| New Living Translation | Berean Study Bible |
| 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. | 1“Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side. |
| 2“Asher’s territory lies south of Dan’s and also extends from east to west. | 2Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west. |
| 3Naphtali’s land lies south of Asher’s, also extending from east to west. | 3Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west. |
| 4Then comes Manasseh south of Naphtali, and its territory also extends from east to west. | 4Manasseh will have one portion bordering the territory of Naphtali from east to west. |
| 5South of Manasseh is Ephraim, | 5Ephraim will have one portion bordering the territory of Manasseh from east to west. |
| 6and then Reuben, | 6Reuben will have one portion bordering the territory of Ephraim from east to west. |
| 7and then Judah, all of whose boundaries extend from east to west. | 7Judah will have one portion bordering the territory of Reuben from east to west. |
| 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. | 8Bordering the territory of Judah, from east to west, will be the portion you are to set apart. It will be 25,000 cubits wide, and the length of a tribal portion from east to west. In the center will be the sanctuary. |
| 9“The area set aside for the LORD’s Temple will be 8 1/3 miles long and 6 2/3 miles wide. | 9The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. |
| 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. | 10This will be the holy 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 will be the sanctuary of the LORD. |
| 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. | 11It will be for the consecrated priests, the descendants of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray. |
| 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. | 12It will be a special portion for them set apart from the land, a most holy portion adjacent to the territory of the Levites. |
| 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. | 13Bordering the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. The whole length will be 25,000 cubits, and the width 10,000 cubits. |
| 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. | 14They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this best part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD. |
| 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. | 15The remaining area, 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for common use by the city, for houses, and for pastureland. The city will be in the center of it |
| 16The city will measure 1 1/2 miles on each side—north, south, east, and west. | 16and will have these measurements: 4,500 cubits on the north side, 4,500 cubits on the south side, 4,500 cubits on the east side, and 4,500 cubits on the west side. |
| 17Open lands will surround the city for 150 yards in every direction. | 17The pastureland of the city will extend 250 cubits to the north, 250 cubits to the south, 250 cubits to the east, and 250 cubits to the west. |
| 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. | 18The remainder of the length bordering the holy portion and running adjacent to 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. |
| 19Those who come from the various tribes to work in the city may farm it. | 19The workers of the city who cultivate it will come from all the tribes of Israel. |
| 20This entire area—including the sacred lands and the city—is a square that measures 8 1/3 miles on each side. | 20The entire portion will be a square, 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits. You are to set apart the holy portion, along with the city property. |
| 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. | 21The remaining area on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city will belong to the prince. He will own the land adjacent to the tribal portions, extending eastward from the 25,000 cubits of the holy district toward the eastern border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the western border. And in the center of them will be the holy portion and the sanctuary of the temple. |
| 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. | 22So the Levitical property and the city property will lie in the center of the area belonging to the prince—the area between the borders of Judah and Benjamin. |
| 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. | 23As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side. |
| 24South of Benjamin’s territory lies that of Simeon, also extending across the land from east to west. | 24Simeon will have one portion bordering the territory of Benjamin from east to west. |
| 25Next is the territory of Issachar with the same eastern and western boundaries. | 25Issachar will have one portion bordering the territory of Simeon from east to west. |
| 26“Then comes the territory of Zebulun, which also extends across the land from east to west. | 26Zebulun will have one portion bordering the territory of Issachar from east to west. |
| 27The territory of Gad is just south of Zebulun with the same borders to the east and west. | 27And Gad will have one portion bordering the territory of Zebulun from east to west. |
| 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. | 28The southern border of Gad will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Brook of Egypt and out to the Great Sea. |
| 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 | 29This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions,” declares the Lord GOD. |
| 30“These will be the exits to the city: On the north wall, which is 1 1/2 miles long, | 30“These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, |
| 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. | 31the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi. |
| 32On the east wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, the gates will be named for Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan. | 32On the east side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan. |
| 33The south wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, will have gates named for Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun. | 33On the south side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun. |
| 34And on the west wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, the gates will be named for Gad, Asher, and Naphtali. | 34And on the west side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali. |
| 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.’ ” | 35The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.” |
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