Ezekiel 48

Division of the Land

1“Now 1theseH428 are the namesH8034 of the tribesH7626: from the northernH6828 extremityH7097, 2besideH413H3027 the wayH1870 of HethlonH2855 to 3Lebo-hamathH935, as far as Hazar-enanH2704 at the borderH1366 of DamascusH1834, toward the northH6828 4besideH413H3027 HamathH2574, 5runningH1961 from eastH6921 to westH3220, 6DanH1835, oneH259 portion. 2BesideH5921 the borderH1366 of DanH1835, from the eastH6921 sideH6285 to the westH3220 sideH6285, 7AsherH836, oneH259 portion. 3BesideH5921 the borderH1366 of AsherH836, from the eastH6921 sideH6285 to the westH3220 sideH6285, 8NaphtaliH5321, oneH259 portion. 4BesideH5921 the borderH1366 of NaphtaliH5321, from the eastH6921 sideH6285 to the westH3220 sideH6285, 9ManassehH4519, oneH259 portion. 5BesideH5921 the borderH1366 of ManassehH4519, from the eastH6921 sideH6285 to the westH3220 sideH6285, 10EphraimH669, oneH259 portion. 6BesideH5921 the borderH1366 of EphraimH669, from the eastH6921 sideH6285 to the westH3220 sideH6285, 11ReubenH7205, oneH259 portion. 7BesideH5921 the borderH1366 of ReubenH7205, from the eastH6921 sideH6285 to the westH3220 sideH6285, 12JudahH3063, oneH259 portion.

8“And besideH5921 the borderH1366 of JudahH3063, from the eastH6921 sideH6285 to the westH3220 sideH6285, shall be the 13allotmentH8641 whichH834 you shall 14setH7311 apartH7311, twenty-fiveH6242H2568 thousandH505 15cubits in widthH7341, and in lengthH753 like oneH259 of the portionsH2506, from the eastH6921 sideH6285 to the westH3220 sideH6285; and the 16sanctuaryH4720 shall be in the middleH8432 of it. 9The allotmentH8641 that you shall setH7311 apartH7311 to the LordH3068 shall be twenty-fiveH2568H6242 thousandH505 cubits in lengthH753 and tenH6235 thousandH505 in widthH7341.

Portion for the Priests

10The holyH6944 allotmentH8641 shall be for theseH428, namely for the 17priestsH3548, toward the northH6828 twenty-fiveH2568H6242 thousandH505 cubits in length, toward the westH3220 tenH6235 thousandH505 in widthH7341, toward the eastH6921 tenH6235 thousandH505 in widthH7341, and toward the southH5045 twenty-fiveH2568H6242 thousandH505 in lengthH753; and the sanctuaryH4720 of the LordH3068 shall be in its midstH8432. 11It shall be for the priestsH3548 who are sanctifiedH6942 of the 18sonsH1121 of ZadokH6659, whoH834 have 19takenH8104 the responsibilityH4931 I gave them, whoH834 did not goH8582 astrayH8582 when the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 wentH8582 astrayH8582 as the 20LevitesH3881 wentH8582 astrayH8582. 12It shall be an allotmentH8642 to them from the allotmentH8641 of the landH776, a mostH6944 holyH6944 reserveH6944, by the borderH1366 of the LevitesH3881. 13And alongsideH5980 the borderH1366 of the priestsH3548, the LevitesH3881 shall have twenty-fiveH2568H6242 thousandH505 cubits in lengthH753 and tenH6235 thousandH505 in widthH7341. The entireH3605 lengthH753 shall be twenty-fiveH2568H6242 thousandH505 cubits and the widthH7341 tenH6235 thousandH505. 14Moreover, they 21shall not sellH4376 or exchangeH4171 anyH4480 of it, or allowH5674 this 22choiceH7225 portion of landH776 toH5674 passH5674 to others; for it is holyH6944 to the LordH3068.

15“The remainderH3498, fiveH2568 thousandH505 cubits in widthH7341 and twenty-fiveH2568H6242 thousandH505 23in lengthH5921H6440, shall be for 24commonH2455 useH2455 for the cityH5892, for homesH4186 and for 25openH4054 spacesH4054; and the cityH5892 shall be in its midstH8432. 16And theseH428 shall be its measurementsH4060: the northH6828 sideH6285, 4,500H2568H3967H702H505 cubits, the southH5045 sideH6285 264,500H2568H3967H702H505 cubits, the eastH6921 sideH6285 4,500H2568H3967H702H505 cubits, and the westH3220 sideH6285, 4,500H2568H3967H702H505 cubits. 17The cityH5892 shall haveH1961 27openH4054 spacesH4054: on the northH6828 250H2572H3967 cubits, on the southH5045 250H2572H3967 cubits, on the eastH6921 250H2572H3967 cubits, and on the westH3220 250H2572H3967 cubits. 18The remainderH3498 of the lengthH753 alongsideH5980 the holyH6944 allotmentH8641 shall be tenH6235 thousandH505 cubits toward the eastH6921 and tenH6235 thousandH505 toward the westH3220; and it shall be 28alongsideH5980 the holyH6944 allotmentH8641. And its produceH8393 shall be foodH3899 for the workersH5647 of the cityH5892. 19And the workersH5647 of the cityH5892, out of allH3605 the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478, shall cultivateH5647 it. 20The wholeH3605 allotmentH8641 shall be twenty-fiveH2568H6242 thousandH505 by twenty-fiveH2568H6242 thousandH505 cubits; you shall 29setH7311 apartH7311 the holyH6944 allotmentH8641, a 30squareH7243, with the 31propertyH272 of the cityH5892.

