Ezekiel 47:23

What does Ezekiel 47:23 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 47:23 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord Jehovah.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord God.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord Jehovah.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

In whatever tribe the man from a strange land is living, there you are to give him his heritage, says the Lord.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And in what tribe soever the stranger shall be, there shall you give him possession, saith the Lord God.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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.

Context

v.22And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you and to the strangers that sojourn among you, who shall beget children among you; and they shall be unto you as the home-born among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.

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