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.
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| land | הָאָ֛רֶץ ha.'A.retz | H776 | the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute |
| divide | תַּפִּ֥ילוּ ta.Pi.lu | H5307 | to fall · verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural |
| tribes | לְשִׁבְטֵ֣י le.shiv.Tei | H7626 | a scion · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El | H3478 | Jisrael · proper noun, a place name |
| inheritance | מִֽנַּחֲלָ֖ה mi.na.cha.Lah | H5159 | properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute |
| portions | מַחְלְקוֹתָ֔ם mach.le.ko.Tam | H4256 | a section (of Levites · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural |
| saith | נְאֻ֖ם ne.'Um | H5002 | an oracle · noun, common masculine singular construct |
| Lord | אֲדֹנָ֥י 'a.do.Nai | H136 | the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title |
| GOD | יְהוִֽה Yah.weh | H3069 | YHWH · proper noun, a title |
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Issachar--Its ancient portion had been on the plain of Esdraelon. Compared (Gen 49:14) to "a strong ass crouching between two burdens," that is, tribute and tillage; never meddling with wars except in self-defense.
From Tamar - in Kadesh - The former was on the south of the Dead Sea; and the latter, or Kadesh-Barnea, was still farther south, and at the extremity of the portion of Gad, which was the most southern tribe, as Dan was the most northern.
This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance,.... This is the land, as thus described; and these the tribes of Israel, or the Israelites indeed, who shall have their respective shares in it, as thus allotted to them for their inheritance; which is not of a worldly, but spiritual nature; and a goodly heritage it is, a place and a name better than sons and daughters; namely, a place in the house and church of God; and a right to enjoy all the ordinances of it: and these are their portions, saith the Lord God; which he has appointed to them, of his grace bestows on them, and of which they may be assured, since he has said it: no mention is made of any…
Read the whole note in the consoleThe area filling out the rest of the central portion to the east and west of the holy square was assigned to the prince. The prince was more important than the rest of the laity, but he was below the priests and Levites. The same message was delivered by the architecture of the Temple complex.
And alongside the border of Gad its southern boundary. from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the brook [It starts] from Jericho, the city of date palms (הַתְּמָרִים), in the eastern corner, and comes to the west to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, and proceeds until the brook of Egypt, which empties into the Great Sea in the southwestern corner.
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