Ezekiel 48:29

This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions,” declares the Lord GOD.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Lord GOD speaks this declaration to Ezekiel at the conclusion of the detailed tribal boundary vision. The statement occurs immediately after the description of Gad’s southern border and just before the specifications for the city’s exits.

The words — The verb תַּפִּ֥ילוּ (ta.Pi.lu) literally means "you will make fall," describing the casting of lots to assign territory. The noun מִֽ/נַּחֲלָ֖ה (mi./na.cha.Lah) denotes the fixed inheritance that each tribe will receive.

The thread — This allotment command repeats the initial directive to divide Canaan in Numbers 34:2 and the lot-distribution order in Numbers 34:13. Joshua 13:1 also records the Lord directing the land division while Joshua remains to complete the task.

Why it lands — The text states that the territory distribution is a direct divine command rather than a human administrative decision. It requires the reader to accept the specified boundaries and tribal portions as fixed assignments from God.

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The Hebrew words

זֹ֥אתzotthis הָאָ֛רֶץha./'A.retz[is] the/ land אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-which תַּפִּ֥ילוּta.Pi.luyou will make fall מִֽנַּחֲלָ֖הmi./na.cha.Lahfrom/ [the] inheritance לְשִׁבְטֵ֣יle./shiv.Teito/ [the] tribes of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsrael וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve./'E.lehand/ these מַחְלְקוֹתָ֔םmach.le.ko.Ta/m[are] portions/ their נְאֻ֖םne.'Um[the] utterance of אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord יְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehYahweh

King James Version

This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord God.

Cross-references

Numbers 34:2 “Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries:
Numbers 34:13 So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes.
Joshua 13:1 Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.
Ezekiel 47:13 This 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.