Chapter 47

Afterward he brought me again⁵⁵ unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out⁶ from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house [stood toward] the east, and the waters came down⁶ from under from the right side of the house, at the south [side] of the altar.

Then brought he me out⁵⁵ of the way of the gate northward, and led me about⁵⁵ the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh⁶ eastward; and, behold, there ran out¹⁸ waters on the right side.

And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth² eastward, he measured⁴ a thousand cubits, and he brought⁵⁵ me through the waters; the waters [were] to the ankles.

Again he measured⁴ a thousand, and brought⁵⁵ me through the waters; the waters [were] to the knees. Again he measured⁴ a thousand, and brought me through;⁵⁵ the waters [were] to the loins.

Afterward he measured⁴ a thousand; [and it was] a river that I could⁴ not pass over:² for the waters were risen,¹ waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.¹¹

And he said⁴ unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen¹ [this]? Then he brought⁵⁵ me, and caused me to return⁵⁵ to the brink of the river.

Now when I had returned,² behold, at the bank of the river [were] very many trees on the one side and on the other.

Then said⁴ he unto me, These waters issue out⁶ toward the east country, and go down¹ into the desert, and go¹ into the sea: [which being] brought forth⁹⁴ into the sea, the waters shall be healed.⁸

And it shall come to pass, [that] every thing that liveth, which moveth,⁴ whithersoever the rivers shall come,⁴ shall live:⁴ and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come¹ thither: for they shall be healed;¹¹ and every thing shall live¹ whither the river cometh.⁴

And it shall come to pass, [that] the fishers shall stand^{1 5975 4} upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a [place] to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.

But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed;¹¹ they shall be given⁸ to salt.

And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow⁴ all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade,⁴ neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed:⁴ it shall bring forth new fruit¹⁷ according to his months, because their waters they issued out⁶ of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.

Thus saith¹ the Lord GOD; This [shall be] the border, whereby ye shall inherit¹⁰¹ the land according to the twelve ⁶²⁴⁰ tribes of Israel: Joseph [shall have two] portions.

And ye shall inherit¹ it, one as well as another: [concerning] the which I lifted up¹ mine hand to give² it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall¹ unto you for inheritance.

And this [shall be] the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go² to Zedad;

Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which [is] between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, ^{8484 2694} which [is] by the coast of Hauran.

And the border from the sea shall be Hazarenan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And [this is] the north side.

And the east side ye shall measure⁴ from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel [by] Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And [this is] the east side.

And the south side southward, from Tamar [even] to the waters of strife ⁴⁸⁰⁹ [in] Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And [this is] the south side southward.

The west side also [shall be] the great sea from the border, till a man come² over against Hamath. This [is] the west side.

So shall ye divide¹⁴ this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.

And it shall come to pass, [that] ye shall divide it by lot⁵⁵ for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn⁶ among you, which shall beget⁵² children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have⁴ inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.

And it shall come to pass, [that] in what tribe the stranger sojourneth,¹ there shall ye give⁴ [him] his inheritance, saith⁷ the Lord GOD.