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.

And these [are] [the] names of the tribes from [the] end of north-ward to [the] hand of [the] road of Hethlon - Lebo Hamath Hazar Enan [the] border of Damascus north-ward to [the] hand of Hamath and they will belong to him [the] side of [the] east the sea Dan one [portion].

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

And at - [the] border of Dan from [the] side of [the] east to [the] side of west-ward Asher one [portion].

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

And at - [the] border of Asher from [the] side of east-ward and to [the] side of west-ward Naphtali one [portion].

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

And at - [the] border of Naphtali from [the] side of east-ward to [the] side of west-ward Manasseh one [portion].

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

And at - [the] border of Manasseh from [the] side of east-ward to [the] side of west-ward Ephraim one [portion].

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

And at - [the] border of Ephraim from [the] side of [the] east and to [the] side of west-ward Reuben one [portion].

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

And at - [the] border of Reuben from [the] side of [the] east to [the] side of west-ward 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.

And at [the] border of Judah from [the] side of [the] east to [the] side of west-ward it will be the contribution which you will offer up [will be] five and twenty thousand [cubits] [the] breadth and [the] length [will be] like one of the portions from [the] side of east-ward to [the] side of west-ward and it will be the sanctuary in [the] middle of it.

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

The contribution which you will contribute to Yahweh [the] length [will be] five and twenty thousand [cubits] and [the] breadth [will be] ten thousand [cubits].

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.

And to these it will belong [the] contribution of holiness to the priests north-ward five and twenty thousand [cubits] and west-ward [the] breadth [will be] ten thousand [cubits] and east-ward [the] breadth [will be] ten thousand [cubits] and south-ward [the] length [will be] five and twenty thousand [cubits] and it will be [the] sanctuary of Yahweh in [the] middle of it.

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.

To the priests the consecrated [one] from [the] sons of Zadok who they kept charge my who not they went astray when went astray [the] people of Israel just as they went astray the Levites.

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.

And it will belong to them a contribution from [the] contribution of the land a holy place of holy places to [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.

And the Levites close to [the] border of the priests [will be] five and twenty thousand [cubits] [the] length and [the] breadth [will be] ten thousand [cubits] all [the] length [will be] five and twenty thousand [cubits] and [the] breadth [will be] ten thousand [cubits].

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.

And not they will sell any of it and not anyone will exchange and not (one will make pass over *Q(K)*) [the] choicest of the land for [it is] a holy place to Yahweh.

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

And five thousand [cubits] which remain in the breadth on [the] face of five and twenty thousand [cubits] [will be] a profane area it for the city for dwelling place and for open land and it will be the city (in [the] middle of it. *Q(K)*)

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.

And these [will be] measurements its [the] side of [the] north [will be] five hundred and four thousand [cubits] and [the] side of [the] south [will be] five (*Q(K)*) hundred and four thousand [cubits] and from [the] side of [the] east [will be] five hundred and four thousand [cubits] and [the] side of west-ward [will be] five hundred and four thousand [cubits].

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.

And it will belong open land to the city north-ward fifty and two hundred [cubits] and south-ward fifty and two hundred [cubits] and east-ward fifty and two hundred [cubits] and west-ward fifty and two hundred [cubits].

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.

And [what] remains in the length close to - [the] contribution of holiness [will be] ten thousand [cubits] east-ward and ten thousand [cubits] west-ward and it will be close to [the] contribution of holiness and it will become (produce its *Q(k)*) food for [the] workers of the city.

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

And the worker the city they will serve it from all [the] tribes of Israel.

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 contribution [will be] five and twenty thousand [cubits] by five and twenty thousand [cubits] fourth you will offer up [the] contribution of holiness to [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.

And [what] remains [will belong] to the prince from this - and from this - of [the] contribution of holiness and of [the] possession of the city to [the] face of [the] five and twenty thousand [cubits] - a contribution to [the] border of east-ward and west-ward on [the] face of five and twenty thousand [cubits] on [the] border of west-ward close to [the] portions [will belong] to the prince and it will be [the] contribution of holiness and [the] sanctuary of the house (in [the] middle of it. *Q(K)*)

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.

And from [the] possession of the Levites and from [the] possession of the city in [the] middle of [that] which to the prince it will belong between - [the] border of Judah and between [the] border of Benjamin to the prince it will belong.

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

And [the] remainder of the tribes from [the] side of east-ward to [the] side of west-ward Benjamin one [portion].

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

And at - [the] border of Benjamin from [the] side of east-ward to [the] side of west-ward Simeon one [portion].

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

And at - [the] border of Simeon from [the] side of east-ward to [the] side of west-ward Issachar one [portion].

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

And at - [the] border of Issachar from [the] side of east-ward to [the] side of west-ward Zebulun one [portion].

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

And at - [the] border of Zebulun from [the] side of east-ward to [the] side of west-ward 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.

And at [the] border of Gad to [the] side of [the] south south-ward and it will be [the] border from Tamar [the] waters of Meribath Kadesh [the] wadi on the sea great.

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 will make fall from [the] inheritance to [the] tribes of Israel and these [are] portions their [the] utterance of [the] Lord Yahweh.

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

And these [will be] [the] exits of the city from [the] side of [the] north [will be] five hundred and four thousand [cubits] [the] measurement.

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 [will be] on [the] names of [the] tribes of Israel gates three [will be] north-ward [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.

And to [the] side of east-ward [will be] five hundred and four thousand [cubits] and gates three and [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.

And [the] side of south-ward [will be] five hundred and four thousand [cubits] [the] measurement and gates three [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.

[the] side of West-ward [will be] five hundred and four thousand [cubits] gates their three [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.”

[the] circuit [will be] eight-Teen thousand [cubits] and [the] name of the city from [the] day [will be] Yahweh - [Is] There.