1 N ow these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath as far as Hazar-enan, which is on the northern border of Damascus opposite Hamath, and reaching from the east border to the west, Dan, one.

Now these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, northward beside Hamath, (and they shall have their sides east and west,) Dan, one portion.

2 A nd beside the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, Asher, one.

And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, Asher, one portion.

3 A nd beside the border of Asher, from the east side to the west side, Naphtali, one.

And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, Naphtali, one portion.

4 A nd beside the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, one.

And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, Manasseh, one portion.

5 A nd beside the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, Ephraim, one.

And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, Ephraim, one portion.

6 A nd beside the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west side, Reuben, one.

And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, Reuben, one portion.

7 A nd beside the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, Judah, one.

And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, Judah, one portion.

8 A nd beside the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the offering of land which you shall offer: 25, 000 reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the tribal portions from the east side to the west side; and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the oblation which ye shall offer, five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

9 T he portion of land that you shall set apart and offer to the Lord shall be 25, 000 in length and 10, 000 in breadth.

The oblation that ye shall offer unto Jehovah shall be five and twenty thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in breadth.

10 A nd for these, even for the priests, shall be this holy offering of land: toward the north 25, 000 in length, and toward the west 10, 000 in breadth, and toward the east 10, 000 in breadth, and toward the south 25, 000 in length, and the sanctuary of the Lord shall be in the midst of it.

And for these, even for the priests, shall be the 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 Jehovah shall be in the midst thereof.

11 T he set-apart and sacred portion shall be for the consecrated priests of the sons of Zadok, who have kept My charge and who did not go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the other Levites did.

It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, that have kept my charge, that went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

12 A nd this land offering shall be for the priests as a thing most holy beside the border of the Levites.

And it shall be unto them an oblation from the oblation of the land, a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.

13 A nd opposite the border of the priests the Levites shall have 25, 000 in length and 10, 000 in breadth. The whole length shall be 25, 000 and the breadth 10, 000.

And answerable unto 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.

14 A nd they shall not sell any of it or exchange it; they shall not convey or transfer this the firstfruits of the land, for it has been offered to the Lord and is holy to Him.

And they shall sell none of it, nor exchange it, nor shall the first-fruits of the land be alienated; for it is holy unto Jehovah.

15 A nd the remaining strip of 5, 000 in breadth and 25, 000 in length shall be for the city’s secular use, for a place in which to dwell and for open country or suburbs. The city shall be in the midst of the plot.

And the five thousand that are left in the breadth, in front of the five and twenty thousand, shall be for common use, for the city, for dwelling and for suburbs; and the city shall be in the midst thereof.

16 A nd these shall be the dimensions of it: the north side 4, 500 and the south side 4, 500, the east side 4, 500 and the west side 4, 500.

And 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.

17 A nd the city shall have suburbs or open country: toward the north 250 and toward the south 250, toward the east 250 and toward the west 250.

And the city shall have suburbs: 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.

18 T he remainder of the length along beside the holy portion shall be 10, 000 to the east and 10, 000 to the west, and it shall be along beside the holy portion. The produce from it shall be for food for those who work in the city.

And the residue in the length, answerable unto the holy oblation, shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward; and it shall be answerable unto the holy oblation; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that labor in the city.

19 A nd the workers of the city from all the tribes of Israel shall till the open land.

And they that labor in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall till it.

20 T he whole portion that you shall set apart as an offering to God shall be 25, 000 by 25, 000; you shall set apart the holy portion foursquare, together with the property of the city.

All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation four-square, with the possession of the city.

21 A nd what is left unallotted, on both sides of the holy portion and of that possessed by the city, shall belong to the prince. Reaching eastward from the 25, 000 of the holy portion to the east border, and westward from the 25, 000 to the west border, parallel to the tribal allotments, it belongs to the prince. The holy portion with the sanctuary of the temple in its midst,

And 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; in front of the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward in front of the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, answerable unto the portions, it shall be for the prince: and the holy oblation and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.

22 A nd the possession of the Levites and the property of the city shall be in the midst of that which belongs to the prince. What lies between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall be for the prince.

Moreover 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, it shall be for the prince.

23 A s for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one.

And as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin, one portion.

24 A nd beside the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon, one.

And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon, one portion.

25 A nd beside the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar, one.

And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar, one portion.

26 A nd beside the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun, one.

And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun, one portion.

27 A nd beside the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad, one.

And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad, one portion.

28 A nd beside the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall extend from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh and on along the Brook to the Great or Mediterranean Sea.

And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt, unto the great sea.

29 T his is the land which you shall divide by allotment among the tribes of Israel as their inheritance, and these are their several portions, says the Lord God.

This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their several portions, saith the Lord Jehovah.

30 A nd these shall be the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to extend 4, 500 measures,

And these are the egresses of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure;

31 T hree gates: one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi, the gates of the city being called after the names of the tribes of Israel;

and the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel, three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.

32 A nd on the east side’s 4, 500 measures, three gates: one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan;

And at the east side four thousand and five hundred reeds, and three gates: even the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.

33 A nd on the south side’s 4, 500 measures, three gates: one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun;

And at the south side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.

34 O n the west side’s 4, 500 measures, three gates: one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.

At the west side four thousand and five hundred reeds, with their three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.

35 T he distance around the city shall be 18, 000 measures; and the name of the city from that day and ever after shall be, the lord is there.

It shall be eighteen thousand reeds round about: and the name of the city from that day shall be, Jehovah is there.