1 “ 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.

¶ Now these are the names of the tribes. From the side of the north by the way of Hethlon, as one goes to Hamath, Hazarenan, to the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; Dan shall have a portion, his sides being to the east and to the west.

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

And next to the border of Dan, from the east side unto the side of the sea, Asher shall have a portion.

3 N aphtali will have one share beside Asher, from the east side to the west side.

And next to the border of Asher, from the east side unto the side of the sea, a portion for Naphtali.

4 M anasseh will have one share beside Naphtali, from the east side to the west side.

And next to the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the side of the sea, a portion for Manasseh.

5 E phraim will have one share beside Manasseh, from the east side to the west side.

And next to the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the side of the sea, a portion for Ephraim.

6 R euben will have one share beside Ephraim, from the east side to the west side.

And next to the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the side of the sea, a portion for Reuben.

7 J udah will have one share beside Reuben, from the east side to the west side.

And next to the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the side of the sea, a portion for Judah.

8 “ 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.

And next to the border of Judah, from the east side unto the side of the sea, shall be the lot which ye shall set apart of twenty-five thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other portions; that is, from the east side unto the side of the sea: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

9 T he 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.

The lot that ye shall separate unto the LORD shall be of twenty-five thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.

10 T here 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.

And from there shall be the holy lot of the priests; toward the north twenty-five thousand reeds in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south twenty-five thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.

11 I t 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.

The priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, which have kept my charge, which did not go astray when the sons of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

12 I t will belong to them as a special gift from part of the land, a most holy place, beside the land of the Levites.

They shall receive by lot, separated in the dividing of the land, the most holy part, next to the border of the Levites.

13 T he 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.

And the portion of the Levites, shall be in front the border of the priests, of twenty-five thousand reeds in length, and of ten thousand in breadth; all the length shall be twenty-five thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

14 T hey 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.

They shall not sell of it, neither exchange nor transpose the firstfruits of the land; for it is consecrated unto the LORD.

15 “ 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.

And the five thousand reeds, that are left in the breadth over against the twenty-five thousand, shall be profane, for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.

16 T he city will be 2, 250 long steps on each of its four sides.

And these shall be the measures thereof: the north side four thousand five hundred reeds, and the south side four thousand five hundred, and on the east side four thousand five hundred, and the west side four thousand five hundred.

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

And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty reeds, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.

18 T he 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.

And the residue in length over against the lot of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: which shall be what is left of the lot of the holy portion; it shall be for food unto those that serve the city.

19 A nd the workers of the city, from all the family groups of Israel, will work the ground.

And those that serve the city shall be from all the tribes of Israel.

20 T he 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.

All the lot of twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand square: ye shall separate by lot for the sanctuary and for the possession of the city.

21 “ 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.

And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy lot, and of the possession of the city, over against the twenty-five thousand reeds of the holy lot unto the east border, and westward over against the twenty-five thousand unto the west border, over against the said portions shall be of the prince; and it shall be a holy lot; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.

22 S o 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.

Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, in the midst shall be that which belongs to the prince, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be the lot of the prince.

23 “ 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.

As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the side of the sea, Benjamin shall have a portion.

24 S imeon will have one share beside Benjamin, from the east side to the west side.

And next to the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the side of the sea, Simeon shall have a portion.

25 I ssachar will have one share beside Simeon, from the east side to the west side.

And next to the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the side of the sea, Issachar a portion.

26 Z ebulun will have one share beside Issachar, from the east side to the west side.

And next to the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the side of the sea, Zebulun a portion.

27 G ad will have one share beside Zebulun, from the east side to the west side.

And next to the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the side of the sea, Gad a portion.

28 T he 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.

And next to the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be from Tamar unto the waters of strife, and from Kadesh, and the river unto the great sea.

29 T his 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

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

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

And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand five hundred reeds by measure.

31 t he 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.

¶ And the gates of the city shall be according to the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, another; the gate of Levi, another.

32 T he 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.

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

33 T he 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.

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

34 A nd 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.

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

35 I t 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.’”

It was round about eighteen thousand reeds: and the name of the city from that day shall be, THE LORD IS HERE.