Ezekiel 48

1 And these [are] the names of the tribes: From the north end unto the side of the way of Hethlon, at the coming in to Hamath, Hazar-Enan, the border of Damascus northward, unto the side of Hamath, and they have been his — side east and west, Dan one,

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 unto the west side, Asher one,

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

3 and by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, Naphtali one,

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

4 and by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, Manasseh one,

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

5 and by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, Ephraim one,

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

6 and by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, Reuben one,

Reuben's allocation borders that of east to west.

7 and by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, Judah one,

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

8 and by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side is the heave-offering that ye lift up, five and twenty thousand broad and long, as one of the parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary hath 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 heave-offering that ye lift up to Jehovah [is] five and twenty thousand long, and broad ten thousand.

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 heave-offering for the priests, northward five and twenty thousand, and westward [in] breadth ten thousand, and eastward [in] breadth ten thousand, and southward [in] length five and twenty thousand: and the sanctuary of Jehovah hath 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 erred not 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 heave-offering hath been to them, out of the heave-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 over-against the border of the priests [are] five and twenty thousand [in] length, and [in] breadth ten thousand, all the length [is] five and twenty 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 to pass away the first-fruit of the land: 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 is left in the breadth, on the front of the five and twenty thousand, is common — for the city, for dwelling, and for suburb, and the city hath 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 measures: the north side five hundred, and four thousand, and the south side five hundred, and four thousand, and on the east side five hundred, and four thousand, and the west side five hundred, and four thousand.

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

17 And the suburb to the city hath been northward, fifty and two hundred, and southward, fifty and two hundred, and eastward, fifty and two hundred, and westward, fifty and two hundred.

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

18 'And the residue in length over-against the heave-offering of the holy [portion is] ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward, and it hath been over-against the heave-offering of the holy [portion], and its increase hath been for food to the servants of 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 heave-offering [is] five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand, square do ye lift up the heave-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 residue [is] for the prince, on this side and on that side of the heave-offering of the holy [portion], and of the possession of the city, on the front of the five and twenty thousand of the heave-offering unto the east border, and westward, on the front of the five and twenty thousand on the west border, over-against the portions of the prince; and the heave-offering of the holy [portion], and the sanctuary of the house, hath 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 to the prince, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, there is to 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 to the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin one,

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 unto the west side, Simeon one,

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

25 and by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar one,

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

26 and by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun one,

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

27 and by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad one,

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 hath 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 ye separate by inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these [are] their portions — an affirmation of 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 outgoings of the city on the north side, five hundred, and four thousand 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: 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 on the east side five hundred, and four thousand, and three gates: 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 the south side five hundred, and four thousand measures, 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 The west side five hundred, and four thousand, their gates three: 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 Round about [is] eighteen thousand, and the renown of the city [is] from the day 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.”