| New Living Translation | NET 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"These are the names of the tribes: From the northern end beside the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan (which is on the border of Damascus, toward the north beside Hamath), extending from the east side to the west, Dan will have one portion. |
| 2“Asher’s territory lies south of Dan’s and also extends from east to west. | 2Next to the border of Dan, from the east side to the west, Asher will have one portion. |
| 3Naphtali’s land lies south of Asher’s, also extending from east to west. | 3Next to the border of Asher from the east side to the west, Naphtali will have one portion. |
| 4Then comes Manasseh south of Naphtali, and its territory also extends from east to west. | 4Next to the border of Naphtali from the east side to the west, Manasseh will have one portion. |
| 5South of Manasseh is Ephraim, | 5Next to the border of Manasseh from the east side to the west, Ephraim will have one portion. |
| 6and then Reuben, | 6Next to the border of Ephraim from the east side to the west, Reuben will have one portion. |
| 7and then Judah, all of whose boundaries extend from east to west. | 7Next to the border of Reuben from the east side to the west, Judah will have one portion. |
| 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. | 8"Next to the border of Judah from the east side to the west will be the allotment you must set apart. It is to be eight and a quarter miles wide, and the same length as one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west; the sanctuary will be in the middle of it. |
| 9“The area set aside for the LORD’s Temple will be 8 1/3 miles long and 6 2/3 miles wide. | 9The allotment you set apart to the LORD will be eight and a quarter miles in length and three and one-third miles in width. |
| 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. | 10These will be the allotments for the holy portion: for the priests, toward the north eight and a quarter miles in length, toward the west three and one-third miles in width, toward the east three and one-third miles in width, and toward the south eight and a quarter miles in length; the sanctuary of the LORD will be in the middle. |
| 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. | 11This will be for the priests who are set apart from the descendants of Zadok who kept my charge and did not go astray when the people of Israel strayed off, like the Levites did. |
| 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 their portion from the allotment of the land, a most holy place, next to the border 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. | 13"Alongside the border of the priests, the Levites will have an allotment eight and a quarter miles in length and three and one-third miles in width. The whole length will be eight and a quarter miles and the width three and one-third miles. |
| 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; they must not transfer this choice portion of land, for it is set apart 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. | 15"The remainder, one and two-thirds miles in width and eight and a quarter miles in length, will be for common use by the city, for houses and for open space. The city will be in the middle of it; |
| 16The city will measure 1 1/2 miles on each side—north, south, east, and west. | 16these will be its measurements: The north side will be one and one-half miles, the south side one and one-half miles, the east side one and one-half miles, and the west side one and one-half miles. |
| 17Open lands will surround the city for 150 yards in every direction. | 17The city will have open spaces: On the north there will be 437 1/2 feet, on the south 437 1/2 feet, on the east 437 1/2 feet, and on the west 437 1/2 feet. |
| 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 alongside the holy allotment will be three and one-third miles to the east and three and one-third miles toward the west, and it will be beside the holy allotment. Its produce will be for 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 from all the tribes of Israel will cultivate it. |
| 20This entire area—including the sacred lands and the city—is a square that measures 8 1/3 miles on each side. | 20The whole allotment will be eight and a quarter miles square, you must set apart the holy allotment with the possession of the city. |
| 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. | 21"The rest, on both sides of the holy allotment and the property of the city, will belong to the prince. Extending from the eight and a quarter miles of the holy allotment to the east border, and westward from the eight and a quarter miles to the west border, alongside the portions, it will belong to the prince. The holy allotment and the sanctuary of the temple will be in the middle of it. |
| 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. | 22The property of the Levites and of the city will be in the middle of that which belongs to the prince. The portion between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin will be for the prince. |
| 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. | 23"As for the rest of the tribes: From the east side to the west side, Benjamin will have one portion. |
| 24South of Benjamin’s territory lies that of Simeon, also extending across the land from east to west. | 24Next to the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon will have one portion. |
| 25Next is the territory of Issachar with the same eastern and western boundaries. | 25Next to the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar will have one portion. |
| 26“Then comes the territory of Zebulun, which also extends across the land from east to west. | 26Next to the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun will have one portion. |
| 27The territory of Gad is just south of Zebulun with the same borders to the east and west. | 27Next to the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad will have one portion. |
| 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. | 28Next to the border of Gad, at the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the Stream of Egypt and on 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 which you will allot to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the sovereign LORD. |
| 30“These will be the exits to the city: On the north wall, which is 1 1/2 miles long, | 30"These are the exits of the city: On the north side, one and one-half miles by measure, |
| 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 for the tribes of Israel; there will be three gates to the north: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for 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, one and one-half miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan. |
| 33The south wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, will have gates named for Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun. | 33On the south side, one and one-half miles by measure, there will be three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun. |
| 34And on the west wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, the gates will be named for Gad, Asher, and Naphtali. | 34On the west side, one and one-half miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for 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 circumference of the city will be six miles. The name of the city from that day forward will be: 'The LORD Is There.'" |
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