¹³Thus says the Lord God: These are the boundaries by which you shall divide the land for inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions.^* ¹⁴You shall divide it equally; I swore to give it to your ancestors, and this land shall fall to you as your inheritance.^*

¹⁵This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and on to Zedad,^c^* ¹⁶Berothah, Sibraim (which lies between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.^* ¹⁷So the boundary shall run from the sea to Hazar-enon, which is north of the border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north.^d This shall be the north side.^*

¹⁸On the east side, between Hauran and Damascus; along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel; to the eastern sea and as far as Tamar.^e This shall be the east side.^*

¹⁹On the south side, it shall run from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribath-kadesh, from there along the Wadi of Egypt^f to the Great Sea. This shall be the south side.^*

²⁰On the west side, the Great Sea shall be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This shall be the west side.^*

²¹So you shall divide this land among you according to the tribes of Israel.

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Footnotes

cGk: Heb Lebo-zedad, 16Hamath
dMeaning of Heb uncertain
eCompare Syr: Heb you shall measure
fHeb lacks of Egypt

Cross references

*Gen 48:5; Num 34:2–12; 1 Chr 5:1; Ezek 48:4
*Gen 12:7; Deut 1:8; Ezek 20:5, 6
*Num 34:8; Ezek 48:1
*vv 17, 18, 20; Ezek 48:1
*v 16; Num 34:9; Ezek 48:1
*v 16; Gen 13:10, 11; Jer 50:19
*Deut 32:51; Isa 27:12; Ezek 48:28
*vv 10, 15; Num 34:6; Ezek 48:1; Am 6:14