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Ezekiel 47:23

In whatever tribe the foreigner dwells, you are to assign his inheritance there, declares the Lord GOD.'

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Aliens;   Thompson Chain Reference - Living Water;   Water;   Water of Life;   Wells;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Ezekiel, Theology of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Fasting;   Moses;   Nations;   Priests and Levites;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Temple;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gentiles;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Aliens;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
In whatever tribe the alien resides, you will assign his inheritance there.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
Hebrew Names Version
It shall happen, that in what tribe the stranger sojourns, there shall you give him his inheritance, says the Lord GOD.
King James Version
And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord God .
English Standard Version
In whatever tribe the sojourner resides, there you shall assign him his inheritance, declares the Lord God .
New American Standard Bible
"And in the tribe with which the stranger resides, there you shall give him his inheritance," declares the Lord GOD.
New Century Version
In whatever tribe the foreigner lives, you will give him some land," says the Lord God .
Amplified Bible
"In whatever tribe the foreigner resides, there shall you give him his inheritance," says the Lord GOD.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And in what tribe the stranger dwelleth, there shall ye giue him his inheritance, saith the Lorde God.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And in the tribe with which the alien stays, there you shall give him his inheritance," declares the Lord GOD.
Legacy Standard Bible
And it will be that in the tribe with which the sojourner sojourns, there you shall give him his inheritance," declares Lord Yahweh.
Contemporary English Version
a share of the land given to the tribe where they live. I, the Lord God, have spoken.
Complete Jewish Bible
You are to give the foreigner an inheritance in the territory of the tribe with whom he is living,' says Adonai Elohim .
Darby Translation
And it shall come to pass that in the tribe in which the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give [him] his inheritance, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
The tribe where that resident lives must give him some land." This is what the Lord God said!
George Lamsa Translation
And whatever tribe which has the aliens who are proselytes, there you shall give him his inheritance, says the LORD God.
Good News Translation
All foreign residents will receive their share with the people of the tribe among whom they are living. I, the Sovereign Lord , have spoken."
Lexham English Bible
And then in the tribe in which an alien who is with you dwells, there you shall give his inheritance," declares the Lord Yahweh.
Literal Translation
And it shall be, in the tribe in which the alien resides, there you shall give his inheritance, declares the Lord Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Loke in what trybe the straunger dwelleth, in the same trybe shal ye geue him his heretage, saieth the LORDE God.
American Standard Version
And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
In whatever tribe the man from a strange land is living, there you are to give him his heritage, says the Lord.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD.
King James Version (1611)
And it shall come to passe that in what Tribe the stranger soiourneth, there shall yee giue him his inheritance, saith the Lord God.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And in what tribe the straunger dwelleth, in the same tribe shall ye geue him his heritage, saith the Lorde God.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they shall be in the tribe of proselytes among the proselytes that are with them: there shall ye give them an inheritance, saith the Lord God.
English Revised Version
And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth; there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD.
World English Bible
It shall happen, that in what tribe the stranger sojourns, there shall you give him his inheritance, says the Lord Yahweh.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe in what euer lynage a comelyng is, there ye schulen yyue possessioun to hym, seith the Lord God.
Update Bible Version
And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourns, there you shall give him his inheritance, says the Lord Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
And it shall come to pass, [that] in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give [him] his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD.
New English Translation
In whatever tribe the foreigner resides, there you will give him his inheritance," declares the sovereign Lord .
New King James Version
And it shall be that in whatever tribe the stranger dwells, there you shall give him his inheritance," says the Lord GOD.
New Living Translation
These foreigners are to be given land within the territory of the tribe with whom they now live. I, the Sovereign Lord , have spoken!
New Life Bible
The man from another country must be given a share of land among the family group he lives with," says the Lord God.
New Revised Standard
In whatever tribe aliens reside, there you shall assign them their inheritance, says the Lord God .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it shall be that with whatsoever tribe the sojourner hath become a sojourner, there shall ye give his inheritance, Declareth My Lord Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And in what tribe soever the stranger shall be, there shall you give him possession, saith the Lord God.
Revised Standard Version
In whatever tribe the alien resides, there you shall assign him his inheritance, says the Lord GOD.
Young's Literal Translation
And it hath come to pass, in the tribe with which the sojourner sojourneth, there ye give his inheritance -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

Contextual Overview

13This is what the Lord GOD says: 'These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions. 14You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance. 15This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad, 16Berothah, and Sibraim (which is between the border of Damascus and of Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. 17So the border will run from the Sea to Hazar-enan, along the northern border of Damascus, with the territory of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary. 18On the east side it will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel, from the northern border to the Eastern Sea and as far as Tamar. This will be the eastern boundary. 19On the south side it will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, and along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. This will be the southern boundary. 20And on the west side, the Great Sea will be the boundary up to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This will be the western boundary. 21You are to divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. 22You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners who dwell among you and who have children. You are to treat them as native-born Israelites; along with you, they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 41:27
Moreover, the seven thin, ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind-they are seven years of famine.
Genesis 45:6
For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting.
Genesis 47:24
At harvest time, you are to give a fifth of it to Pharaoh, and four-fifths will be yours as seed for the field and food for yourselves and your households and children."
Genesis 47:25
"You have saved our lives," they said. "We have found favor in our lord's eyes, and we will be Pharaoh's servants."
Psalms 41:1
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
Psalms 112:5
It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
Proverbs 11:26
The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
Proverbs 12:11
He who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
Proverbs 13:23
Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth,.... Whatsoever particular congregation or church these strangers and sojourners (as all the Lord's people are in this world, and even in their church state), or those Gentiles before described, shall be nearest unto, and to which they shall propose themselves for communion, they shall be readily admitted:

there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord God; allow him a name and a place; put him in the possession of all church privileges and immunities; look upon him as a member, a brother, a fellow citizen, as an heir together of the grace of life, and as equally entitled to the inheritance of the saints in light; and for this they have the authority and order of Jehovah himself.


 
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