Ezekiel 48:1-14

Complete Jewish Bible

48 “‘Following is the list of tribes:

“‘This is Dan’s territory: from the north end, through Hetlon to the entrance of Hamat, Hatzar-‘Einan (at the border of Dammesek), northward, next to Hamat; and they will have their sides east and west.

² “‘Asher’s territory will run alongside the territory of Dan from east to west.

³ “‘Naftali’s territory will run alongside the territory of Asher from east to west.

⁴ “‘M’nasheh’s territory will run alongside the territory of Naftali from east to west.

⁵ “‘Efrayim’s territory will run alongside the territory of M’nasheh from east to west.

⁶ “‘Re’uven’s territory will run alongside the territory of Efrayim from east to west.

⁷ “‘Y’hudah’s territory will run alongside the territory of Re’uven from east to west.

⁸ “‘Alongside the territory of Y’hudah, from east to west, will be the offering you are to set aside, 25,000 [cubits] wide [eight miles], and in length equal to distance between the east and west boundaries of one of the portions, with the sanctuary inside it. ⁹ The offering you are to set aside for Adonai is to be eight [miles] long and three wide. ¹⁰ This holy offering will be for the cohanim; it will be eight [miles] in length along its north and south sides and three in width along its west and east sides; Adonai’s sanctuary will be inside it. ¹¹ The portion set aside as holy will be for the cohanim who are descendants of Tzadok that remained faithful to my commission and did not go astray when the people of Isra’el and the L’vi’im went astray. ¹² It is to be an especially holy portion set apart for them and taken from the offering of the land, next to the border of the L’vi’im.

¹³ “ ‘Alongside the territory for the cohanim, the L’vi’im are to have a portion eight [miles] long and three wide — its total length will be eight and its width three. ¹⁴ They may not sell, exchange or alienate any of this choice land; because it is holy, for Adonai.