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.

“These are the names of the family groups: Dan will have one share of land at the far north. His land will follow the Hethlon road to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan beside the land of Damascus, toward the north beside Hamath, going from east to west.

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

Asher will have one share of land beside Dan, from the east side to the west side.

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

Naphtali will have one share beside Asher, from the east side to the west side.

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

Manasseh will have one share beside Naphtali, from the east side to the west side.

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

Ephraim will have one share beside Manasseh, from the east side to the west side.

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

Reuben will have one share beside Ephraim, from the east side to the west side.

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

Judah will have one share beside Reuben, from the east side to the west side.

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.

“Beside Judah, from the east side to the west side, will be the share of land you must set apart as a special gift. It will be as wide as 12, 500 long steps, and as long as one of the other shares of land, from the east side to the west side. And the holy place will be in the center 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 gift of land that you will set apart to the Lord will be as long as 12, 500 long steps and as wide as 5, 000 long steps.

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.

There will be a holy part for the religious leaders. It will be as long as 12, 500 long steps on the north side, 5, 000 long steps on the west side, 5, 000 long steps on the east side, and 12, 500 long steps on the south side. The holy house of the Lord will be in the center of it.

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 will be for the religious leaders who are set apart of the sons of Zadok, who have been faithful in serving Me. They did not sin as the Levites did when the people of Israel went the wrong way.

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

It will belong to them as a special gift from part of the land, a most holy place, beside the land 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.

The Levites will have land beside the religious leaders, as long as 12, 500 long steps and as wide as 5, 000 long steps. The whole length will be 12, 500 long steps, and the width 5, 000 long steps.

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.

They must not sell or trade any of it. This is the best part of the land, and it must not pass into other hands. For it is holy to the Lord.

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.

“The rest of the land, 2, 500 long steps in width and 12, 500 long steps in length, will be for all the people. It will be for houses and for open fields, and the city will be in the center of it.

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.

The city will be 2, 250 long steps on each of its four sides.

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 it will have open fields, 125 long steps in width, all around the city.

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.

The rest of the length beside the holy part of the land will be 5, 000 long steps toward the east and 5, 000 long steps toward the west. This will be where food is grown for those who work in the city.

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

And the workers of the city, from all the family groups of Israel, will work the ground.

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.

The whole piece of land will be as long as 12, 500 long steps on each of its four sides. You will set apart the holy piece of land, together with the land for 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,

“The rest of the land will be for the ruler, on both sides of the holy piece of land and of the land for the city. It will go from the 12, 500 long steps of the holy piece of land all the way to the east side, and from the 12, 500 long steps all the way to the west side, along the shares for the family groups. It will belong to the ruler. The holy piece of land and the house of the Lord will be in the center of it.

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.

So the land of the Levites and the land of the city will be in the center of the ruler’s land. And the ruler’s land will be between the land of Judah and the land of Benjamin.

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

“As for the rest of the family groups, Benjamin will have one share of land. It will spread from the east side to the west side.

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

Simeon will have one share beside Benjamin, from the east side to the west side.

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

Issachar will have one share beside Simeon, from the east side to the west side.

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

Zebulun will have one share beside Issachar, from the east side to the west side.

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

Gad will have one share beside Zebulun, from the east side to the west side.

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.

The south side of Gad’s share will be from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then to the River of Egypt and to 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 you will give by drawing names to the family groups of Israel for their own. And these are their shares,” says the Lord God. The Gates of Jerusalem

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

“These will be the gates of the city: Beginning on the north side, which is as long as 2, 250 long steps,

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;

the gates of the city will be given the names of the family groups of Israel. The three gates on the north side will be the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi.

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;

The east side is as long as 2, 250 long steps. The three gates on this side will be the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan.

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;

The south side is as long as 2, 250 long steps. The three gates on this side will be the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun.

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

And the west side is as long as 2, 250 long steps. The three gates on this side will be the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.

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 will be 9, 000 long steps around the city. And the name of the city from that time on will be: ‘The Lord is there.’”