Ezekiel 48
Legacy Standard Bible
48 “Now (A)these are the names of the tribes: from the northern extremity, [a]beside the way of Hethlon to [b]Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, toward the north [c]beside Hamath, [d]running from east to west, (B)Dan, one portion. 2 And beside the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, (C)Asher, one portion. 3 And beside the border of Asher, from the east side to the west side, (D)Naphtali, one portion. 4 And beside the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, (E)Manasseh, one portion. 5 And beside the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, (F)Ephraim, one portion. 6 And beside the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west side, (G)Reuben, one portion. 7 And beside the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, (H)Judah, one portion.
8 “And beside the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the contribution which you shall contribute, 25,000 [e]cubits in width, and in length like one of the portions, from the east side to the west side; and the (I)sanctuary shall be in the middle of it. 9 The contribution that you shall contribute to Yahweh shall be [f]25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width. 10 And the holy contribution shall be for these, namely for the (J)priests, toward the north 25,000 cubits in length, toward the west 10,000 in width, toward the east 10,000 in width, and toward the south 25,000 in length; and the sanctuary of Yahweh shall be in its midst. 11 It shall be for the priests who are sanctified of the (K)sons of Zadok, who have kept the responsibility given by Me, who did not go astray when the sons of Israel went astray as the (L)Levites went astray. 12 And it shall be a contribution to them from the contribution of the land, a Holy of Holies, by the border of the Levites. 13 Now alongside the border of the priests, the Levites shall have 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width. The whole length shall be 25,000 cubits and the width 10,000. 14 Moreover, they (M)shall not sell or exchange any of it, or let this [g]choice portion of land pass over to another; for it is holy to Yahweh.
15 “And the remainder, [h]5,000 cubits in width and 25,000 [i]in length, shall be for (N)common use for the city, for places of habitation, and for [j]open spaces; and the city shall be in its midst. 16 And these shall be its measurements: the north side [k]4,500 cubits, the south side (O)4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits. 17 And the city shall have [l]open spaces: on the north [m]250 cubits, on the south 250 cubits, on the east 250 cubits, and on the west 250 cubits. 18 And the remainder of the length alongside the holy contribution shall be 10,000 cubits toward the east and 10,000 toward the west; and it shall be [n]alongside the holy contribution. And its produce shall be food for the workers of the city. 19 The workers of the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it. 20 The whole contribution shall be 25,000 by 25,000 cubits; you shall contribute the holy contribution, a [o]square, with the city’s possession of land.
21 “And the (P)remainder shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy contribution and of the city’s possession of land; in front of the 25,000 cubits of the contribution toward the east border and westward in front of the 25,000 toward the west border, alongside the portions, it shall be for the prince. And the holy contribution and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the middle of it. 22 And apart from the Levites’ possession and the city’s possession, which are in the middle of that which belongs to the prince, everything between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall be for the prince.
23 “Now as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, (Q)Benjamin, one portion. 24 And beside the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, (R)Simeon, one portion. 25 And beside the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, (S)Issachar, one portion. 26 And beside the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, (T)Zebulun, one portion. 27 And beside the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, (U)Gad, one portion. 28 And beside the border of Gad, at the south side toward the south, the border shall be from (V)Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt, to the (W)Great Sea. 29 This is the (X)land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for an inheritance, and these are their several portions,” declares Lord Yahweh.
Yahweh Is There
30 “And these are the exits of the city: on the (Y)north side, 4,500 cubits by measurement. 31 “And the gates of the city shall be [p](Z)named for the tribes of Israel, three gates toward the north: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one. 32 And on the east side, 4,500 cubits, [q]shall be three gates: the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one. 33 And on the south side, 4,500 cubits by measurement, [r]shall be three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one. 34 On the west side, 4,500 cubits, shall be three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one. 35 The city shall be [s]18,000 cubits round about; and the (AA)name of the city from that day shall be, ‘[t](AB)Yahweh is there.’”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 48:1 Lit at the hand of
- Ezekiel 48:1 Or the entrance of Hamath
- Ezekiel 48:1 Lit at the hand of
- Ezekiel 48:1 Lit and there shall be to it an east and west side
- Ezekiel 48:8 Or possibly reeds, so in ch
- Ezekiel 48:9 Approx. 7.1 mi. long and 2.8 mi. wide or 11.25 km and 4.5 km
- Ezekiel 48:14 Lit first, first fruits
- Ezekiel 48:15 Approx. 1.4 mi. or 2.25 km
- Ezekiel 48:15 Lit in front
- Ezekiel 48:15 Or pasture land
- Ezekiel 48:16 Approx. 1.3 mi. or 2 km
- Ezekiel 48:17 Or pasture land
- Ezekiel 48:17 Approx. 375 ft. or 112.5 m
- Ezekiel 48:18 Or exactly as
- Ezekiel 48:20 Lit fourth
- Ezekiel 48:31 Lit according to the names of
- Ezekiel 48:32 Lit and
- Ezekiel 48:33 Lit and
- Ezekiel 48:35 Approx. 5.1 mi. or 8.1 km
- Ezekiel 48:35 Heb Yahweh-shammah
Ezekiel 48
Christian Standard Bible
The Tribal Allotments
48 “Now these are the names of the tribes:
From the northern end, along the road of Hethlon, to Lebo-hamath as far as Hazar-enon, at the northern border of Damascus, alongside Hamath and extending from the eastern side to the sea, will be Dan—one portion.
