1 A nd these are the names of the tribes: From the north end along the way of Hethlon, as one entereth into Hamath, Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus northward unto near Hamath—the east and west side to him—shall Dan have 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 by the border of Dan, from the east side unto 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 by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, Naphtali one.

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

4 A nd by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, Manasseh one.

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

5 A nd by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, Ephraim one.

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

6 A nd by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, Reuben one.

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

7 A nd by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, Judah one.

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

8 A nd by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the heave-offering that ye shall offer, five and twenty thousand in breadth, and in length as one of the parts from the east side unto 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 heave-offering that ye shall offer unto Jehovah shall be five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand 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 them, for the priests, shall be the holy heave-offering, toward the north five and twenty thousand, and toward the west the breadth ten thousand, and toward the east the breadth ten thousand, and toward the south the length five and twenty thousand: and the sanctuary of Jehovah 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 f or the priests that are hallowed of the sons of Zadok, who kept my charge and went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

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 offering heaved from the heave-offering of the land shall be unto them a thing most holy, by 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 answering to the border of the priests, the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: the whole length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

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 of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the first-fruits of the land: for it is holy unto Jehovah.

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 five thousand that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a common for the city, for dwellings and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst of it.

“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 measures thereof: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

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

17 A nd 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.

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

18 A nd the residue in length, alongside the holy heave-offering, shall be ten thousand eastward and ten thousand westward: it shall be alongside the holy heave-offering; and the increase thereof shall be for the support of them that serve 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 they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.

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

20 T he whole heave-offering shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand; ye shall offer the holy heave-offering foursquare with the possession 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 the rest shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy heave-offering and of the possession of the city, in front of the five and twenty thousand of the heave-offering toward the east border, and westward in front of the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, answering to the portions: it shall be for the prince; and the holy heave-offering and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst of it.

“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 from the possession of the Levites and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which shall be the prince's, 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 nd as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side unto 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 by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon one.

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

25 A nd by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar one.

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

26 A nd by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun one.

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

27 A nd by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad one.

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

28 A nd by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be from Tamar the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, by the torrent, unto the great 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 ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord Jehovah.

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 are the goings out of the city. On the north side, four thousand and five hundred by measure.

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

31 A nd 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.

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

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

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

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 R ound about it was eighteen thousand; and the name of the city from that day, Jehovah 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.’”