Division of the Land
1 “Now these are the names of the tribes: from the northern extremity, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath,as far asHazar-enanatthe border of Damascus, toward the north beside Hamath, running from east to west, Dan, oneportion.
2 Beside the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, Asher, oneportion.
3 Beside the border of Asher, from the east side to the west side, Naphtali, oneportion.
4 Beside the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, oneportion.
5 Beside the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, Ephraim, oneportion.
6 Beside the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west side, Reuben, oneportion.
7 Beside the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, Judah, oneportion.
8 “And beside the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be theallotment which you shall set apart, 25,000cubitsin 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.
9 The allotment that you shall set apart to the Lordshall be25,000cubitsin length and 10,000 in width.
Portion for the Priests
10 The holy allotment shall be for these,namelyfor the priests, toward the north 25,000cubits 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 Lordshall be in its midst.
11 It shall befor 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.
12 It shall be an allotment to them from the allotment of the land, a most holy place, by the border of the Levites.
13 Alongside the border of the priests the Levitesshall have25,000cubitsin length and 10,000 in width. The whole lengthshall be25,000cubitsand the width 10,000.
14 Moreover, they shall not sell or exchange any of it, or alienate this choiceportionof land; for it is holy to the Lord.
15 “The remainder, 5,000cubitsin 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.
16 Theseshall beits measurements: the north side 4,500cubits,the south side 4,500cubits,the east side 4,500cubits,and the west side 4,500cubits.
17 The city shall have open spaces: on the north 250cubits,on the south 250cubits,on the east 250cubits,and on the west 250cubits.
18 The remainder of the length alongside the holy allotment shall be 10,000cubitstoward 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.
19 The workers of the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it.
20 The whole allotmentshall be25,000 by 25,000cubits;you shall set apart the holy allotment, a square, with the property of the city.
Portion for the Prince
21 “The remaindershall befor 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 25,000cubitsof the allotment toward the east border and westward in front of the 25,000 toward the west border, alongside the portions,it shall befor the prince. And the holy allotment and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the middle of it.
22 Exclusive of the property of the Levites and the property of the city,whichare in the middle of that which belongs to the prince,everythingbetween the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall be for the prince.
Portion for Other Tribes
23 “As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, oneportion.
24 Beside the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon, oneportion.
25 Beside the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar, oneportion.
26 Beside the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun, oneportion.
27 Beside the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad, oneportion.
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 brookof Egypt,to the Great Sea.
29 This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for an inheritance, and these are theirseveralportions,” declares the Lord God.
The City Gates
30 “These are the exits of the city: on the north side, 4,500cubitsby measurement,
31 shall 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.
32 On the east side, 4,500cubits,shall be three gates: the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.
33 On the south side, 4,500cubitsby measurement, shall be three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.
34 On the west side, 4,500cubits, shall bethree gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.
35 The city shall be18,000cubitsround about; and the name of the city fromthatdayshall be,’The Lordis there.'”
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