1
“And these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside the way of Chetlon to the entrance of Chamat, Chatzer-Enan, the border of Dammeseq toward the north beside Chamat, and from the east side to the west— Dan, one portion.
2
And beside the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side— Asher, one portion.
3
And beside the border of Asher, from the east side to the west side— Naftali, one portion.
4
And beside the border of Naftali, from the east side to the west side— Menasheh, one portion.
5
And beside the border of Menasheh, from the east side to the west side— Efrayim, one portion.
6
And beside the border of Efrayim, from the east side to the west side— Reuven, one portion.
7
And beside the border of Reuven, from the east side to the west side— Yehudah, one portion.
8
And beside the border of Yehudah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the contribution that you shall offer: twenty-five thousand cubits in width, and in length like one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west side. And the Sanctuary shall be in its midst.
9
The contribution that you shall offer to Yahuah shall be twenty-five thousand in length and ten thousand in width.
10
And for these shall be the holy contribution for the kohenim: toward the north, twenty-five thousand; toward the west, ten thousand in width; toward the east, ten thousand in width; and toward the south, twenty-five thousand in length. And the Sanctuary of Yahuah shall be in its midst.
11
It shall be for the kohenim who are set apart from the sons of Tzadoq, who guarded My charge, who did not wander when the sons of Yisra’el wandered, as the Leviim wandered.
12
And it shall be for them a contribution from the contribution of the land, Most Holy, beside the border of the Leviim.
13
And the Leviim shall have, corresponding to the border of the kohenim, twenty-five thousand in length and ten thousand in width. The entire length shall be twenty-five thousand, and the width ten thousand.
14
And they shall not sell from it, nor exchange it, nor cause the first portion of the land to pass to another, for it is holy to Yahuah.
15
And the five thousand that remain in width before the twenty-five thousand shall be common land for the city— for dwelling and for open land. And the city shall be in its midst.
16
And these shall be its measurements: the north side, four thousand five hundred; the south side, four thousand five hundred; the east side, four thousand five hundred; and the west side, four thousand five hundred.
17
And the open land of the city shall be: toward the north, two hundred fifty; toward the south, two hundred fifty; toward the east, two hundred fifty; and toward the west, two hundred fifty.
18
And what remains in length alongside the holy contribution shall be ten thousand toward the east and ten thousand toward the west. And it shall be beside the holy contribution. And its produce shall be for bread for those serving the city.
19
And those serving the city, from all the tribes of Yisra’el, shall work it.
20
The whole contribution shall be twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand. Square you shall offer the holy contribution with the possession of the city.
21
And the remainder shall belong to the ruler— on this side and on that side of the holy contribution and of the possession of the city, before the twenty-five thousand of the contribution toward the east border, and westward before the twenty-five thousand toward the west border, corresponding to the tribal portions. It shall belong to the ruler. And the holy contribution and the Sanctuary of the House shall be in its midst.
22
And from the possession of the Leviim and from the possession of the city, which are in the midst of what belongs to the ruler— between the border of Yehudah and the border of Binyamin— it shall belong to the ruler.
23
And as for the remainder of the tribes: from the east side to the west side— Binyamin, one portion.
24
And beside the border of Binyamin, from the east side to the west side— Shimon, one portion.
25
And beside the border of Shimon, from the east side to the west side— Yissakhar, one portion.
26
And beside the border of Yissakhar, from the east side to the west side— Zevulun, one portion.
27
And beside the border of Zevulun, from the east side to the west side— Gad, one portion.
28
And beside the border of Gad, toward the south side, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Merivot-Qadesh, toward the wadi, to the Great Sea.
29
This is the land that you shall divide by lot as Inheritance to the tribes of Yisra’el, and these are their portions,” declares Adonai Yahuah.
30
“And these are the exits of the city: on the north side, four thousand five hundred measures.
31
And the gates of the city shall be according to the names of the tribes of Yisra’el. Three gates toward the north: one gate of Reuven, one gate of Yehudah, one gate of Levi.
32
And on the east side, four thousand five hundred, and three gates: one gate of Yosef, one gate of Binyamin, one gate of Dan.
33
And on the south side, four thousand five hundred measures, and three gates: one gate of Shimon, one gate of Yissakhar, one gate of Zevulun.
34
And on the west side, four thousand five hundred, with their three gates: one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naftali.
35
All around, eighteen thousand. And the name of the city from that day shall be: Yahuah Shammah — Yahuah Is There.”