Chapter 48 Now these are the names of the tribes From the northern border along the road To hethlon at the entrance of hamath to Haza Enon The border of Damascus Northwood in the Direction of hamath There shall be one section for Dan from Its East to its west side By the border of Dan from the East side To the west one section for Asha By the border of Asha from the East side To the west one section for naftali By the border of naphtali from the East Side to the west one section for Manasseh By the border of Manasseh from the East Side to the west one section for Ephraim By the border of Ephraim from the East Side to the west one section for Reuben By the border of Reuben from the East Side to the west one section for Judah By the border of Judah from the East Side to the west Shall be the district which you shall Set apart 25 000 cubits in width and in length the Same as one of the other portions from The East side to the west with the Sanctuary in the center The district that you shall set apart For the Lord shall be 25 000 cubits in length and 10 000 in width To these to the priests the holy
District shall belong On the North 25 000 cubits in length on The west 10 000 in width on the East 10 000 in width and on the south 25 000 in length The sanctuary of the Lord shall be in The center It shall be for the priests of the sons Of zadok who are Sanctified who have Kept my charge who did not go astray When the children of Israel went astray As the Levites went astray And this District of land that is set Apart Shall be to them a thing Most Holy by The border of the Levites Opposite the border of the priests the Levites shall have an area 25 000 cubits In length and 10 000 in width Its entire length shall be 25 000 and its width ten thousand And they shall not sell or exchange any Of it They may not alienate this best part of The land for it is Holy to the Lord The 5000 cubits in width that remain Along the edge of the twenty five Thousand Shall be for General use by the city For dwellings and common land And the city shall be in the center These shall be its measurements the North side 4500 cubits the South Side
4500 the East Side 4500 and the West Side four thousand five hundred The common land of the city shall be To the North 250 cubits to the South 250 To the East 250 and to the West 250. The rest of the length alongside the District of the Holy section shall be Ten thousand cubits to the East and 10 000 to the West It shall be adjacent to the district of The Holy section and its produce shall Be food for the workers of the city The workers of the city from all the Tribes of Israel shall cultivate it The entire District shall be 25 000 Cubits by 25 000 cubits Foursquare You shall set apart the holy district With the property of the city The rest shall belong to the prince on One side and on the other of the Holy District and of the city's property next To the 25 000 cubits of the Holy District as far as the eastern border And Westward next to the 25 000 as far As the Western border adjacent to the Tribal portions It shall belong to the prince It shall be the holy district and the Sanctuary of the temple shall be in the Center Moreover apart from the possession of The Levites and the possession of the City which are in the midst of what Belongs to the prince
The area between the border of Judah and The border of Benjamin shall belong to The prince As for the rest of the tribes from the East side to the west Benjamin shall Have one section By the border of Benjamin from the East Side to the west Simeon shall have one Section By the border of Simeon from the East Side to the west issachar shall have one Section By the border of issachar from the East Side to the west zebulun shall have one Section By the border of zebulun from the East Side to the west Gad shall have one Section By the border of GAD on the South Side Toward the South the Border shall be From Tamar to the Waters of maribyr by Kadish along the brook to the Great Sea This is the land which you shall divide By lot as an inheritance among the Tribes of Israel and these are their Portions says the Lord God These are the exits of the city On the North side measuring 4500 cubits The gates of the city shall be named After the tribes of Israel The three gates northward One gate for Reuben one gate for Judah And one gate for Levi On the east side
4500 cubits three gates one gate for Joseph one gate for Benjamin and one Gate for Dan On the South Side measuring 4 500 cubits Three gates One gate for Simeon one gate for Issachar and one gate for zebulun On the West Side 4500 cubits with their three gates One gate for Gad one gate for Asha and One gate for naftali All the way around shall be 18 000 cubits And the name of the city from that day Shall be The Lord is there