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ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהThis isגֵּהthe borderגְבוּלby whichאֲשֶׁרyou shall take as inheritanceתִּתְנַחֲלוּthe landהָאָרֶץfor the twelveלִשְׁנֵי עָשָׂרtribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלJosephיוֹסֵףshall have two portions.חֲבָלִים
Ezekiel 47:13
Study it in the app“Thus says Adonai YHWH: This is the border by which you shall take as inheritance the land for the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall have two portions.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 47:13, word by word
- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWHיְהוִהyehvi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” appears- This isגֵּהge
this
This (a written form for ze).
Where else “ge” appears- the borderגְבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- you shall take as inheritanceתִּתְנַחֲלוּtitnachalu
inherit
To receive as one's own what another gives or leaves, above all land.
Where else “titnachalu” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- for the twelveשְׁנֵיshene
double
Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.
Where else “shene” appears- for the twelveעָשָׂרasar
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “asar” appears- tribesשִׁבְטֵיshivte
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shivte” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- shall have two portionsחֲבָלִיםchavalim
allotment
A plot measured with a rope, a portion of land.
Where else “chavalim” appears
The context
12And by the torrent will grow up, on its bank, on one side and on the other, every tree for food; its leaf will not wither, nor will its fruit fail; every month it will bear new fruit, for its water goes out from the sanctuary; and its fruit will be for food, and its leaf for medicine.”
13 · This verse (above)
14And you shall inherit it, each one like his brother, the land that I raised my hand to give it to your fathers; and this land shall fall to you as an inheritance.