King James Version
Ezekiel 47:23 in the King James Version says “And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith th...” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 47 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD.”
Ezekiel 47:23 · KJV
So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.
And 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, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And it shall come to pass that in what tribe”
H7626a scion, i.e., (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“sojourneth”
H1481properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e., sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place);
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
“there shall ye give”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“him his inheritance”
H5159properly, something inherited, i.e., (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
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