Then he brought me back
to the adoor
of the house
; and behold
, bwater
was flowing
from under
the threshold
of the house
toward the east
, for the house
faced
east
. And the water
was flowing
down
from under
, from the right
side
of the house
, from south
of the altar
.
He brought me out by way
of the north
gate
and led
me around
1on the outside
to the outer
gate
by way
of the gate that faces
east
. And behold
, water
was trickling
from the south
side
.
When the man went
out toward the east
with a line
in his hand
, he measured
a thousand
cubits
, and he led
me through
the water
, water
reaching the ankles
.
Again he measured a thousand
and led
me through
the water
, water
reaching the knees
. Again he measured
a thousand
and led
me through
the water, water
reaching the loins
.
Again he measured a thousand
; and it was a river
that I could
not ford
, for the water
had risen
, enough water
to swim
in, a ariver
that could not be forded
.
He said to me, "Son
of man
, have you aseen
this?" Then he brought
me 1back
to the bank
of the river
.
Now when I had returned, behold
, on the bank
of the river
there were very
many
atrees
on the one
side
and on the other
.
Then he said to me, "These
waters
go
out toward
the eastern
region
and go
down
into the aArabah
; then they go
toward the sea
, being made to flow
into the bsea
, and the waters
of the sea become
1fresh
.
"It will come about that every
living
creature
which
swarms
in every
place where
the 1river
goes
, will live
. And there will be very
many
fish
, for these
waters
go
there
and the others 2become
fresh
; so aeverything
will live
where
the river
goes
.
"And it will come about that afishermen
will stand
beside
it; from bEngedi
to Eneglaim
there will be a place
for the cspreading
of nets
. Their fish
will be according to their kinds
, like the fish
of the dGreat
Sea
, every
many
.
"But its swamps and marshes
will not become
1fresh
; they will be 2left
for asalt
.
" aBy the river on its bank
, on one
side
and on the other
, will grow
all
kinds of btrees
for food
. Their cleaves
will not wither
and their fruit
will not fail
. They will bear
every month
because
their water
flows
from the sanctuary
, and their fruit
will be for food
and their dleaves
for healing
."
Thus says
the Lord
1GOD
, "This
shall be the aboundary
by which
you shall divide
the land
for an inheritance
among the twelve
tribes
of Israel
; Joseph
shall have two
bportions
.
"You shall divide it for an inheritance
, each
one
1equally with the other
; for I 2 aswore
to give
it to your forefathers
, and this
land
shall fall
to you 3as an inheritance
.
"This shall be the boundary
of the land
: on the anorth
side
, from the Great
Sea
by the way
of Hethlon
, to the entrance
of 1 bZedad
;
1 aHamath, Berothah
, Sibraim
, which
is between
the border
of bDamascus
and the border
of Hamath
; Hazer-hatticon
, which
is by the border
of Hauran
.
"The boundary shall 1extend
from the sea
to aHazar-enan
at the border
of Damascus
, and on the north
toward the north
is the border
of Hamath
. This is the north
side
.
"The aeast side
, from between
Hauran
, Damascus
, bGilead
and the land
of Israel
, shall be the cJordan
; from the north border
to the eastern
sea
you shall measure
. This is the east
side
.
"The asouth side
toward the south
shall extend from bTamar
as far
as the waters
of cMeribath-kadesh
, to the dbrook
of Egypt and to the eGreat
Sea
. This is the south
side
toward the south
.
"The awest side
shall be the Great
Sea
, from the south border
to a point opposite
1 bLebo-hamath
. This
is the west
side
.
"So you shall divide this
land
among yourselves according to the tribes
of Israel
.
"You shall divide it by alot
for an inheritance
among yourselves and among the baliens
who stay
in your midst
, who
bring
forth
sons
in your midst
. And they shall be to you as the native-born
among the sons
of Israel
; they shall be allotted
an cinheritance
with you among
the tribes
of Israel
.
"And in the tribe with which
the alien
stays
, there
you shall give
him his inheritance
," declares
the Lord
GOD
.