Division of the Land
1 “Now these are the names of the tribes: from the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan, which is on the northern border of Damascus, beside Hamath, and running from the east to the 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 the allotmentandcontribution of land which you shall set apartandoffer, 25,000cubitsin width, and in length like one of the [tribal] portions, from the east side to the west side; and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.
9 The allotment [of land] that you shall set apartandoffer 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,and toward the west 10,000 in width, and toward the east 10,000 in width, and toward the south 25,000 in length; and the sanctuary of the Lordshall be in the midst of it.
11 It shall befor the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have kept My charge, and who did not go astray when the children (descendants) of Israel went astray as the [other] Levites did.
12 And this [land offering] shall be an allotment to them from the allotment of the land, a most holy portion beside the border of the [other] Levites.
13 Alongside the border of the priests, the [other] Levitesshall have25,000cubitsin length and 10,000 in width. The whole lengthshall be25,000cubitsand the width 10,000.
14 And they shall not sell any of it or exchange it, or allow this choiceportionof land to passto others;for it is holy to the Lord.
15 “The remaining [strip of] 5,000cubitsin width and 25,000 in length shall be for the city’s common (secular) use, for a place in which to live and for open country. The city shall be in the midst of it.
16 Theseshall bethe measurements of it: the north side 4,500cubits,the south side 4,500, the east side 4,500, and the west side 4,500.
17 The city shall have open country: toward the north 250cubits,and toward the south 250, toward the east 250, and toward the west 250.
18 The remainder of the length alongside the holy allotment shall be 10,000cubitsto the east and 10,000 to the west; and it shall be beside the holy allotment. The produce from it shall be food for the workers of the city.
19 The workers of the city, from 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 remainder, on both sides of the holy allotment and of the property possessed by the city,shall belongto the prince. 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 [tribal] portions,it shall befor the prince. The holy allotment with the sanctuary of the temple shall be in the midst of it.
22 Exclusive of the property of the Levites and of the property of the city, which are 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, southward, the border shall extend from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the Brook [of Egypt], to the Great [Mediterranean] Sea.
29 This is the land which you shall divide by lot among the tribes of Israel as their inheritance, and these are theirseveralportions,” says the Lord God.
The City Gates
30 “These are the exits of the city: on the north side, [which is to extend] 4,500cubitsby measurement,
31 there shall also be gates of the city,namedafter the names of the tribes of Israel, three gates toward the north: one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.
32 On the east side, 4,500cubits,also three gates: one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.
33 On the south side, 4,500cubits,by measurement, also three gates: one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.
34 On the west side, 4,500cubits,three gates: one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.
35 The distance around the city shall be 18,000 (4 x 4,500)cubits;and the name of the city from that day [and ever after]shall be,‘The Lordis There.’”