Ezekiel 47:23

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

Ezekiel 47:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 47:23, 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
in the tribeשֵּׁבֶטshevet

tribe

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

Where else “shevet” appears
the resident alienגֵּרger

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 “ger” appears
residesגָּרgar

sojourn

To live in a place that is not your own.

Where else “gar” appears
you shall giveתִּתְּנוּtitnu

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “titnu” appears
his inheritanceנַחֲלָתnachalat

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

Where else “nachalat” appears
declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

Where else “neum” 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".

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The context

22And 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.

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