וּנְחַלְתֶּ֤ם אוֹתָהּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ כְּאָחִ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ אֶת־יָדִ֔י לְתִתָּ֖הּ לַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם וְנָ֨פְלָ֜ה הָאָ֧רֶץ הַזֹּ֛את לָכֶ֖ם בְּנַחֲלָֽה׃
내가 옛적에 맹세하여 이 땅으로 너희 열조에게 주마 하였었나니 너희는 피차 없이 나누어 기업을 삼으라 이 땅이 너희의 기업이 되리라
The Third Beit HaMikdash
The verse states “You shall divide it as an inheritance, each one like his brother, as I swore to give it to their fathers.”5Yechezkel 47:14. The literal meaning of the words in the verse is “that I raised My hand,” i.e., raised My hand in an oath. Rav Yitzchak Abarbanel explains that this verse is teaching that the tribes should not complain that the land is being divided in a different manner from how it was divided originally. With the words, “as I swore to give it to their fathers,” Yechezkel is explaining that God did not swear to give the land to those who originally inherited it. Rather, God swore to give the land to the “fathers,” i.e., the Patriarchs, Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov. Hence, all the tribes have an equal share in their heritage, and all the tribes will receive an equal share in the Land.