Dual Panel1The man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw a spring of water issuing towards the east from under the threshold of the temple; for the temple faced east. The water was running down along the south side, to the right of the altar.
2He took me out through the north gate and led me round by an outside path to the east gate of the court, and I saw water was trickling from the south side.
3With a line in his hand the man went out eastwards, and he measured off a thousand cubits and made me walk through the water; it came up to my ankles.
4Again he measured a thousand cubits and made me walk through the water; it came up to my knees. He measured another thousand and made me walk through the water; it was up to my waist.
5He measured another thousand, and it was a torrent I could not cross; the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in, a torrent impossible to cross.
6“Take note of this, O man,” he said, and led me back to the bank.
7When I got to the bank I saw a great number of trees on each side.
8He said to me, “This water flows out to the region lying east, and down to the Arabah; it will run into the sea whose waters are noxious, and they will be made fresh.
9When any one of the living creatures that swarm upon the earth comes where the torrent flows, it will draw life from it. Fish will be plentiful, for wherever these waters come the sea will be made fresh, and where the torrent flows everything will live.
10From En-gedi as far as En-eglaim fishermen will stand on its shores and spread their nets. All kinds of fish will be there in shoals, like the fish of the Great Sea.
11Its swamps and pools will not have their waters made fresh; they will be left to serve as salt-pans.
12Beside the torrent on either bank fruitful trees of every kind will grow. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail; they will bear fruit early every month, for the water for them flows from the sanctuary; their fruit is for food and their leaves for healing.
Division of the land among the tribes
13“THE Lord GOD says: Here are the boundaries within which the twelve tribes of Israel will enter into possession of the land, Joseph receiving two portions.
14The land which I swore with hand uplifted to give to your forefathers you are to divide with each other; it must be assigned to you by lot as your holding.
15This is the frontier: on its northern side, from the Great Sea through Hethlon, Lebo-hamath,
16Zedad, Berothah, and Sibraim, located between the frontiers of Damascus and Hamath, to Hazar-enan, near the frontier of Hauran.
17The frontier will extend from the sea to Hazar-enan on the frontier of Damascus and northwards; this is its northern side.
18The eastern side runs alongside the territories of Hauran, Damascus, and Gilead, and alongside the territory of Israel; Jordan forms the boundary to the eastern sea, to Tamar. This is the eastern boundary.
19The southern side runs from Tamar to the waters of Meribah-by-Kadesh; the region assigned to you reaches the Great Sea. This is the southern side towards the Negeb.
20The western side is the Great Sea, which forms a boundary as far as a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This is the western side.
21“You are to distribute this land among the tribes of Israel
22and assign it by lot as a share for yourselves and for any aliens who are living in your midst and have children among you. They are to be treated like native-born Israelites and receive with you a share by lot among the tribes of Israel.
23You are to give the alien his share in whatever tribe he is resident. This is the word of the Lord GOD.