This isזֹאתthe landהָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרyou shall allotתַּפִּילוּas an inheritanceמִנַּחֲלָהto the tribesלְשִׁבְטֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand these areוְאֵלֶּהtheir portions,מַחְלְקוֹתָםdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.יְהוִה
Ezekiel 48:29
Study it in the app“This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares Adonai YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 48:29, word by word
- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- you shall allotתַּפִּילוּtapilu
cast lots
To make fall; throw lots.
Where else “tapilu” appears- as an inheritanceנַּחֲלָהnachala
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachala” appears- to the 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- their portionsמַחְלְקוֹתָmachlkota
division
Division: each of the parts into which a group is divided.
Where else “machlkota” 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
28And beside the border of Gad, on the side of the south toward the south, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, to the Wadi, to the great sea.
29 · This verse (above)
30And these are the exits of the city: on the side of the north, four thousand five hundred by measure.