| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 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; | 1"Now these are the names of the tribes: from the northern extremity, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, toward the north beside Hamath, running from east to west, Dan, one portion. |
| 2by the border of Dan, from the east side to the west, one section for Asher; | 2"Beside the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, Asher, one portion. |
| 3by the border of Asher, from the east side to the west, one section for Naphtali; | 3"Beside the border of Asher, from the east side to the west side, Naphtali, one portion. |
| 4by the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, one section for Manasseh; | 4"Beside the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion. |
| 5by the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, one section for Ephraim; | 5"Beside the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, Ephraim, one portion. |
| 6by the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, one section for Reuben; | 6"Beside the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west side, Reuben, one portion. |
| 7by the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west, one section for Judah; | 7"Beside the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, Judah, one portion. |
| 8by 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. | 8"And beside the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the allotment which you shall set apart, 25,000 cubits in width, and in length like 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. | 9"The allotment that you shall set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width. |
| 10To 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. | 10"The holy allotment shall be for these, namely for the priests, toward the north 25,000 cubits in length, toward the west 10,000 in width, toward the east 10,000 in width, and toward the south 25,000 in length; and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in its midst. |
| 11It 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. | 11"It shall be for the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have kept My charge, who did not go astray when the sons of Israel went astray as the Levites went astray. |
| 12And this district of land that is set apart shall be to them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites. | 12"It shall be an allotment to them from the allotment of the land, a most holy place, 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. | 13"Alongside the border of the priests the Levites shall have 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width. The whole length shall be 25,000 cubits and the width 10,000. |
| 14And 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. | 14"Moreover, they shall not sell or exchange any of it, or alienate this choice portion of land; 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. | 15"The remainder, 5,000 cubits in width and 25,000 in length, shall be for common use for the city, for dwellings and for open spaces; and the city shall be in its midst. |
| 16These 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. | 16"These shall be its measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits. |
| 17The 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. | 17"The city shall have open spaces: on the north 250 cubits, on the south 250 cubits, on the east 250 cubits, and on the west 250 cubits. |
| 18The 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. | 18"The remainder of the length alongside the holy allotment shall be 10,000 cubits toward the east and 10,000 toward the west; and it shall be alongside the holy allotment. And its produce shall be food for the workers of the city. |
| 19The workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it. | 19"The workers of the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it. |
| 20The 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. | 20"The whole allotment shall be 25,000 by 25,000 cubits; you shall set apart the holy allotment, a square, with the property 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. | 21"The remainder shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy allotment and of the property of the city; in front of the 25,000 cubits of the allotment toward the east border and westward in front of the 25,000 toward the west border, alongside the portions, it shall be for the prince. And the holy allotment and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the middle of it. |
| 22Moreover, 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. | 22"Exclusive of the property of the Levites and the property of the city, which are in the middle of that which belongs to the prince, everything between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin 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; | 23"As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion. |
| 24by the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon shall have one section; | 24"Beside the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon, one portion. |
| 25by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar shall have one section; | 25"Beside the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar, one portion. |
| 26by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun shall have one section; | 26"Beside the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun, one portion. |
| 27by the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad shall have one section; | 27"Beside the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad, one portion. |
| 28by 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. | 28"And beside the border of Gad, at the south side toward the south, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt, to the Great Sea. |
| 29This 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. | 29"This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for an inheritance, and these are their several portions," declares the Lord GOD. |
| 30“These are the exits of the city. On the north side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits | 30"These are the exits of the city: on the north side, 4,500 cubits by measurement, |
| 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; | 31shall be the gates of the city, named for the tribes of Israel, three gates toward the north: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one. |
| 32on the east side, four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan; | 32"On the east side, 4,500 cubits, shall be three gates: the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one. |
| 33on the south side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun; | 33"On the south side, 4,500 cubits by measurement, shall be three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one. |
| 34on 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. | 34"On the west side, 4,500 cubits, shall be three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one. |
| 35All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; and the name of the city from that day shall be: THE LORD IS THERE.” | 35"The city shall be 18,000 cubits round about; and the name of the city from that day shall be, 'The LORD is there.'" |
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