CHAPTER 48
Now these
are the names
of the tribes:
At the northern
frontier,
Dan
will have one portion
bordering
the road
of Hethlon
to Lebo-hamath
and running on
to Hazar-enan
on the border
of Damascus
with Hamath
to the north,
and extending from the east
side
to the west side.
Bordering
the territory
of Judah,
from east
to
west,
will be
the portion
you are to set apart.
It will be 25,000 cubits
wide,
and the length
of one
of the tribal portions
from
the east
side
to
the west.
In the center
will be
the sanctuary.
This will be
the holy
portion
for the priests.
It will be
25,000 cubits long
on the north,
10,000 cubits
wide
on the west side,
10,000 cubits
wide
on the east side,
and 25,000 cubits
long
on the south side.
In the center
will be
the sanctuary
of the LORD.
It will be for the consecrated
priests,
the descendants
of Zadok,
who
kept
My charge
and did not
go astray
as
the Levites
did when the Israelites
went astray.
It will be
a special portion
for them
set apart
from the land,
a Most Holy portion
adjacent to
the territory
of the Levites.
Bordering
the territory
of the priests,
the Levites
shall have an area 25,000
cubits long
and 10,000 cubits
wide.
The whole
length
will be 25,000 cubits,
and the width
10,000 cubits.
They must not
sell
or exchange
any of it,
and they must
not
transfer
this best part
of the land,
for
it is holy
to the LORD.
The remaining area,
5,000 cubits
wide
and 25,000 cubits long,
will be for the common use
of the city,
for houses
and pasturelands.
The city
will be
in the center
of it
and will have these
measurements:
4,500 cubits
on the north
side,
4,500 cubits
on the south
side,
4,500 cubits
on the east
side,
and 4,500 cubits
on the west
side.
The pastureland
of the city
will extend
250 cubits
to the north,
250 cubits
to the south,
250 cubits
to the east,
and 250 cubits
to the west.
The remainder
of the length
bordering
the holy
portion
and running
adjacent to
it
will be 10,000 cubits
on the east side
and 10,000 cubits
on the west side.
Its produce
will supply
food
for the workers
of the city.
The entire
portion
will be a square,
25,000 cubits
by 25,000 cubits.
You are to set apart
the holy
portion,
along with
the city
property.
The remaining area
on both sides
of the holy
portion
and of the property
of the city
will belong to the prince.
He
will own the land adjacent to
the tribal portions,
extending eastward
from the 25,000 cubits
of the holy district
toward
the eastern
border,
and westward
from the 25,000 cubits
to the western
border.
And in the center of them
will be
the holy
portion
and the sanctuary
of the temple.
So for the Levitical
property
and the city
property
will lie in the center
of the area belonging to
the prince.
The area between
the border
of Judah
and
the border
of Benjamin
will belong to
the prince.
As for the rest
of the tribes:
Benjamin
will have one portion
extending from the east
side
to
the
west side.
The southern
border
of Gad
will run
from Tamar
to the waters
of Meribath-kadesh,
then along the Brook of Egypt
and out to
the Great
Sea.
This
is the land
you are to allot
as an inheritance
to the tribes
of Israel,
and these
will be their portions,
declares
the Lord
GOD.
These
will be the exits
of the city:
Beginning on the north
side,
which measures
4,500 cubits long,
the gates
of the city
will be named
after the tribes
of Israel.
On the north side
there will be three
gates:
the gate
of Reuben,
the gate
of Judah,
and
the gate
of Levi.
On
the east
side,
which will be 4,500 cubits long,
there will be three
gates:
the gate
of Joseph,
the gate
of Benjamin,
and
the gate
of Dan.
On the south
side,
which will be
4,500 cubits long,
there will be three
gates:
the gate
of Simeon,
the gate
of Issachar,
and
the gate
of Zebulun.
And on the west
side,
which will be 4,500 cubits long,
there will be three
gates:
the gate
of Gad,
the gate
of Asher,
and
the gate
of Naphtali.
The perimeter
of the city will be 18,000 cubits,
and the name
of the city
from that day on will be:
THE LORD
IS THERE.”