¶ Afterward he brought me again unto the door¹ of the house; and, behold, waters issued² out from under the threshold³ of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.

Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward⁴, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side.

And when the man⁵ that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles.

Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees⁷. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins.

Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in⁸, a river that could not be passed over.

And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou⁹ seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.

Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank¹⁰ of the river were very many¹¹ trees on the one side and on the other.

Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down¹² into the desert¹³, and go into the sea¹⁴: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters¹⁵ shall be healed.

And it shall come to pass, that every thing¹⁶ that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers¹⁷ shall come, shall live¹⁸: and there shall be a very great¹⁹ multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.

¶ And it shall come to pass, that the fishers²¹ shall stand upon it from Engedi²² even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish²³ of the great sea²⁴, exceeding²⁵ many.

But the miry places²⁶ thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be²⁷ given²⁸ to salt.

And by the river²⁹ upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow³⁰ all trees for meat, whose³¹ leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new³² fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.

¶ Thus saith the Lord GOD; This shall³³ be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph³⁴ shall have two portions.

And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up mine hand³⁵ to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall³⁶ unto you for inheritance.

And this³⁷ shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon³⁸, as men go to Zedad³⁹;

Hamath⁴⁰, Berothah⁴¹, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus⁴³ and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon⁴⁴, which is by the coast of Hauran.

And the border from⁴⁵ the sea shall be Hazarenan⁴⁶, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side.

And the east side ye shall measure from⁴⁷ Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan⁴⁹, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side.

And the south side southward, from Tamar⁵⁰ even to the waters of strife⁵¹ in Kadesh, the river⁵² to the great sea. And this is the south side southward⁵³.

¶ The west side⁵⁴ also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath⁵⁵. This is the west side.

So shall ye divide this land⁵⁶ unto you according to the tribes of Israel.

And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide⁵⁷ it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers⁵⁸ 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 have⁵⁹ inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.

And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger⁶⁰ sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD.