⁸ This land will be his possession in Israel. And my princes will no longer oppress my people but will allow the people of Israel to possess the land according to their tribes.^(A)

The Division of the Land

48 “These are the tribes, listed by name: At the northern frontier, Dan^(A) will have one portion; it will follow the Hethlon road^(B) to Lebo Hamath;^(C) Hazar Enan and the northern border of Damascus next to Hamath will be part of its border from the east side to the west side.

² “Asher^(D) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Dan from east to west.

³ “Naphtali^(E) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Asher from east to west.

⁴ “Manasseh^(F) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Naphtali from east to west.

⁵ “Ephraim^(G) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Manasseh^(H) from east to west.^(I)

⁶ “Reuben^(J) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Ephraim from east to west.

⁷ “Judah^(K) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Reuben from east to west.

²³ “As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin^(A) will have one portion; it will extend from the east side to the west side.

²⁴ “Simeon^(B) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Benjamin from east to west.

²⁵ “Issachar^(C) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Simeon from east to west.

²⁶ “Zebulun^(D) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Issachar from east to west.

²⁷ “Gad^(E) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Zebulun from east to west.

²⁸ “The southern boundary of Gad will run south from Tamar^(F) to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.^(G)