44:24 “‘In a controversy they will act as judges; 1 they will judge according to my ordinances. They will keep my laws and my statutes regarding all my appointed festivals and will observe 2 my Sabbaths.
47:13 This is what the sovereign Lord says: “Here 3 are the borders 4 you will observe as you allot the land to the twelve tribes of Israel. (Joseph will have two portions.) 5
1 sn For a historical illustration of the priest carrying out this function, see 2 Chr 19:9-11.
2 tn Heb “sanctify, set apart.”
3 tc This translation follows the reading זֶה (zeh) instead of גֵּה (geh), a nonexistent word, as supported by the LXX.
4 tn Or “territory”; see D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:715.
5 tc The grammar is awkward, though the presence of these words is supported by the versions. L. C. Allen (Ezekiel [WBC], 2:274) suggests that it is an explanatory gloss.
sn One portion for Ephraim, the other for Manasseh (Gen 48:17-20).