Ezekiel 48

1 “And these [are] the names of the tribes: from the north end to the side of the way of Hethlon, at the coming in to Hamath, Hazar-Enan, the border of Damascus northward, in the direction of Hamath, and they have been his—east side to 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 is the raised-offering that you lift up, twenty-five thousand [cubits] broad and long, as one of the parts, from the east side to the west side: and the sanctuary has been in its midst.

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 raised-offering that you lift up to YHWH [is] twenty-five thousand long and ten thousand broad.

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

10 And of these is the holy raised-offering for the priests, northward twenty-five thousand, and westward ten thousand [in] breadth, and eastward ten thousand [in] breadth, and southward twenty-five thousand [in] length: and the sanctuary of YHWH has been in its midst.

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 For the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have kept My charge, who did not err in the erring of the sons of Israel, as the Levites erred,

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

12 even the raised-offering has been for them, out of the raised-offering of the land, 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 [to] the Levites alongside the border of the priests [are] twenty-five thousand [in] length, and ten thousand [in] breadth, all the length [is] 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 do not sell of it, nor exchange, nor cause the first-fruit of the land to pass away: for [it is] holy to YHWH.

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 is left in the breadth, on the front of the twenty-five thousand, is common—for the city, for dwelling, and for outskirt, and the city has been in its midst.

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 [are] its measurements: 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 outskirt of the city has been northward—two hundred and fifty, and southward—two hundred and fifty, and eastward—two hundred and fifty, and westward—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 remainder in length alongside the raised-offering of the holy [portion is] ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward, and it has been alongside the raised-offering of the holy [portion], and its increase has been for food for those serving 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 even [to] him who is serving the city, they serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.

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

20 All the raised-offering [is] twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand square—you lift up the raised-offering of the holy [portion] 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 remainder [is] for the prince, on this side and on that side of the raised-offering of the holy [portion], and of the possession of the city, on the front of the twenty-five thousand of the raised-offering to the east border, and westward, on the front of the twenty-five thousand on the west border, alongside the portions of the prince; and the raised-offering of the holy [portion], and the sanctuary of the house, has been in its midst.

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 And from the possession of the Levites, from the possession of the city, in the midst of that which is for the prince, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, there is for the prince.

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 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 has been from Tamar [to] the waters of Meriboth-Kadesh, the stream by 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 that you separate by inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these [are] their divisions,” a declaration of Lord YHWH.

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 outgoings of the city: on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures;

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 [are] according to the names of the tribes of Israel; three gates northward—one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.

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 on the east side, four thousand and five hundred, and three gates—one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.

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

33 And the south side, four thousand and five hundred, and three gates—one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.

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

34 The west side, four thousand and five hundred, [with] their three gates—one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.

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 is] eighteen thousand around, and the renown of the city [is] from the day YHWH [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.”