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The Allotment of the Land and the Gates of the City

¹ And^[a] these are the names of the tribes: At the end of the north, along the way to Hethlon^[b] from Lebo-hamath to Hazar Enan on the boundary of Damascus beside Hamath northward,^[c] there will be one portion for Dan from the eastern border to the west.^{[d] 2} And next to the territory of Dan, from the eastern border^[e] up to the western border,^[f] one portion for Asher. ³ And next to the territory of Asher, from the eastern border^[g] and up to the western border,^[h] one portion for Naphtali. ⁴ And next to the territory of Naphtali, from the eastern border^[i] up to the western border,^[j] one portion for Manasseh. ⁵ And next to the territory of Manasseh, from the eastern border^[k] up to the western border,^[l] one portion for Ephraim. ⁶ And next to the territory of Ephraim, from the eastern border^[m] and up to the western border,^[n] one portion for Reuben. ⁷ And next to the territory of Reuben, from the eastern border^[o] up to the western border,^[p] one portion for Judah.

⁸ And next to the territory of Judah, from the eastern border^[q] up to the western border,^[r] shall be located the contribution that you set apart, twenty-five thousand cubits^[s] in width, and its length just like one of the portions from the eastern border^[t] up to the western border,^[u] and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it. ⁹ The contribution that you shall set apart for Yahweh, its length shall be twenty-five thousand cubits,^[v] and its width ten thousand cubits.^{[w] 10} And to these shall be the holy district:^[x] to the priests northwards twenty-five thousand cubits,^[y] and westwards its width ten thousand cubits,^[z] and eastwards its width ten thousand cubits,^[aa] and southwards its length twenty-five thousand cubits,^[ab] and the sanctuary of Yahweh shall be in the midst of it. ¹¹ To the priests, the ones being consecrated from the descendants^[ac] of Zadok, who took care of my service and who did not go astray^[ad] when the Israelites went astray,^[ae] just as^[af] the Levites went astray. ¹² And it will be for them a special gift from the contribution of the land as a most holy object^[ag] next to the territory of the Levites. ¹³ And the Levites alongside^[ah] the territory of the priests shall have twenty-five thousand cubits^[ai] in length and in width ten thousand cubits,^[aj] its full length,^[ak] twenty-five thousand cubits^[al] and its full width, ten thousand cubits.^{[am] 14} And they shall not sell any part from it, and shall not exchange, and shall not transfer the best of the land, for it is holy to Yahweh.

¹⁵ And the remaining part^[an] of five thousand cubits^[ao] in the width by^[ap] twenty-five thousand cubits,^[aq] is unholy;^[ar] it is for the city as dwelling and as pastureland; and the city will be located in the middle of it.^{[as] 16} And these shall be its measurements: on its side to the north, four thousand five hundred cubits;^[at] and on its side to the south, four thousand five hundred cubits;^[au] and on the eastern side,^[av] four thousand five hundred cubits;^[aw] and on the western side,^[ax] four thousand five hundred cubits.^{[ay] 17} And a pastureland shall be for the city northwards, two hundred and fifty cubits,^[az] southwards two hundred and fifty cubits,^[ba] and eastwards two hundred and fifty cubits,^[bb] and westwards two hundred and fifty cubits.^{[bc] 18} And the rest in its length alongside^[bd] the holy district,^[be] ten thousand cubits^[bf] eastwards and ten thousand^[bg] westwards; and it shall be alongside^[bh] the holy district^[bi] and its yield^[bj] shall be as food for the workers of the city. ¹⁹ And the workers of the city from all the tribes of Israel shall cultivate it. ²⁰ All of the contribution, twenty-five thousand by twenty five thousand cubits^[bk] square, you shall set apart as the holy district^[bl] along with the property of the city. ²¹ And the rest shall be to^[bm] the prince, on both sides^[bn] of the holy district^[bo] and of the property of the city extending from^[bp] twenty-five thousand cubits of the contribution up to the boundary of the east, and westwards extending^[bq] twenty-five thousand cubits^[br] to the boundary of the sea alongside^[bs] the tribal portions. They shall be for the prince, and it shall be the holy district,^[bt] and the sanctuary of the temple^[bu] will be in its middle. ²² And also the property of the Levites and the property of the city will be in the midst of the property which is for the prince; between the territory of Judah and between the territory of Benjamin the land will be for the prince.

²³ And for the remainder of the tribes: From the side on the east up to the side on the west, Benjamin one portion; ²⁴ and next to the territory of Benjamin, from the side on the east up to the side of the sea, Simeon one portion; ²⁵ and next to the territory of Simeon, from the side of the east up to the side of the sea, Issachar one portion; ²⁶ and next to the territory of Issachar, from the side of the east up to the side of the sea, Zebulun one portion; ²⁷ and next to the territory of Zebulun, from the side of the east up to the side of the sea, Gad one portion; ²⁸ and next to the territory of Gad, to the side of the south, southward;^[bv] and the territory will be from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, toward the wadi,^[bw] on to the Great Sea.^{[bx] 29} This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions," declares^[by] the Lord Yahweh.

³⁰ And these shall be the exits of the city: From^[bz] the north side,^[ca] four thousand and five hundred cubits ^[cb] by measurement. ³¹ And the gates of the city shall be according to the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates to the north, the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one. ³² And on the east side, four thousand five hundred cubits,^[cc] and three gates, and so the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one. ³³ And on the south side, four thousand five hundred cubits^[cd] by measurement, and so three gates, the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one. ³⁴ And on the west^[ce] side, four thousand five hundred cubits,^[cf] and their gates three, the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one. ³⁵ All around the city is eighteen thousand cubits,^[cg] and the name of the city from that day is "Yahweh Is There"!