Ezekiel 48

1 Now these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, northward beside Hamath, (and they shall have their sides east and west), Dan, one portion.

This is a list of the allocations according to the names of the tribes. At the northern frontier, Dan's allocation borders the Hethlon road to Lebo-hamath and to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extends from the eastern boundary of the country to that on the west.

2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, Asher, one portion.

Asher's allocation borders that of Dan from east to west.

3 And by the border of Asher, from the east side even to the west side, Naphtali, one portion.

Naphtali's allocation borders that of Asher from east to west.

4 And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion.

Manasseh's allocation borders that of Naphtali from east to west.

5 And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, Ephraim, one portion.

Ephraim's allocation borders that of Manasseh from east to west.

6 And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the west side, Reuben, one portion.

Reuben's allocation borders that of east to west.

7 And by the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, Judah, one portion.

Judah's allocation borders that of Reuben from east to west.

8 And by the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the oblation which ye shall offer: twenty-five thousand measures in breadth, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side to the west side. And the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

Adjacent to Judah's allocation, from east to west, is the special area you are to make provision for. It is to be 25,000 cubits wide, and extend the same length as a tribal allocation from east to west. The sanctuary will be in the middle of it.

9 The oblation that ye shall offer to Jehovah shall be twenty-five thousand measures in length, and ten thousand in breadth.

The special allocation you make is for the Lord and shall be 25,000 cubits by 10,000 cubits.

10 And for these, even for the priests, shall be the holy oblation: toward the north twenty-five thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south twenty-five thousand in length. And the sanctuary of Jehovah shall be in the midst of it.

This is to be the holy allocation for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north and south sides, and 10,000 cubits wide on the west and east sides. The sanctuary will be in the middle of it.

11 It shall be for the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have kept my charge, who did not go astray when the sons of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

It is for the holy priests, descendants of Zadok, who stayed faithful and did not abandon me when the Israelites abandoned me.

12 And it shall be to them an oblation from the oblation of the land, a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.

It will be a special part of the land provided for them, a most holy allocation next to that of the Levites.

13 And answerable to the border of the priests, the Levites shall have twenty-five thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth. All the length shall be twenty-five thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

The Levites shall have an area 25,000 cubits by 10,000 cubits adjacent to the allocation of the priests. Its entire length will be 25,000 cubits, and its width 10,000 cubits.

14 And they shall sell none of it, nor exchange it, nor shall the first-fruits of the land be alienated, for it is holy to Jehovah.

They are not permitted to sell exchange or transfer any of it, for it is the best part of the land and is holy to the Lord.

15 And the five thousand that are left in the breadth, in front of the twenty-five thousand, shall be for common use, for the city, for dwelling and for suburbs. And the city shall be in the midst of it.

The remainder, 5,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits, is for ordinary use by the city for houses and pastureland. The city will be in the middle of it,

16 And these shall be the measures of it: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

and this will be its measurements: 4,500 cubits on all sides, north, south, east, and west.

17 And the city shall have suburbs: toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.

The city's pastureland will surround it for 250 cubits on all sides, north, south, east, and west.

18 And the residue in the length, answerable to the holy oblation, shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward. And it shall be answerable to the holy oblation. And the increase of it shall be for food to those who labor in the city.

What remains of the land bordering the holy allocation and running beside it will be 10,000 cubits on both the east side and the west side. The crops it produces will provide food for those who work in the city.

19 And those who labor in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall till it.

These workers who farm the land will be from all the Israelite tribes.

20 All the oblation shall be twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand. Ye shall offer the holy oblation four-square, with the possession of the city.

The whole allocation will be a square, 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits. You are to make provision for the holy allocation, together with the area for the city.

21 And the residue shall be for the ruler, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation and of the possession of the city, in front of the twenty-five thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward in front of the twenty-five thousand toward the west border, answerable to the portions. It shall be for the ruler. And the holy oblation and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst of it.

The land that remains on both sides of the holy allocation and of the area for the city will belong to the prince. This land will be next to the tribal allocations and extend east from the 25,000 cubits of the holy section to the eastern border, on the other side west from the 25,000 cubits to the western border. In the middle of them will be the holy section and the Temple sanctuary.

22 Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the ruler's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, it shall be for the ruler.

The Levites area and the city's area will lie in the middle of the prince's allocation, and will lie between the borders of the allocations of Judah and Benjamin.

23 And as for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion.

These are the allocations for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin's allocation extends from the eastern boundary of the country to that on the west.

24 And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon, one portion.

Simeon's allocation borders that of Benjamin from east to west.

25 And by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar, one portion.

Issachar's allocation borders that of Simeon from east to west.

26 And by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun, one portion.

Zebulun's allocation borders that of Issachar from east to west.

27 And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad, one portion.

Gad's allocation borders that of Zebulun from east to west.

28 And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt, to the great sea.

The southern border of Gad's allocation will be from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.

29 This is the land which ye shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their several portions, says the lord Jehovah.

This is the land you are to allocate for the tribes of Israel to own and pass on as an inheritance. These are their assigned allocations, declares the Lord God.

30 And these are the exits of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred measures by measure.

These are to be the city exits, starting on the north side, which is 4,500 cubits long.

31 And the gates of the city shall be according to the names of the tribes of Israel, three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one, the gate of Judah, one, the gate of Levi, one.

The city gates are to be named after the tribes of Israel. There will be three gates on the north side: the gates of Reuben, Judah, and Levi.

32 And at the east side four thousand and five hundred measures, and three gates: even the gate of Joseph, one, the gate of Benjamin, one, the gate of Dan, one.

There will be three gates on the east side, (also 4,500 cubits long): the gates of Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan.

33 And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one, the gate of Issachar, one, the gate of Zebulun, one.

There will be three gates on the south side, (also 4,500 cubits long): the gates of Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun.

34 At the west side four thousand and five hundred measures, with their three gates: the gate of Gad, one, the gate of Asher, one, the gate of Naphtali, one.

There will be three gates on the west side, (also 4,500 cubits long): the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.

35 It shall be eighteen thousand measures round about. And the name of the city from that day shall be, Jehovah is there.

The distance around the outside of the city will be 18,000 cubits. From that day on the name of the city will be “The Lord Is There.”