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;

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

By the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, Asher, one portion.

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

By the border of Asher, from the east side even to the west side, Naphtali, one portion.

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

By the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion.

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

By the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, Ephraim, one portion.

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

By the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the west side, Reuben, one portion.

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

By the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, Judah, one portion.

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.

By the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the offering which you shall offer, twenty-five thousand reeds in width, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side to the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the middle 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 offering that you shall offer to Yahweh shall be twenty-five thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in width.

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.

For these, even for the priests, shall be the holy offering: toward the north twenty-five thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in width, and toward the east ten thousand in width, and toward the south twenty-five thousand in length: and the sanctuary of Yahweh shall be in the middle 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 shall be for the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have kept my instruction, who didn’t go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

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 shall be to them an offering from the offering of the land, a thing most holy, by the border 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.

Answerable to the border of the priests, the Levites shall have twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in width: all the length shall be twenty-five thousand, and the width ten thousand.

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 shall sell none of it, nor exchange it, nor shall the first fruits of the land be alienated; for it is holy to Yahweh.

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 five thousand that are left in the width, in front of the twenty-five thousand, shall be for common use, for the city, for dwelling and for suburbs; and the city shall be in the middle 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.

These shall be its measurements: 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 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.

The city shall have suburbs: toward the north two hundred fifty, and toward the south two hundred fifty, and toward the east two hundred fifty, and toward the west two hundred fifty.

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 remainder in the length, answerable to the holy offering, shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward; and it shall be answerable to the holy offering; and its increase shall be for food to those who labor in the city.

19 T he workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it.

Those who labor in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it.

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.

All the offering shall be a square of twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand: you shall offer it as a holy offering, with the possession of 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 remainder shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy offering and of the possession of the city; in front of the twenty-five thousand of the offering toward the east border, and westward in front of the twenty-five thousand toward the west border, answerable to the portions, it shall be for the prince: and the holy offering and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the middle 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.

Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the middle of that which is the prince’s, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, it shall be for the prince.

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 tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion.

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

By the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon, one portion.

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

By the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar, one portion.

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

By the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun, one portion.

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

By the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad, one portion.

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.

By the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the brook, 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 which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their several portions, says the Lord Yahweh.

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

These are the exits of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure;

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;

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 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;

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 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;

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, four thousand five hundred cubits with their three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for 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 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 shall be eighteen thousand reeds around: and the name of the city from that day shall be, Yahweh is there.