47The man led me back to the entrance of the Temple. Water was coming out from under the entrance and flowing east, the direction the Temple faced. It was flowing down from under the south part of the Temple past the south side of the altar.H7725H6607H1004H4325H3318H4670H1004H6921H6440H1004H6921H4325H3381H3233H3802H1004H5045H41962The man then took me out of the Temple area by way of the north gate and led me around to the gate that faces east. A small stream of water was flowing out at the south side of the gate.H3318H1870H8179H6828H5437H1870H2351H8179H1870H6437H6921H6379H4325H3233H38023With his measuring rod the man measured 560 yards downstream to the east and told me to wade through the stream there. The water came only to my ankles.H376H6957H3027H3318H6921H4058H505H520H5674H4325H4325H6574Then he measured another 560 yards, and the water came up to my knees. Another 560 yards farther down, the water was up to my waist.H4058H505H5674H4325H4325H1290H4058H505H5674H4325H49755He measured 560 yards more, and there the stream was so deep I could not wade through it. It was too deep to cross except by swimming.H4058H505H5158H3201H5674H4325H1342H4325H7813H5158H56746He said to me, "Mortal man, note all this carefully." Then the man took me back to the riverbank,H559H1121H120H7200H3212H7725H8193H51587and when I got there, I saw that there were very many trees on each bank.H7725H8193H5158H3966H7227H60868He said to me, "This water flows through the land to the east and down into the Jordan Valley and to the Dead Sea. When it flows into the Dead Sea, it replaces the salt water of that sea with fresh water.H559H4325H3318H6930H1552H3381H6160H935H3220H3318H3220H4325H74959Wherever the stream flows, there will be all kinds of animals and fish. The stream will make the water of the Dead Sea fresh, and wherever it flows, it will bring life.H5315H2416H8317H5158H935H2421H3966H7227H1710H4325H935H7495H2425H5158H93510From the Springs of Engedi all the way to the Springs of Eneglaim, there will be fishermen on the shore of the sea, and they will spread out their nets there to dry. There will be as many different kinds of fish there as there are in the Mediterranean Sea.H1728H5975H5975H5872H5882H4894H2764H1710H4327H1710H1419H3220H3966H722711But the water in the marshes and ponds along the shore will not be made fresh. They will remain there as a source of salt.H1207H1360H7495H5414H441712On each bank of the stream all kinds of trees will grow to provide food. Their leaves will never wither, and they will never stop bearing fruit. They will have fresh fruit every month, because they are watered by the stream that flows from the Temple. The trees will provide food, and their leaves will be used for healing people."H5158H8193H5927H6086H3978H5929H5034H6529H8552H1069H2320H4325H3318H4720H6529H3978H5929H8644
The Boundaries of the Land
13The Sovereign LORD said, "These are the boundaries of the land that is to be divided among the twelve tribes, with the tribe of Joseph receiving two sections.H559H136H3069H1454H1366H5157H776H8147H6240H7626H3478H3130H225614I solemnly promised your ancestors that I would give them possession of this land; now divide it equally among you.H5157H376H251H5375H3027H5414H1H776H5307H515915"The northern boundary runs eastward from the Mediterranean Sea to the city of Hethlon, to Hamath Pass, to the city of Zedad,H1366H776H6828H6285H1419H3220H1870H2855H935H665716to the cities of Berothah and Sibraim (they are located between the territory of the kingdom of Damascus and that of the kingdom of Hamath), and to the city of Ticon (located by the border of the district of Hauran).H2574H1268H5453H1366H1834H1366H2574H2694H1366H236217So the northern boundary runs from the Mediterranean eastward to Enon City, with the border regions of Damascus and Hamath to the north of it.H1366H3220H2703H1366H1834H6828H6828H1366H2574H6828H628518"The eastern boundary runs south from a point between the territory of Damascus and that of Hauran, with the Jordan River forming the boundary between the land of Israel on the west and Gilead on the east, as far as Tamar on the Dead Sea.H6921H6285H4058H996H2362H996H1834H996H1568H996H776H3478H3383H1366H6931H3220H6921H628519"The southern boundary runs southwest from Tamar to the oasis of Kadesh Meribah and then northwest along the Egyptian border to the Mediterranean Sea.H5045H6285H8486H8559H4325H4808H4809H6946H5158H1419H3220H8486H6285H504520"The western boundary is formed by the Mediterranean and runs north to a point west of Hamath Pass.H3220H6285H1419H3220H1366H935H5227H2574H3220H628521"Divide this land among your tribes;H2505H776H7626H347822it is to be your permanent possession. The foreigners who are living among you and who have had children born here are also to receive their share of the land when you divide it. They are to be treated like full Israelite citizens and are to draw lots for shares of the land along with the tribes of Israel.H5307H5159H1616H1481H8432H3205H1121H8432H249H249H1121H3478H5307H5159H8432H7626H347823All foreign residents will receive their share with the people of the tribe among whom they are living.H7626H1616H1481H5414H5159H5002H136H3069
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