Ezekiel 47:22

“And it shall be that you shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the resident aliens who reside among you, who have fathered sons among you; and they shall be to you like the native among the sons of Israel; with you they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.”

Ezekiel 47:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 47:22, word by word

And it shall be thatהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “haya” appears
you shall allot itתַּפִּלוּtapilu

cast lots

To make fall; throw lots.

Where else “tapilu” appears
as an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

Where else “nachala” appears
and for the resident aliensגֵּרִיםgerim

resident alien

Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.

Where else “gerim” appears
who resideגָּרִיםgarim

sojourn

To live in a place that is not your own.

Where else “garim” appears
among youתוֹכְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

Where else “toch” appears
have fatheredהוֹלִדוּholidu

father

For a man to have a child.

Where else “holidu” appears
sonsבָנִיםvanim

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “vanim” appears
like the nativeאֶזְרָחezrach

native

Native, born in the land; a member of the people by birth.

Where else “ezrach” 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
the tribesשִׁבְטֵיshivte

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

Where else “shivte” appears

The context

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

22 · This verse (above)

23And it shall be that in the tribe with which the resident alien resides, there you shall give his inheritance, declares Adonai YHWH.

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