This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions,” declares the Lord GOD.
Parallel translations
- WEB This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their several portions, says the Lord Yahweh.
- KJV This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD.
- NKJV This is the land which you shall divide by lot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions,” says the Lord God.
- NASB This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for an inheritance, and these are their several portions,” declares the Lord God.
- NLT “These are the allotments that will be set aside for each tribe’s exclusive possession. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!
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Quick answer
This summarizes the land to be divided by lot as Israel's inheritance, declared by the Sovereign Lord. The allotment rests on God's authority, not chance.
Overview
The Lord Yahweh signs off on the entire division as the inheritance of the tribes, given by lot yet wholly directed by him. The closing formula stamps the vision with divine authority, assuring the exiles that their future rests on God's covenant word. This guaranteed inheritance points to the eternal inheritance secured for believers through Christ.
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Cross-references · 4
- Josh 13:1–21Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.
- Num 34:13So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes.
- Ezek 47:13–22This 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.
- Num 34:2“Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries:
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