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native-born Israelites to you and will receive an
allotment among the tribes. 23 These foreigners
are to be given land within the territory of the
tribe with whom they now live. I, the Sovereign
Lord, have spoken!
Division of the Land
“Here is the list of the tribes of Israel
and the territory each is to receive.
The territory of Dan is in the extreme north. Its
boundary line follows the Hethlon road to Lebohamath and then runs on to Hazar-enan on the
border of Damascus, with Hamath to the north.
Dan’s territory extends all the way across the
land of Israel from east to west.
2 “Asher’s territory lies south of Dan’s and
also extends from east to west. 3 Naphtali’s land
lies south of Asher’s, also extending from east
to west. 4 Then comes Manasseh south of Naphtali, and its territory also extends from east to
west. 5 South of Manasseh is Ephraim, 6 and then
Reuben, 7 and then Judah, all of whose boundaries extend from east to west.
8 “South of Judah is the land set aside for a
special purpose. It will be 81⁄3 miles* wide and
will extend as far east and west as the tribal territories, with the Temple at the center.
9 “The area set aside for the Lord’s Temple
will be 81⁄3 miles long and 62⁄3 miles wide.* 10 For
the priests there will be a strip of land measuring 81⁄3 miles long by 31⁄3 miles wide,* with the
Lord’s Temple at the center. 11 This area is set
aside for the ordained priests, the descendants
of Zadok who served me faithfully and did not
go astray with the people of Israel and the rest
of the Levites. 12 It will be their special portion
when the land is distributed, the most sacred
land of all. Next to the priests’ territory will lie
the land where the other Levites will live.
13 “The land allotted to the Levites will be the
same size and shape as that belonging to the
priests—81⁄3 miles long and 31⁄3 miles wide. Together these portions of land will measure 81⁄3
miles long by 62⁄3 miles wide.* 14 None of this
special land may ever be sold or traded or used
by others, for it belongs to the Lord; it is set
apart as holy.
15 “An additional strip of land 81⁄3 miles long
by 12⁄3 miles wide,* south of the sacred Temple
area, will be allotted for public use—homes,
pasturelands, and common lands, with a city at
the center. 16 The city will measure 11⁄2 miles* on
each side—north, south, east, and west. 17 Open
lands will surround the city for 150 yards* in
every direction. 18 Outside the city there will be
a farming area that stretches 31⁄3 miles to the
east and 31⁄3 miles to the west* along the border
of the sacred area. This farmland will produce
food for the people working in the city. 19 Those
who come from the various tribes to work in the
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city may farm it. 20 This entire area—including
the sacred lands and the city—is a square that
measures 81⁄3 miles* on each side.
21 “The areas that remain, to the east and to
the west of the sacred lands and the city, will
belong to the prince. Each of these areas will
be 81⁄3 miles wide, extending in opposite directions to the eastern and western borders of Israel, with the sacred lands and the sanctuary of
the Temple in the center. 22 So the prince’s land
will include everything between the territories
allotted to Judah and Benjamin, except for the
areas set aside for the sacred lands and the city.
23 “These are the territories allotted to the rest
of the tribes. Benjamin’s territory lies just south
of the prince’s lands, and it extends across the
entire land of Israel from east to west. 24 South of
Benjamin’s territory lies that of Simeon, also extending across the land from east to west. 25 Next
is the territory of Issachar with the same eastern
and western boundaries.
26 “Then comes the territory of Zebulun,
which also extends across the land from east
to west. 27 The territory of Gad is just south of
Zebulun with the same borders to the east and
west. 28 The southern border of Gad runs from
Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh*
and then follows the Brook of Egypt to the
Mediterranean.*
29 “These are the allotments that will be set
aside for each tribe’s exclusive possession. I, the
Sovereign Lord, have spoken!
The Gates of the City
30 “These will be the exits to the city: On the north
wall, which is 11⁄2 miles long, 31 there will be three
gates, each one named after a tribe of Israel. The
first will be named for Reuben, the second for Judah, and the third for Levi. 32 On the east wall,
also 11⁄2 miles long, the gates will be named for
Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan. 33 The south wall,
also 11⁄2 miles long, will have gates named for
Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun. 34 And on the
west wall, also 11⁄2 miles long, the gates will be
named for Gad, Asher, and Naphtali.
35 “The distance around the entire city will be
6 miles.* And from that day the name of the city
will be ‘The Lord Is There.’*”
48:8 Hebrew 25,000 [cubits] [13.3 kilometers]. 48:9 As in one
Greek manuscript and the Greek reading in 45:1: 25,000 [cubits]
[13.3 kilometers] long and 20,000 [cubits] [10.6 kilometers]
wide; Hebrew reads 25,000 [cubits] long and 10,000 [cubits]
[31⁄3 miles or 5.3 kilometers] wide. Similarly in 48:13b. Compare
45:1-5; 48:10-13. 48:10 Hebrew 25,000 [cubits] [13.3 kilometers]
long by 10,000 [cubits] [5.3 kilometers] wide; also in 48:13a.
48:13 See note on 48:9. 48:15 Hebrew 25,000 [cubits]
[13.3 kilometers] long by 5,000 [cubits] [2.65 kilometers] wide.
48:16 Hebrew 4,500 [cubits] [2.4 kilometers]; also in 48:30, 32,
33, 34. 48:17 Hebrew 250 [cubits] [133 meters]. 48:18 Hebrew
10,000 [cubits] [5.3 kilometers] to the east and 10,000 [cubits]
to the west. 48:20 Hebrew 25,000 [cubits] [13.3 kilometers];
also in 48:21. 48:28a Hebrew waters of Meribath-kadesh.
48:28b Hebrew the Great Sea. 48:35a Hebrew 18,000 [cubits]
[9.6 kilometers]. 48:35b Hebrew Yahweh Shammah.