The Meaning of Ezekiel 47:13 Explained

Ezekiel 47:13

KJV: Thus saith the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.

YLT: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: This is the border whereby ye inherit the land, according to the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph hath portions.

Darby: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: This shall be the border whereby ye shall allot the land as inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.

ASV: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: This shall be the border, whereby ye shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph'shall have two portions.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thus saith  the Lord  GOD;  This  [shall be] the border,  whereby ye shall inherit  the land  according to the twelve  tribes  of Israel:  Joseph  [shall have two] portions. 

What does Ezekiel 47:13 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 47

1  The vision of the holy waters
6  The virtue of them
13  The borders of the land
22  The division of it by lot

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 47:13 mean?

Thus says the Lord GOD these [are] the borders by which you shall divide as an inheritance - the land among two [and] ten the tribes of Israel Joseph [shall] [have] [two] portions
כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה גֵּ֤ה גְבוּל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּתְנַחֲל֣וּ אֶת־ הָאָ֔רֶץ לִשְׁנֵ֥י עָשָׂ֖ר שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יוֹסֵ֖ף חֲבָלִֽים

כֹּ֤ה  Thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֹּה  
Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
אָמַר֙  says 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲדֹנָ֣י  the  Lord 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲדֹנָי  
Sense: my lord, lord.
יְהוִ֔ה  GOD 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
גֵּ֤ה  these  [are] 
Parse: Adverb
Root: גֵּה  
Sense: this, such.
גְבוּל֙  the  borders 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר  by  which 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
תִּתְנַחֲל֣וּ  you  shall  divide  as  an  inheritance 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: נָחַל  
Sense: to get as a possession, acquire, inherit, possess.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָאָ֔רֶץ  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
לִשְׁנֵ֥י  among  two 
Parse: Preposition-l, Number, mdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
עָשָׂ֖ר  [and]  ten 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂר 
Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
שִׁבְטֵ֣י  the  tribes 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: שֵׁבֶט  
Sense: rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
יוֹסֵ֖ף  Joseph  [shall]  [have] 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄוסֵף  
Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel.
חֲבָלִֽים  [two]  portions 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: חֶבֶל 
Sense: a cord, rope, territory, band, company.