Ezekiel 47:21

21 You shall divide this land for yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.

Ezekiel 47:21 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 47:21

So shall ye divide this land unto you
As thus bounded, east, west, north, and south: according to the tribes of Israel; (See Gill on Ezekiel 47:13).

Ezekiel 47:21 In-Context

19 {And on the south side the border} [will run] from Tamar up to the waters [of] Meribot Kadesh [and along] the wadi to the Great Sea. And this [is] {the boundary to the south}.

20 {And on the west side} the Great Sea [shall be] the boundary up to opposite Lebo-Hamath. {This is the western boundary}.

21 You shall divide this land for yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.

22 And then you shall allocate it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens dwelling as aliens in the midst of you who have children in the midst of you, and [so] they shall be to you [just] like full citizens among the {Israelites}. With you they shall be allotted with an inheritance in the midst of the tribes of Israel.

23 And then in the tribe [in] which an alien who is with you dwells, there you shall give his inheritance," {declares} the Lord Yahweh.