This is the land which you shall allot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel: This verse is a summary of the allocation of the land to the tribes of Israel. This is the land refers to the whole country of Israel which has been distributed to the tribes in verses 1-7 and 23-27. The Hebrew pronoun for you is plural, referring to the people of Israel. You shall allot as an inheritance is literally “you shall make fall from an inheritance.” The Hebrew expression here has the idea of dividing the land “by lot” (New King James Version , New American Standard Bible, Complete Jewish Bible) as in 47.14 (see the comments there), but it is better not to emphasize that element here (compare the comments on 45.1).

And these are their several portions refers to the “sections” (Good News Translation), or “shares” (New International Reader’s Version, New Century Version), that each tribe will receive as listed in verses 1-7 and 23-27. Good News Translation provides a good model for this clause and the previous one, saying “That is the way the land is to be divided into sections for the tribes of Israel to possess.”

Says the Lord GOD is the formula for a solemn, formal declaration by God. Here it is used to stress the importance of what God has just said. Lord renders the Hebrew word ʾadonai, and GOD renders “Yahweh” (YHWH in Hebrew).

Quoted with permission from Gross, Carl & Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Ezekiel. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2016. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .