1 Now these are the names of the tribes. From the side of the north by the way of Hethlon, as one goes to Hamath, Hazarenan, to the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; Dan shall have a portion, his sides being to the east and to the west. 2 And next to the border of Dan, from the east side unto the side of the sea, Asher shall have a portion. 3 And next to the border of Asher, from the east side unto the side of the sea, a portion for Naphtali. 4 And next to the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the side of the sea, a portion for Manasseh. 5 And next to the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the side of the sea, a portion for Ephraim. 6 And next to the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the side of the sea, a portion for Reuben. 7 And next to the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the side of the sea, a portion for Judah.
8 And next to the border of Judah, from the east side unto the side of the sea, shall be the lot which ye shall set apart of twenty-five thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other portions; that is, from the east side unto the side of the sea: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it. 9 The lot that ye shall separate unto the LORD shall be of twenty-five thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth. 10 And from there shall be the holy lot of the priests; toward the north twenty-five thousand reeds in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south twenty-five thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof. 11 The priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, which have kept my charge, which did not go astray when the sons of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray. 12 They shall receive by lot, separated in the dividing of the land, the most holy part, next to the border of the Levites. 13 And the portion of the Levites, shall be in front the border of the priests, of twenty-five thousand reeds in length, and of ten thousand in breadth; all the length shall be twenty-five thousand, and the breadth ten thousand. 14 They shall not sell of it, neither exchange nor transpose the firstfruits of the land; for it is consecrated unto the LORD.
15 And the five thousand reeds, that are left in the breadth over against the twenty-five thousand, shall be profane, for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof. 16 And these shall be the measures thereof: the north side four thousand five hundred reeds, and the south side four thousand five hundred, and on the east side four thousand five hundred, and the west side four thousand five hundred. 17 And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty reeds, and toward the west two hundred and fifty. 18 And the residue in length over against the lot of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: which shall be what is left of the lot of the holy portion; it shall be for food unto those that serve the city. 19 And those that serve the city shall be from all the tribes of Israel. 20 All the lot of twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand square: ye shall separate by lot for the sanctuary and for the possession of the city.
21 And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy lot, and of the possession of the city, over against the twenty-five thousand reeds of the holy lot unto the east border, and westward over against the twenty-five thousand unto the west border, over against the said portions shall be of the prince; and it shall be a holy lot; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof. 22 Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, in the midst shall be that which belongs to the prince, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be the lot of the prince.
23 As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the side of the sea, Benjamin shall have a portion. 24 And next to the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the side of the sea, Simeon shall have a portion. 25 And next to the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the side of the sea, Issachar a portion. 26 And next to the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the side of the sea, Zebulun a portion. 27 And next to the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the side of the sea, Gad a portion. 28 And next to the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be from Tamar unto the waters of strife, and from Kadesh, and the river unto the great sea. 29 This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, said the Lord GOD.
30 And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand five hundred reeds by measure. 31 And the gates of the city shall be according to the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, another; the gate of Levi, another. 32 And at the east side four thousand five hundred reeds: and three gates; the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, another; the gate of Dan, another. 33 And at the south side four thousand five hundred reeds by measure: and three gates; the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, another; the gate of Zebulun, another. 34 At the west side four thousand five hundred reeds, and their three gates; the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, another; the gate of Naphtali, another. 35 It was round about eighteen thousand reeds: and the name of the city from that day shall be, THE LORD IS HERE.