shall be from ^(BI)Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt, to the ^(BJ)Great Sea. ²⁹ This is the ^(BK)land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for an inheritance, and these are their several portions,” declares the Lord ^[am]God.

The City Gates

³⁰ “Now these are the exits of the city: on the ^(BL)north side, 4,500 cubits by measurement, ^31 [an]shall be the gates of the city, ^[ao](BM)named for the tribes of Israel, three gates toward the north: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; and the gate of Levi, one. ³² On the east side, 4,500 cubits, ^[ap]shall be three gates: the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; and the gate of Dan, one. ³³ On the south side, 4,500 cubits by measurement, ^[aq]shall be three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; and the gate of Zebulun, one. ³⁴ On the west side, 4,500 cubits, shall be three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; and the gate of Naphtali, one. ³⁵ The city shall be eighteen thousand cubits all around; and the ^(BN)name of the city from that day shall be, ‘^[ar]The ^(BO)Lord is there.’”