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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1"Now these are the names of the tribes: From the northern end, along the road of Hethlon, to Lebo-hamath as far as Hazar-enon, at the northern border of Damascus, alongside Hamath and extending from the eastern side to the sea, will be Dan--one portion. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Next to the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, will be Asher--one portion. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3Next to the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, will be Naphtali--one portion. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Next to the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, will be Manasseh--one portion. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5Next to the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, will be Ephraim--one portion. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Next to the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, will be Reuben--one portion. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7Next to the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, will be Judah--one portion. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8"Next to the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, will be the portion you donate to the LORD, 8 1/3 miles wide, and as long as one of the tribal portions from the east side to the west. The sanctuary will be in the middle of it. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9"The special portion you donate to the LORD will be 8 1/3 miles long and 3 1/3 miles wide. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10This holy donation will be set apart for the priests alone. It will be 8 1/3 miles long on the northern side, 3 1/3 miles wide on the western side, 3 1/3 miles wide on the eastern side, and 8 1/3 miles long on the southern side. The LORD's sanctuary will be in the middle of it. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11It is for the consecrated priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept my charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12It will be a special donation for them out of the holy donation of the land, a most holy place adjacent to the territory of the Levites. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13"Next to the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an area 8 1/3 miles long and 3 1/3 miles wide. The total length will be 8 1/3 miles and the width 3 1/3 miles. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this choice part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15"The remaining area, 1 2/3 miles wide and 8 1/3 miles long, will be for common use by the city, for both residential and open space. The city will be in the middle of it. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16These are the city's measurements: 1 1/2 miles on the north side; 1 1/2 miles on the south side; 1 1/2 miles on the east side; and 1 1/2 miles on the west side. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17The city's open space will extend: 425 feet to the north, 425 feet to the south, 425 feet to the east, and 425 feet to the west. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18"The remainder of the length alongside the holy donation will be 3 1/3 miles to the east and 3 1/3 miles to the west. It will run alongside the holy donation. Its produce will be food for the workers of the city. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19The city's workers from all the tribes of Israel will cultivate it. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20The entire donation will be 8 1/3 miles by 8 1/3 miles; you are to set apart the holy donation along with the city property as a square area. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21"The remaining area on both sides of the holy donation and the city property will belong to the prince. He will own the land adjacent to the tribal portions, next to the 8 1/3 miles of the donation as far as the eastern border and next to the 8 1/3 miles of the donation as far as the western border. The holy donation and the sanctuary of the temple will be in the middle of it. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22Except for the Levitical property and the city property in the middle of the area belonging to the prince, the area between the territory of Judah and that of Benjamin will belong to the prince. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23"As for the rest of the tribes: From the east side to the west, will be Benjamin--one portion. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24Next to the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, will be Simeon--one portion. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25Next to the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, will be Issachar--one portion. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26Next to the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, will be Zebulun--one portion. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27Next to the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, will be Gad--one portion. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28Next to the territory of Gad toward the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the Waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the Brook of Egypt, and out to the Mediterranean Sea. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to Israel's tribes, and these will be their portions." This is the declaration of the Lord GOD. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30"These are the exits of the city: On the north side, which measures 1 1/2 miles, |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31there will be three gates facing north, the gates of the city being named for the tribes of Israel: one, the gate of Reuben; one, the gate of Judah; and one, the gate of Levi. |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32On the east side, which is 1 1/2 miles, there will be three gates: one, the gate of Joseph; one, the gate of Benjamin; and one, the gate of Dan. |
| 33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33On the south side, which measures 1 1/2 miles, there will be three gates: one, the gate of Simeon; one, the gate of Issachar; and one, the gate of Zebulun. |
| 34[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 34On the west side, which is 1 1/2 miles, there will be three gates: one, the gate of Gad; one, the gate of Asher; and one, the gate of Naphtali. |
| 35[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 35The perimeter of the city will be six miles, and the name of the city from that day on will be, The LORD Is There." |
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