1 “ Now these are the names of the tribes: From the northern border along the road to Hethlon at the entrance of Hamath, to Hazar Enan, the border of Damascus northward, in the direction of Hamath, there shall be one section for Dan from its east to its west side;

“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 b y the border of Dan, from the east side to the west, one section for Asher;

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

3 b y the border of Asher, from the east side to the west, one section for Naphtali;

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

4 b y the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, one section for Manasseh;

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

5 b y the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, one section for Ephraim;

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

6 b y the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, one section for Reuben;

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

7 b y the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west, one section for Judah;

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

8 b y the border of Judah, from the east side to the west, shall be the district which you shall set apart, twenty-five thousand cubits in width, and in length the same as one of the other portions, from the east side to the west, with the sanctuary in the center.

“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 “ The district that you shall set apart for the Lord shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width.

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 T o these—to the priests—the holy district shall belong: on the north twenty-five thousand cubits in length, on the west ten thousand in width, on the east ten thousand in width, and on the south twenty-five thousand in length. The sanctuary of the Lord shall be in the center.

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 I t shall be for the priests of the sons of Zadok, who are sanctified, who have kept My charge, who did not go 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 district of land that is set apart shall be to 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 “ Opposite the border of the priests, the Levites shall have an area twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width; its entire length shall be twenty-five thousand and its width 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 or exchange any of it; they may not alienate this best part of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.

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 “ The five thousand cubits in width that remain, along the edge of the twenty-five thousand, shall be for general use by the city, for dwellings and common-land; and the city shall be in the center.

“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 T hese shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand five hundred cubits, the south side four thousand five hundred, the east side four thousand five hundred, and the west side four thousand five hundred.

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

17 T he common-land of the city shall be: to the north two hundred and fifty cubits, to the south two hundred and fifty, to the east two hundred and fifty, and to the west two hundred and fifty.

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

18 T he rest of the length, alongside the district of the holy section, shall be ten thousand cubits to the east and ten thousand to the west. It shall be adjacent to the district of the holy section, and its produce shall be food for the workers of 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 T he workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it.

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

20 T he entire district shall be twenty-five thousand cubits by twenty-five thousand cubits, foursquare. You shall set apart the holy district 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 “ The rest shall belong to the prince, on one side and on the other of the holy district and of the city’s property, next to the twenty-five thousand cubits of the holy district as far as the eastern border, and westward next to the twenty-five thousand as far as the western border, adjacent to the tribal portions; it shall belong to the prince. It shall be the holy district, and the sanctuary of the temple shall be in the center.

“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 M oreover, apart from the possession of the Levites and the possession of the city which are in the midst of what belongs to the prince, the area between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall belong to 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 “ As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west, Benjamin shall have one section;

“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 b y the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon shall have one section;

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

25 b y the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar shall have one section;

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

26 b y the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun shall have one section;

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

27 b y the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad shall have one section;

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

28 b y the border of Gad, on the south side, toward the South, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to 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 you shall divide by lot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions,” says the Lord God. The Gates of the City and Its Name

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 “ These are the exits of the city. On the north side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits

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

31 ( the gates of the city shall be named after the tribes of Israel), the three gates northward: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi;

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 o n the east side, four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for 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 o n the south side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for 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, four thousand five hundred cubits with their three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for 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 A ll the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; and the name of the city from that day 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.’”