Portion for the Prince

21“The 32remainderH3498 shall be for the princeH5387, on the oneH2088 sideH2088 and on the otherH2088 of the holyH6944 allotmentH8641 and of the 33propertyH272 of the cityH5892; in frontH6440 of the twenty-fiveH2568H6242 thousandH505 cubits of the allotmentH8641 towardH5704 the eastH6921 borderH1366 and westwardH3220 in frontH6440 of the twenty-fiveH2568H6242 thousandH505 towardH5921 the westH3220 borderH1366, alongsideH5980 the portionsH2506, it shall be for the princeH5387. And the holyH6944 allotmentH8641 and the sanctuaryH4720 of the houseH1004 shall be in the middleH8432 of it. 22And exclusiveH4480 of the 34propertyH272 of the LevitesH3881 and the 35propertyH272 of the cityH5892, which are in the middleH8432 of that whichH834 belongsH1961 to the princeH5387, everything betweenH996 the borderH1366 of JudahH3063 and the borderH1366 of BenjaminH1144 shall belongH1961 to the princeH5387.

Portion for Other Tribes

23“As for the restH3499 of the tribesH7626: from the eastH6921 sideH6285 to the westH3220 sideH6285, 36BenjaminH1144, oneH259 portion. 24BesideH5921 the borderH1366 of BenjaminH1144, from the eastH6921 sideH6285 to the westH3220 sideH6285, 37SimeonH8095, oneH259 portion. 25BesideH5921 the borderH1366 of SimeonH8095, from the eastH6921 sideH6285 to the westH3220 sideH6285, 38IssacharH3485, oneH259 portion. 26BesideH5921 the borderH1366 of IssacharH3485, from the eastH6921 sideH6285 to the westH3220 sideH6285, 39ZebulunH2074, oneH259 portion. 27BesideH5921 the borderH1366 of ZebulunH2074, from the eastH6921 sideH6285 to the westH3220 sideH6285, 40GadH1410, oneH259 portion. 28And besideH5921 the borderH1366 of GadH1410, at the southH5045 sideH6285 toward the southH8486, the borderH1366 shall be from 41TamarH8559 to the watersH4325 of Meribath-kadeshH4809H6946, to the brookH5158 of Egypt, to the 42GreatH1419 SeaH3220. 29ThisH2088 is the 43landH776 whichH834 you shall divideH5307 byH5307 lotH5307 to the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 for an inheritanceH5159, and theseH428 are their several portionsH4256,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 44GodH3068.

The City Gates

30“Now theseH428 are the exitsH8444 of the cityH5892: on the 45northH6828 sideH6285, 4,500H2568H3967H702H505 cubits by measurementH4060, 3146shall be the gatesH8179 of the cityH5892, 4748namedH5921H8034 for the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478, threeH7969 gatesH8179 toward the northH6828: the gateH8179 of ReubenH7205, oneH259; the gateH8179 of JudahH3063, oneH259; and the gateH8179 of LeviH3878, oneH259. 32On the eastH6921 sideH6285, 4,500H2568H3967H702H505 cubits, 49shall be threeH7969 gatesH8179: the gateH8179 of JosephH3130, oneH259; the gateH8179 of BenjaminH1144, oneH259; and the gateH8179 of DanH1835, oneH259. 33On the southH5045 sideH6285, 4,500H2568H3967H702H505 cubits by measurementH4060, 50shall be threeH7969 gatesH8179: the gateH8179 of SimeonH8095, oneH259; the gateH8179 of IssacharH3485, oneH259; and the gateH8179 of ZebulunH2074, oneH259. 34On the westH3220 sideH6285, 4,500H2568H3967H702H505 cubits, shall be threeH7969 gatesH8179: the gateH8179 of GadH1410, oneH259; the gateH8179 of AsherH836, oneH259; and the gateH8179 of NaphtaliH5321, oneH259. 35The city shall be eighteenH8083H6240 thousandH505 cubits allH5439 aroundH5439; and the 51nameH8034 of the cityH5892 from that dayH3117 shall be, ‘52The 53LordH3068 is thereH8033.’”