And it shall be thatוְהָיָהin the tribeבַשֵּׁבֶטwith whichאֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹthe resident alienהַגֵּרresides,גָּרthereשָׁםyou shall giveתִּתְּנוּhis inheritance,נַחֲלָתוֹdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.יְהוִה
Ezekiel 47:23
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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".
Where else “yehvi” appears
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.
23 · This verse (above)