Parallel Chapters The Portion for the Tribes | 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. | 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"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. | 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. | 1Now these are the names of the tribes: From the northern end, along the road of Hethlon, to Lebo-hamath as far as Hazar-enon, at the northern border of Damascus, alongside Hamath and extending from the eastern side to the sea, will be Dan--one portion. |
| 2"Asher will have one portion; it will border the territory of Dan from east to west. | 2Adjoining the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, Asher, one portion. | 2"Beside the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, Asher, one portion. | 2And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher. | 2Next to the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, will be Asher--one portion. |
| 3"Naphtali will have one portion; it will border the territory of Asher from east to west. | 3Adjoining the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, Naphtali, one portion. | 3"Beside the border of Asher, from the east side to the west side, Naphtali, one portion. | 3And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali. | 3Next to the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, will be Naphtali--one portion. |
| 4"Manasseh will have one portion; it will border the territory of Naphtali from east to west. | 4Adjoining the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, Manasseh, one portion. | 4"Beside the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion. | 4And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh. | 4Next to the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, will be Manasseh--one portion. |
| 5"Ephraim will have one portion; it will border the territory of Manasseh from east to west. | 5Adjoining the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, Ephraim, one portion. | 5"Beside the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, Ephraim, one portion. | 5And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim. | 5Next to the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, will be Ephraim--one portion. |
| 6"Reuben will have one portion; it will border the territory of Ephraim from east to west. | 6Adjoining the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, Reuben, one portion. | 6"Beside the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west side, Reuben, one portion. | 6And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben. | 6Next to the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, will be Reuben--one portion. |
| 7"Judah will have one portion; it will border the territory of Reuben from east to west. | 7Adjoining the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, Judah, one portion. | 7"Beside the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, Judah, one portion. | 7And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah. | 7Next to the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, will be Judah--one portion." |
| 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. | 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"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. | 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. | 8Next to the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, will be the portion you donate to the LORD, 8 1/3 miles wide, and as long as one of the tribal portions from the east side to the west. The sanctuary will be in the middle of it." |
| 9"The special portion you are to offer to the LORD will be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. | 9The portion that you shall set apart for the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits in length, and 20,000 in breadth. | 9"The allotment that you shall set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width. | 9The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth. | 9The special portion you donate to the LORD will be 8 1/3 miles long and 3 1/3 miles wide. |
The Portion for the Priests | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 10This holy donation will be set apart for the priests alone. It will be 8 1/3 miles long on the northern side, 3 1/3 miles wide on the western side, 3 1/3 miles wide on the eastern side, and 8 1/3 miles long on the southern side. The LORD's sanctuary will be in the middle of it. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 11It is for the consecrated priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray. |
| 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. | 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. | 12"It shall be an allotment to them from the allotment of the land, a most holy place, by the border 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. | 12It will be a special donation for them out of the holy donation of the land, a most holy place adjacent to the territory of the Levites." |
| 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. | 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"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. | 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. | 13Next to the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an area 8 1/3 miles long and 3 1/3 miles wide. The total length will be 8 1/3 miles and the width 3 1/3 miles. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 14And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD. | 14They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this choice part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD." |
| 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 | 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"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. | 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. | 15The remaining area, 1 2/3 of a mile wide and 8 1/3 miles long, will be for common use by the city, for both residential and open space. The city will be in the middle of it. |
| 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. | 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. | 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 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. | 16These are the city's measurements: 1 1/2 miles on the north side; 1 1/2 miles on the south side; 1 1/2 miles on the east side; and 1 1/2 miles on the west side. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 17The city's open space will extend: 425 feet to the north, 425 feet to the south, 425 feet to the east, and 425 feet to the west." |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 18The remainder of the length alongside the holy donation will be 3 1/3 miles to the east and 3 1/3 miles to the west. It will run alongside the holy donation. Its produce will be food for the workers of the city. |
| 19The workers from the city who farm it will come from all the tribes of Israel. | 19And the workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall till it. | 19"The workers of the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it. | 19And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel. | 19The city's workers from all the tribes of Israel will cultivate it. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 20The entire donation will be 8 1/3 miles by 8 1/3 miles; you are to set apart the holy donation along with the city property as a square area." |
The Portion for the Prince | 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. | 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 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. | 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. | 21The remaining area on both sides of the holy donation and the city property will belong to the prince. He will own the land adjacent to the tribal portions, next to the 8 1/3 miles of the donation as far as the eastern border and next to the 8 1/3 miles of the donation as far as the western border. The holy donation and the sanctuary of the temple will be in the middle of it. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 22Except for the Levitical property and the city property in the middle of the area belonging to the prince, the area between the territory of Judah and that of Benjamin will belong to the prince." |
The Portion for Remaining Tribes | 23"As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion; it will extend from the east side to the west side. | 23“As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, Benjamin, one portion. | 23"As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion. | 23As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion. | 23As for the rest of the tribes: From the east side to the west, will be Benjamin--one portion. |
| 24"Simeon will have one portion; it will border the territory of Benjamin from east to west. | 24Adjoining the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon, one portion. | 24"Beside the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon, one portion. | 24And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion. | 24Next to the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, will be Simeon--one portion. |
| 25"Issachar will have one portion; it will border the territory of Simeon from east to west. | 25Adjoining the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar, one portion. | 25"Beside the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar, one portion. | 25And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion. | 25Next to the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, will be Issachar--one portion. |
| 26"Zebulun will have one portion; it will border the territory of Issachar from east to west. | 26Adjoining the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun, one portion. | 26"Beside the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun, one portion. | 26And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion. | 26Next to the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, will be Zebulun--one portion. |
| 27"Gad will have one portion; it will border the territory of Zebulun from east to west. | 27Adjoining the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad, one portion. | 27"Beside the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad, one portion. | 27And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion. | 27Next to the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, will be Gad--one portion. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 28Next to the territory of Gad toward the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the Brook of Egypt, and out to the Mediterranean Sea. |
| 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. | 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"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. | 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. | 29This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to Israel's tribes, and these will be their portions." This is the declaration of the Lord GOD." |
The City Gates and Dimensions | 30"These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which is 4,500 cubits long, | 30“These shall be the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be 4,500 cubits by measure, | 30"These are the exits of the city: on the north side, 4,500 cubits by measurement, | 30And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures. | 30These are the exits of the city: On the north side, which measures 1 1/2 miles, |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 31there will be three gates facing north, the gates of the city being named for the tribes of Israel: one, the gate of Reuben; one, the gate of Judah; and one, the gate of Levi. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 32On the east side, which is 1 1/2 miles, there will be three gates: one, the gate of Joseph; one, the gate of Benjamin; and one, the gate of Dan. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 33On the south side, which measures 1 1/2 miles, there will be three gates: one, the gate of Simeon; one, the gate of Issachar; and one, the gate of Zebulun. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 34On the west side, which is 1 1/2 miles, there will be three gates: one, the gate of Gad; one, the gate of Asher; and one, the gate of Naphtali. |
| 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." | 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 city shall be 18,000 cubits round about; and the name of the city from that day 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. | 35The perimeter of the city will be six miles, and the name of the city from that day on will be: Yahweh Is There." |
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