New Living Translation

New American Standard Bible 1995

1“Here is the list of the tribes of Israel and the territory each is to receive. The territory of Dan is in the extreme north. Its boundary line follows the Hethlon road to Lebo-hamath and then runs on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus, with Hamath to the north. Dan’s territory extends all the way across the land of Israel from east to west.

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.

2“Asher’s territory lies south of Dan’s and also extends from east to west.

2"Beside the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, Asher, one portion.

3Naphtali’s land lies south of Asher’s, also extending from east to west.

3"Beside the border of Asher, from the east side to the west side, Naphtali, one portion.

4Then comes Manasseh south of Naphtali, and its territory also extends from east to west.

4"Beside the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion.

5South of Manasseh is Ephraim,

5"Beside the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, Ephraim, one portion.

6and then Reuben,

6"Beside the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west side, Reuben, one portion.

7and then Judah, all of whose boundaries extend from east to west.

7"Beside the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, Judah, one portion.

8“South of Judah is the land set aside for a special purpose. It will be 8 1/3 miles wide and will extend as far east and west as the tribal territories, with the Temple at 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 area set aside for the LORD’s Temple will be 8 1/3 miles long and 6 2/3 miles wide.

9"The allotment that you shall set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width.

10For the priests there will be a strip of land measuring 8 1/3 miles long by 3 1/3 miles wide, with the LORD’s Temple at 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.

11This area is set aside for the ordained priests, the descendants of Zadok who served me faithfully and did not go astray with the people of Israel and the rest of the Levites.

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.

12It will be their special portion when the land is distributed, the most sacred land of all. Next to the priests’ territory will lie the land where the other Levites will live.

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“The land allotted to the Levites will be the same size and shape as that belonging to the priests—8 1/3 miles long and 3 1/3 miles wide. Together these portions of land will measure 8 1/3 miles long by 6 2/3 miles wide.

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.

14None of this special land may ever be sold or traded or used by others, for it belongs to the LORD; it is set apart as holy.

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“An additional strip of land 8 1/3 miles long by 1 2/3 miles wide, south of the sacred Temple area, will be allotted for public use—homes, pasturelands, and common lands, with a city at 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.

16The city will measure 1 1/2 miles on each side—north, south, east, and west.

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.

17Open lands will surround the city for 150 yards in every direction.

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.

18Outside the city there will be a farming area that stretches 3 1/3 miles to the east and 3 1/3 miles to the west along the border of the sacred area. This farmland will produce food for the people working in 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.

19Those who come from the various tribes to work in the city may farm it.

19"The workers of the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it.

20This entire area—including the sacred lands and the city—is a square that measures 8 1/3 miles on each side.

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 areas that remain, to the east and to the west of the sacred lands and the city, will belong to the prince. Each of these areas will be 8 1/3 miles wide, extending in opposite directions to the eastern and western borders of Israel, with the sacred lands and the sanctuary of the Temple 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.

22So the prince’s land will include everything between the territories allotted to Judah and Benjamin, except for the areas set aside for the sacred lands and the city.

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“These are the territories allotted to the rest of the tribes. Benjamin’s territory lies just south of the prince’s lands, and it extends across the entire land of Israel from east to west.

23"As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion.

24South of Benjamin’s territory lies that of Simeon, also extending across the land from east to west.

24"Beside the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon, one portion.

25Next is the territory of Issachar with the same eastern and western boundaries.

25"Beside the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar, one portion.

26“Then comes the territory of Zebulun, which also extends across the land from east to west.

26"Beside the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun, one portion.

27The territory of Gad is just south of Zebulun with the same borders to the east and west.

27"Beside the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad, one portion.

28The southern border of Gad runs from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh and then follows the Brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean.

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.

29“These are the allotments that will be set aside for each tribe’s exclusive possession. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken! The Gates of the City

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 will be the exits to the city: On the north wall, which is 1 1/2 miles long,

30"These are the exits of the city: on the north side, 4,500 cubits by measurement,

31there will be three gates, each one named after a tribe of Israel. The first will be named for Reuben, the second for Judah, and the third 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 wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, the gates will be named for Joseph, Benjamin, and 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.

33The south wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, will have gates named for Simeon, Issachar, and 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.

34And on the west wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, the gates will be named for Gad, Asher, and 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.

35“The distance around the entire city will be 6 miles. And from that day the name of the city will 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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