2 Next to the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, will be Asher—one portion.
3 Next to the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, will be Naphtali—one portion.
4 Next to the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, will be Manasseh—one portion.
5 Next to the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, will be Ephraim—one portion.
6 Next to the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, will be Reuben—one portion.
7 Next to the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, will be Judah—one portion.
8 “Next to the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, will be the portion you donate to the Lord, 8⅓ miles[a] wide, and as long as one of the tribal portions from the east side to the west.(A) The sanctuary will be in the middle of it.
9 “The special portion you donate to the Lord will be 8⅓ miles long and 3⅓ miles[b] wide. 10 This holy donation will be set apart for the priests alone. It will be 8⅓ miles long on the northern side, 3⅓ miles wide on the western side, 3⅓ miles wide on the eastern side, and 8⅓ miles long on the southern side. The Lord’s sanctuary will be in the middle of it. 11 It is for the consecrated priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept my charge(B) and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray. 12 It will be a special donation for them out of the holy donation of the land, a most holy place adjacent to the territory of the Levites.
13 “Next to the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an area 8⅓ miles long and 3⅓ miles wide. The total length will be 8⅓ miles and the width 3⅓ miles.(C) 14 They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this choice part of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.(D)
15 “The remaining area, 1⅔ miles[c] wide and 8⅓ miles long, will be for common use by the city,(E) for both residential and open space. The city will be in the middle of it. 16 These are the city’s measurements:
1½ miles[d] on the north side;
1½ miles on the south side;
1½ miles on the east side;
and 1½ miles on the west side.
17 The city’s open space will extend:
18 “The remainder of the length alongside the holy donation will be 3⅓ miles to the east and 3⅓ miles to the west. It will run alongside the holy donation. Its produce will be food for the workers of the city. 19 The city’s workers from all the tribes of Israel will cultivate it.(F) 20 The entire donation will be 8⅓ miles by 8⅓ miles; you are to set apart the holy donation along with the city property as a square area.
21 “The remaining area on both sides of the holy donation and the city property will belong to the prince.(G) He will own the land adjacent to the tribal portions, next to the 8⅓ miles of the donation as far as the eastern border and[f] next to the 8⅓ miles of the donation as far as the western border. The holy donation and the sanctuary of the temple will be in the middle of it. 22 Except for the Levitical property and the city property in the middle of the area belonging to the prince, the area between the territory of Judah and that of Benjamin will belong to the prince.(H)
23 “As for the rest of the tribes:
From the east side to the west, will be Benjamin—one portion.
24 Next to the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, will be Simeon—one portion.
25 Next to the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, will be Issachar—one portion.
26 Next to the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, will be Zebulun—one portion.
27 Next to the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, will be Gad—one portion.
28 Next to the territory of Gad toward the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the Waters(I) of Meribath-kadesh, to the Brook of Egypt, and out to the Mediterranean Sea. 29 This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to Israel’s tribes,(J) and these will be their portions.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
The New City
30 “These are the exits of the city:
On the north side, which measures 1½ miles, 31 there will be three gates facing north, the gates of the city being named for the tribes of Israel: one, the gate of Reuben; one, the gate of Judah; and one, the gate of Levi.
32 On the east side, which is 1½ miles, there will be three gates: one, the gate of Joseph; one, the gate of Benjamin; and one, the gate of Dan.
33 On the south side, which measures 1½ miles, there will be three gates: one, the gate of Simeon; one, the gate of Issachar; and one, the gate of Zebulun.
34 On the west side, which is 1½ miles, there will be three gates: one, the gate of Gad; one, the gate of Asher; and one, the gate of Naphtali.
35 The perimeter of the city will be six miles,[g] and the name of the city from that day on will be The Lord Is There.”(K)
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