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1“These are the names of the tribes: Beginning at the northern extreme, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan (which is on the northern border of Damascus over against Hamath), and extending from the east side to the west, Dan, one portion.

1Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.

2Adjoining the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, Asher, one portion.

2And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher.

3Adjoining the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, Naphtali, one portion.

3And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali.

4Adjoining the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, Manasseh, one portion.

4And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.

5Adjoining the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, Ephraim, one portion.

5And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.

6Adjoining the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, Reuben, one portion.

6And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.

7Adjoining the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, Judah, one portion.

7And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah.

8“Adjoining the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, shall be the portion which you shall set apart, 25,000 cubits in breadth, and in length equal to one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west, with the sanctuary in the midst of it.

8And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

9The portion that you shall set apart for the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits in length, and 20,000 in breadth.

9The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.

10These shall be the allotments of the holy portion: the priests shall have an allotment measuring 25,000 cubits on the northern side, 10,000 cubits in breadth on the western side, 10,000 in breadth on the eastern side, and 25,000 in length on the southern side, with the sanctuary of the LORD in the midst of it.

10And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.

11This shall be for the consecrated priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept my charge, who did not go astray when the people of Israel went astray, as the Levites did.

11It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

12And it shall belong to them as a special portion from the holy portion of the land, a most holy place, adjoining the territory of the Levites.

12And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.

13And alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an allotment 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in breadth. The whole length shall be 25,000 cubits and the breadth 20,000.

13And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

14They shall not sell or exchange any of it. They shall not alienate this choice portion of the land, for it is holy to the LORD.

14And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD.

15“The remainder, 5,000 cubits in breadth and 25,000 in length, shall be for common use for the city, for dwellings and for open country. In the midst of it shall be the city,

15And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.

16and these shall be its measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500, the east side 4,500, and the west side 4,500.

16And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

17And the city shall have open land: on the north 250 cubits, on the south 250, on the east 250, and on the west 250.

17And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.

18The remainder of the length alongside the holy portion shall be 10,000 cubits to the east, and 10,000 to the west, and it shall be alongside the holy portion. Its produce shall be food for the workers of the city.

18And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.

19And the workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall till it.

19And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.

20The whole portion that you shall set apart shall be 25,000 cubits square, that is, the holy portion together with the property of the city.

20All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.

21“What remains on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city shall belong to the prince. Extending from the 25,000 cubits of the holy portion to the east border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the west border, parallel to the tribal portions, it shall belong to the prince. The holy portion with the sanctuary of the temple shall be in its midst.

21And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.

22It shall be separate from the property of the Levites and the property of the city, which are in the midst of that which belongs to the prince. The portion of the prince shall lie between the territory of Judah and the territory of Benjamin.

22Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.

23“As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, Benjamin, one portion.

23As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.

24Adjoining the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon, one portion.

24And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.

25Adjoining the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar, one portion.

25And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.

26Adjoining the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun, one portion.

26And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion.

27Adjoining the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad, one portion.

27And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion.

28And adjoining the territory of Gad to the south, the boundary shall run from Tamar to the waters of Meribah-kadesh, from there along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea.

28And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.

29This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the Lord GOD.

29This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD.

30“These shall be the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be 4,500 cubits by measure,

30And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.

31three gates, the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel.

31And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.

32On the east side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates, the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan.

32And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.

33On the south side, which is to be 4,500 cubits by measure, three gates, the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun.

33And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.

34On the west side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates, the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.

34At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.

35The circumference of the city shall be 18,000 cubits. And the name of the city from that time on shall be, The LORD Is There.”

35It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.

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