Ezekiel 48
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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.1“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.
2Next to the border of Dan, from the east side to the west, Asher will have one portion.2Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west.
3Next to the border of Asher from the east side to the west, Naphtali will have one portion.3Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west.
4Next to the border of Naphtali from the east side to the west, Manasseh will have one portion.4Manasseh will have one portion bordering the territory of Naphtali from east to west.
5Next to the border of Manasseh from the east side to the west, Ephraim will have one portion.5Ephraim will have one portion bordering the territory of Manasseh from east to west.
6Next to the border of Ephraim from the east side to the west, Reuben will have one portion.6Reuben will have one portion bordering the territory of Ephraim from east to west.
7Next to the border of Reuben from the east side to the west, Judah will have one portion. 7Judah will have one portion bordering the territory of Reuben from east to west.
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.8Bordering 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 a tribal portion from east to west. In the center will be the sanctuary.
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.9The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide.
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.10This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 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.
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.11It 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.
12It will be their portion from the allotment of the land, a most holy place, next to the border of the Levites. 12It will be a special portion for them set apart from the land, a most holy portion adjacent to the territory of the Levites.
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.13Bordering 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.
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. 14They 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.
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;15The remaining area, 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for common use by the city, for houses, and for pastureland. The city will be in the center of it
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.16and 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.
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.17The 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.
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.18The 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.
19The workers of the city from all the tribes of Israel will cultivate it.19The workers of the city who cultivate it will come from all the tribes of Israel.
20The whole allotment will be eight and a quarter miles square, you must set apart the holy allotment with the possession of the city. 20The 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.
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.21The 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.
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. 22So the Levitical property and the city property will lie in the center of the area belonging to the prince—the area between the borders of Judah and Benjamin.
23"As for the rest of the tribes: From the east side to the west side, Benjamin will have one portion.23As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side.
24Next to the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon will have one portion.24Simeon will have one portion bordering the territory of Benjamin from east to west.
25Next to the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar will have one portion.25Issachar will have one portion bordering the territory of Simeon from east to west.
26Next to the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun will have one portion.26Zebulun will have one portion bordering the territory of Issachar from east to west.
27Next to the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad will have one portion.27And Gad will have one portion bordering the territory of Zebulun from east to west.
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.28The 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.
29This is the land which you will allot to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the sovereign LORD. 29This 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.
30"These are the exits of the city: On the north side, one and one-half miles by measure,30“These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long,
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.31the 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.
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.32On 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.
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.33On 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.
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.34And 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.
35The circumference of the city will be six miles. The name of the city from that day forward will be: 'The LORD Is There.'" 35The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.”
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