| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New International Version |
| 1"Now these are the names of the tribes: from the northern extremity, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, toward the north beside Hamath, running from east to west, Dan, one portion. | 1"These are the tribes, listed by name: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion; it will follow the Hethlon road to Lebo Hamath; Hazar Enan and the northern border of Damascus next to Hamath will be part of its border from the east side to the west side. |
| 2"Beside the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, Asher, one portion. | 2"Asher will have one portion; it will border the territory of Dan from east to west. |
| 3"Beside the border of Asher, from the east side to the west side, Naphtali, one portion. | 3"Naphtali will have one portion; it will border the territory of Asher from east to west. |
| 4"Beside the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion. | 4"Manasseh will have one portion; it will border the territory of Naphtali from east to west. |
| 5"Beside the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, Ephraim, one portion. | 5"Ephraim will have one portion; it will border the territory of Manasseh from east to west. |
| 6"Beside the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west side, Reuben, one portion. | 6"Reuben will have one portion; it will border the territory of Ephraim from east to west. |
| 7"Beside the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, Judah, one portion. | 7"Judah will have one portion; it will border the territory of Reuben from east to west. |
| 8"And beside the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the allotment which you shall set apart, 25,000 cubits in width, and in length like one of the portions, from the east side to the west side; and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it. | 8"Bordering the territory of Judah from east to west will be the portion you are to present as a special gift. It will be 25,000 cubits wide, and its length from east to west will equal one of the tribal portions; the sanctuary will be in the center of it. |
| 9"The allotment that you shall set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width. | 9"The special portion you are to offer to the LORD will be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. |
| 10"The holy allotment shall be for these, namely for the priests, toward the north 25,000 cubits in length, toward the west 10,000 in width, toward the east 10,000 in width, and toward the south 25,000 in length; and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in its midst. | 10This will be the sacred portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center of it will be the sanctuary of the LORD. |
| 11"It shall be for the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have kept My charge, who did not go astray when the sons of Israel went astray as the Levites went astray. | 11This will be for the consecrated priests, the Zadokites, who were faithful in serving me and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray. |
| 12"It shall be an allotment to them from the allotment of the land, a most holy place, by the border of the Levites. | 12It will be a special gift to them from the sacred portion of the land, a most holy portion, bordering the territory of the Levites. |
| 13"Alongside the border of the priests the Levites shall have 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width. The whole length shall be 25,000 cubits and the width 10,000. | 13"Alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an allotment 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. Its total length will be 25,000 cubits and its width 10,000 cubits. |
| 14"Moreover, they shall not sell or exchange any of it, or alienate this choice portion of land; for it is holy to the LORD. | 14They must not sell or exchange any of it. This is the best of the land and must not pass into other hands, because it is holy to the LORD. |
| 15"The remainder, 5,000 cubits in width and 25,000 in length, shall be for common use for the city, for dwellings and for open spaces; and the city shall be in its midst. | 15"The remaining area, 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for the common use of the city, for houses and for pastureland. The city will be in the center of it |
| 16"These shall be its measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits. | 16and will have these measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits. |
| 17"The city shall have open spaces: on the north 250 cubits, on the south 250 cubits, on the east 250 cubits, and on the west 250 cubits. | 17The pastureland for the city will be 250 cubits on the north, 250 cubits on the south, 250 cubits on the east, and 250 cubits on the west. |
| 18"The remainder of the length alongside the holy allotment shall be 10,000 cubits toward the east and 10,000 toward the west; and it shall be alongside the holy allotment. And its produce shall be food for the workers of the city. | 18What remains of the area, bordering on the sacred portion and running the length of it, will be 10,000 cubits on the east side and 10,000 cubits on the west side. Its produce will supply food for the workers of the city. |
| 19"The workers of the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it. | 19The workers from the city who farm it will come from all the tribes of Israel. |
| 20"The whole allotment shall be 25,000 by 25,000 cubits; you shall set apart the holy allotment, a square, with the property of the city. | 20The entire portion will be a square, 25,000 cubits on each side. As a special gift you will set aside the sacred portion, along with the property of the city. |
| 21"The remainder shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy allotment and of the property of the city; in front of the 25,000 cubits of the allotment toward the east border and westward in front of the 25,000 toward the west border, alongside the portions, it shall be for the prince. And the holy allotment and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the middle of it. | 21"What remains on both sides of the area formed by the sacred portion and the property of the city will belong to the prince. It will extend eastward from the 25,000 cubits of the sacred portion to the eastern border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the western border. Both these areas running the length of the tribal portions will belong to the prince, and the sacred portion with the temple sanctuary will be in the center of them. |
| 22"Exclusive of the property of the Levites and the property of the city, which are in the middle of that which belongs to the prince, everything between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall be for the prince. | 22So the property of the Levites and the property of the city will lie in the center of the area that belongs to the prince. The area belonging to the prince will lie between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin. |
| 23"As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion. | 23"As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion; it will extend from the east side to the west side. |
| 24"Beside the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon, one portion. | 24"Simeon will have one portion; it will border the territory of Benjamin from east to west. |
| 25"Beside the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar, one portion. | 25"Issachar will have one portion; it will border the territory of Simeon from east to west. |
| 26"Beside the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun, one portion. | 26"Zebulun will have one portion; it will border the territory of Issachar from east to west. |
| 27"Beside the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad, one portion. | 27"Gad will have one portion; it will border the territory of Zebulun from east to west. |
| 28"And beside the border of Gad, at the south side toward the south, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt, to the Great Sea. | 28"The southern boundary of Gad will run south from Tamar to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. |
| 29"This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for an inheritance, and these are their several portions," declares the Lord GOD. | 29"This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions," declares the Sovereign LORD. |
| 30"These are the exits of the city: on the north side, 4,500 cubits by measurement, | 30"These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which is 4,500 cubits long, |
| 31shall be the gates of the city, named for the tribes of Israel, three gates toward the north: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one. | 31the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. The three gates on the north side will be the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah and the gate of Levi. |
| 32"On the east side, 4,500 cubits, shall be three gates: the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one. | 32"On the east side, which is 4,500 cubits long, will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin and the gate of Dan. |
| 33"On the south side, 4,500 cubits by measurement, shall be three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one. | 33"On the south side, which measures 4,500 cubits, will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar and the gate of Zebulun. |
| 34"On the west side, 4,500 cubits, shall be three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one. | 34"On the west side, which is 4,500 cubits long, will be three gates: the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher and the gate of Naphtali. |
| 35"The city shall be 18,000 cubits round about; and the name of the city from that day shall be, 'The LORD is there.'" | 35"The distance all around will be 18,000 cubits. "And the name of the city from that time on will be: the Lord is there." |
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