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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.

1“Here is the list of the tribes of Israel and the territory each is to receive. The territory of Dan is in the extreme north. Its boundary line follows the Hethlon road to Lebo-hamath and then runs on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus, with Hamath to the north. Dan’s territory extends all the way across the land of Israel from east to west.

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

2“Asher’s territory lies south of Dan’s and also extends from east to west.

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

3Naphtali’s land lies south of Asher’s, also extending from east to west.

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

4Then comes Manasseh south of Naphtali, and its territory also extends from east to west.

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

5South of Manasseh is Ephraim,

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

6and then Reuben,

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

7and then Judah, all of whose boundaries extend from east to west.

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.

8“South of Judah is the land set aside for a special purpose. It will be 8 1/3 miles wide and will extend as far east and west as the tribal territories, with the Temple at the center.

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

9“The area set aside for the LORD’s Temple will be 8 1/3 miles long and 6 2/3 miles wide.

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.

10For the priests there will be a strip of land measuring 8 1/3 miles long by 3 1/3 miles wide, with the LORD’s Temple at the center.

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.

11This area is set aside for the ordained priests, the descendants of Zadok who served me faithfully and did not go astray with the people of Israel and the rest of the Levites.

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.

12It will be their special portion when the land is distributed, the most sacred land of all. Next to the priests’ territory will lie the land where the other Levites will live.

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.

13“The land allotted to the Levites will be the same size and shape as that belonging to the priests—8 1/3 miles long and 3 1/3 miles wide. Together these portions of land will measure 8 1/3 miles long by 6 2/3 miles wide.

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.

14None of this special land may ever be sold or traded or used by others, for it belongs to the LORD; it is set apart as holy.

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,

15“An additional strip of land 8 1/3 miles long by 1 2/3 miles wide, south of the sacred Temple area, will be allotted for public use—homes, pasturelands, and common lands, with a city at the center.

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.

16The city will measure 1 1/2 miles on each side—north, south, east, and west.

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.

17Open lands will surround the city for 150 yards in every direction.

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.

18Outside the city there will be a farming area that stretches 3 1/3 miles to the east and 3 1/3 miles to the west along the border of the sacred area. This farmland will produce food for the people working in the city.

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

19Those who come from the various tribes to work in the city may farm it.

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.

20This entire area—including the sacred lands and the city—is a square that measures 8 1/3 miles on each side.

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.

21“The areas that remain, to the east and to the west of the sacred lands and the city, will belong to the prince. Each of these areas will be 8 1/3 miles wide, extending in opposite directions to the eastern and western borders of Israel, with the sacred lands and the sanctuary of the Temple in the center.

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.

22So the prince’s land will include everything between the territories allotted to Judah and Benjamin, except for the areas set aside for the sacred lands and the city.

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

23“These are the territories allotted to the rest of the tribes. Benjamin’s territory lies just south of the prince’s lands, and it extends across the entire land of Israel from east to west.

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

24South of Benjamin’s territory lies that of Simeon, also extending across the land from east to west.

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

25Next is the territory of Issachar with the same eastern and western boundaries.

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

26“Then comes the territory of Zebulun, which also extends across the land from east to west.

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

27The territory of Gad is just south of Zebulun with the same borders to the east and west.

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.

28The southern border of Gad runs from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh and then follows the Brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean.

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.

29“These are the allotments that will be set aside for each tribe’s exclusive possession. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken! The Gates of the City

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

30“These will be the exits to the city: On the north wall, which is 1 1/2 miles long,

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.

31there will be three gates, each one named after a tribe of Israel. The first will be named for Reuben, the second for Judah, and the third for 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.

32On the east wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, the gates will be named for Joseph, Benjamin, and 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.

33The south wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, will have gates named for Simeon, Issachar, and 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.

34And on the west wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, the gates will be named for Gad, Asher, and 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.”

35“The distance around the entire city will be 6 miles. And from that day the name of the city will be ‘The LORD Is There.’ ”

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