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| 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"These are the names of the tribes: From the northern end beside the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan (which is on the border of Damascus, toward the north beside Hamath), extending from the east side to the west, Dan will have one portion. |
| 2by the border of Dan, from the east side to the west, one section for Asher; | 2Next to the border of Dan, from the east side to the west, Asher will have one portion. |
| 3by the border of Asher, from the east side to the west, one section for Naphtali; | 3Next to the border of Asher from the east side to the west, Naphtali will have one portion. |
| 4by the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, one section for Manasseh; | 4Next to the border of Naphtali from the east side to the west, Manasseh will have one portion. |
| 5by the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, one section for Ephraim; | 5Next to the border of Manasseh from the east side to the west, Ephraim will have one portion. |
| 6by the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, one section for Reuben; | 6Next to the border of Ephraim from the east side to the west, Reuben will have one portion. |
| 7by the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west, one section for Judah; | 7Next to the border of Reuben from the east side to the west, Judah will have 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"Next to the border of Judah from the east side to the west will be the allotment you must set apart. It is to be eight and a quarter miles wide, and the same length as one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west; the sanctuary will 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. | 9The allotment you set apart to the LORD will be eight and a quarter miles in length and three and one-third miles 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. | 10These will be the allotments for the holy portion: for the priests, toward the north eight and a quarter miles in length, toward the west three and one-third miles in width, toward the east three and one-third miles in width, and toward the south eight and a quarter miles in length; the sanctuary of the LORD will be in the middle. |
| 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. | 11This will be for the priests who are set apart from the descendants of Zadok who kept my charge and did not go astray when the people of Israel strayed off, like the Levites did. |
| 12And this district of land that is set apart shall be to them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites. | 12It will be their portion from the allotment of the land, a most holy place, next to 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 will have an allotment eight and a quarter miles in length and three and one-third miles in width. The whole length will be eight and a quarter miles and the width three and one-third miles. |
| 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. | 14They must not sell or exchange any of it; they must not transfer this choice portion of land, for it is set apart 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, one and two-thirds miles in width and eight and a quarter miles in length, will be for common use by the city, for houses and for open space. The city will be in the middle of it; |
| 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. | 16these will be its measurements: The north side will be one and one-half miles, the south side one and one-half miles, the east side one and one-half miles, and the west side one and one-half miles. |
| 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. | 17The city will have open spaces: On the north there will be 437 1/2 feet, on the south 437 1/2 feet, on the east 437 1/2 feet, and on the west 437 1/2 feet. |
| 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. | 18The remainder of the length alongside the holy allotment will be three and one-third miles to the east and three and one-third miles toward the west, and it will be beside the holy allotment. Its produce will be for food for the workers of the city. |
| 19The workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it. | 19The workers of the city from all the tribes of Israel will 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. | 20The whole allotment will be eight and a quarter miles square, you must set apart the holy allotment 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. | 21"The rest, on both sides of the holy allotment and the property of the city, will belong to the prince. Extending from the eight and a quarter miles of the holy allotment to the east border, and westward from the eight and a quarter miles to the west border, alongside the portions, it will belong to the prince. The holy allotment and the sanctuary of the temple will 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. | 22The property of the Levites and of the city will be in the middle of that which belongs to the prince. The portion between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin will 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 will have one portion. |
| 24by the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon shall have one section; | 24Next to the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon will have one portion. |
| 25by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar shall have one section; | 25Next to the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar will have one portion. |
| 26by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun shall have one section; | 26Next to the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun will have one portion. |
| 27by the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad shall have one section; | 27Next to the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad will have 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. | 28Next to the border of Gad, at the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the Stream of Egypt and on 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. | 29This is the land which you will allot to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the sovereign LORD. |
| 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, one and one-half miles 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; | 31the gates of the city will be named for the tribes of Israel; there will be three gates to the north: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi. |
| 32on the east side, four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan; | 32On the east side, one and one-half miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan. |
| 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; | 33On the south side, one and one-half miles by measure, there will be three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun. |
| 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. | 34On the west side, one and one-half miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali. |
| 35All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; and the name of the city from that day shall be: THE LORD IS THERE.” | 35The circumference of the city will be six miles. The name of the city from that day forward will be: 'The LORD Is There.'" |
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