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Ezekiel 47:23

The tribe where that resident lives must give him some land." This is what the Lord God said!

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

13 This is what the Lord God says: "These are the borders for dividing the land among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph will have two parts. 14 You will divide the land equally. I promised to give this land to your ancestors, so I am giving this land to you. 15 "These are the borders of the land: On the north side, it goes from the Mediterranean Sea by way of Hethlon where the road turns toward Hamath and on to Zedad, 16 Berothah, Sibraim (which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath) and Hazer Hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. 17 So the border will go from the sea to Hazar Enan on the northern border of Damascus and Hamath. This will be on the north side. 18 "On the east side, the border will go from Hazar Enan between Hauran and Damascus and continue along the Jordan River between Gilead and the land of Israel, to the eastern sea and all the way to Tamar. This will be the eastern border. 19 "On the south side, the border will go from Tamar all the way to the oasis at Meribah-kadesh. Then it will go along the Brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. This will be the southern border. 20 "On the west side, the Mediterranean Sea will be the border all the way to the area in front of Lebo Hamath. This will be your western border. 21 "So you will divide this land among you for the tribes of Israel. 22 You will divide it as a property for yourselves and for the foreigners who live among you and who have had children among you. These foreigners will be residents—they will be like natural born Israelites. You will divide some land for them among the tribes of Israel.

Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References

Genesis 41:27
And the seven thin, sick-looking cows and the seven thin heads of grain mean that there will be seven years of hunger in this area. These seven bad years will come after the seven good years.
Genesis 45:6
This terrible famine has continued for two years now, and there will be five more years without planting or harvest.
Genesis 47:24
At harvest time, you must give one-fifth of your crops to Pharaoh. You can keep four-fifths for yourselves. You can use the seed you keep for food and planting the next year. Now you can feed your families and your children."
Genesis 47:25
The people said, "You have saved our lives. We are happy to be slaves to Pharaoh."
Psalms 41:1

To the director: A song of David.

Those who help the poor succeed will get many blessings. When trouble comes, the Lord will save them.
Psalms 112:5
It is good for people to be kind and generous and to be fair in business.
Proverbs 11:26
People curse a greedy man who refuses to sell his grain, but they bless a man who sells his grain to feed others.
Proverbs 12:11
Farmers who work their land have plenty of food, but those who waste their time on worthless projects are foolish.
Proverbs 13:23
The poor might have good land that produces plenty of food, but bad decisions can take it away.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
So begin planting early in the morning, and don't stop working until evening. You don't know what might make you rich. Maybe everything you do will be successful.

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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