Ezekiel 48

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.

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

2 Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west.

By the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, Asher, one portion.

3 Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west.

By the border of Asher, from the east side even to the west side, Naphtali, one portion.

4 Manasseh will have one portion bordering the territory of Naphtali from east to west.

By the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion.

5 Ephraim will have one portion bordering the territory of Manasseh from east to west.

By the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, Ephraim, one portion.

6 Reuben will have one portion bordering the territory of Ephraim from east to west.

By the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the west side, Reuben, one portion.

7 Judah will have one portion bordering the territory of Reuben from east to west.

By the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, Judah, one portion.

8 Bordering 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.

"By the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the offering which you shall offer, twenty-five thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side to the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in its midst.

9 The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide.

The offering that you shall offer to Jehovah shall be twenty-five thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in breadth.

10 This 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.

For these, even for the priests, shall be the holy offering: 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 its midst.

11 It 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.

It shall be for the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have kept my instruction, who didn't go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

12 It will be a special portion for them set apart from the land, a most holy portion adjacent to the territory of the Levites.

It shall be to them an offering from the offering of the land, a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.

13 Bordering 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.

"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.

14 They 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.

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.

15 The 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

"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 its midst.

16 and 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.

These shall be its measures: 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.

17 The 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.

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

18 The 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.

The remainder in the length, answerable to the holy offering, shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward; and it shall be answerable to the holy offering; and its increase shall be for food to those who labor in the city.

19 The workers of the city who cultivate it will come from all the tribes of Israel.

Those who labor in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it.

20 The 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.

All the offering shall be twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand: you shall offer the holy offering foursquare, with the possession of the city.

21 The 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.

"The residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy offering and of the possession of the city; in front of the twenty-five thousand of the offering 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 prince: and the holy offering and the sanctuary of the house shall be in its midst.

22 So 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.

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

23 As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side.

"As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion.

24 Simeon will have one portion bordering the territory of Benjamin from east to west.

By the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon, one portion.

25 Issachar will have one portion bordering the territory of Simeon from east to west.

By the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar, one portion.

26 Zebulun will have one portion bordering the territory of Issachar from east to west.

By the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun, one portion.

27 And Gad will have one portion bordering the territory of Zebulun from east to west.

By the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad, one portion.

28 The 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.

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 Wadi, to the Great Sea.

29 This 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.

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

30 “These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long,

"These are the exits of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure;

31 the 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.

and the gates of the city shall be after 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.

32 On 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.

At the east side four thousand and five hundred reeds, and three gates: even the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.

33 On 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.

At the south side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.

34 And 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.

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

35 The 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.”

It shall be eighteen thousand reeds around: and the name of the city from that day shall be, 'Jehovah is there.'"