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Ezekiel 48
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48 “Now these are the names of the tribes: From the North Side to the coast, toward Hethlon, as one goes to Hamath, Hazar, Enan, and the border of Damascus northward to the coast of Hamath, from the east side to the west shall be a portion for Dan.

2 “And by the border of Dan, from the East Side to the West Side, shall be a portion for Asher,

3 “And by the border of Asher, from the east part to the west part, shall be a portion for Naphtali,

4 “And by the border of Naphtali, from the East Quarter to the West Side, shall be a portion for Manasseh.

5 “And by the border of Manasseh, from the East Side to the West Side, shall be a portion for Ephraim.

6 “And by the border of Ephraim, from the east part to the west part, shall be a portion for Reuben.

7 “And by the border of Reuben, from the East Quarter to the West Quarter, shall be a portion for Judah.

8 “And by the border of Judah, from the east part to the west part, shall be the offering which they shall offer, of twenty-five thousand reeds wide, and of the same length as one of the parts, from the East Side to the West Side. And the Sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

9 “The oblation that you shall offer to the LORD shall be twenty-five thousand long and ten thousand wide.

10 “And this holy oblation for them, for the priests, shall be twenty-five thousand long toward the North and ten thousand wide toward the West and ten thousand wide toward the East and twenty-five thousand long toward the South. And the Sanctuary of the LORD shall be in its midst,

11 for the Priests of the sons of Zadok who are sanctified, who have kept My charge, who did not go astray as the Levites went astray when the children of Israel went astray.

12 “Therefore, this oblation of the land that is offered shall be theirs, as a thing Most Holy, by the border of the Levites.

13 “And alongside the border of the Priests, the Levites shall have twenty-five thousand long and ten thousand wide. The whole length shall be twenty-five thousand, and the width ten thousand.

14 “And they shall not sell any of it, or change it, or alienate the firstfruits of the land; for it is holy to the LORD.

15 “And the five thousand that is left in the width, opposite the twenty-five thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for housing, and for suburbs. And the city shall be in its midst.

16 “And these shall be its measures: the north part five hundred four thousand and the south part five hundred four thousand and the east part five hundred four thousand and the west part five hundred four thousand.

17 “And the suburbs of the city shall be two hundred fifty toward the North and two hundred fifty toward the South and two hundred fifty toward the East and two hundred fifty toward the West.

18 “And the rest in length opposite the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward and ten thousand westward. And it shall be opposite the oblation of the holy portion. And its increase shall be for food to those who serve in the city.

19 “And those who serve in the city shall be from all the tribes of Israel who shall serve it.

20 “The whole oblation shall be twenty-five thousand and twenty-five thousand. You shall offer this oblation foursquare for the Sanctuary and for the possession of the city.

21 “And the rest shall be for the princes on one side and on the other of the oblation of the Sanctuary and of the possession of the city, next to the twenty-five thousand of the oblation toward the east border. And westward, next to the twenty-five thousand toward the west border, next to the portion of the prince, shall be the holy oblation. And the House of the Sanctuary shall be in its midst.

22 “Moreover, from the possession of the Levites and from the possession of the city, that which is in the midst shall be the prince’s. Between the border of Judah and between the border of Benjamin shall be the prince’s.

23 “And the rest of the tribes shall be thus: from the east part to the west part, Benjamin shall be a portion.

24 “And by the border of Benjamin, from the East Side to the West Side, Simeon shall be a portion.

25 “And by the border of Simeon, from the east part to the west part, Issachar shall be a portion.

26 “And by the border of Issachar, from the East Side to the West, Zebulun shall be a portion

27 And by the border of Zebulun, from the east part to the west part, Gad shall be a portion.

28 “And by the border of Gad, on the South Side, toward Temath, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah in Kadesh and to the river that runs into the main sea.

29 “This is the land which you shall distribute to the tribes of Israel for an inheritance. And these are their portions,” says the Lord GOD.

30 “And these are the boundaries of the city: five hundred four thousand measures on the North Side.

31 “And the gates of the city shall be named after the names of the tribes of Israel: The North Gates — one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.

32 “And at the East Side shall be five hundred four thousand, with three gates — one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.

33 “And at the South Side shall be five hundred four thousand measures, and three ports — one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.

34 “On the West Side shall be five hundred four thousand, with their three gates — one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.

35 “All around shall be eighteen thousand. And the name of the city from that day shall be: THE LORD IS THERE.”

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Ezekiel 48
New English Translation

The Tribal Portions

48 “These are the names of the tribes: From the northern end beside the road of Hethlon to Lebo Hamath, as far as Hazar Enan (which is on the border of Damascus, toward the north beside Hamath), extending from the east side to the west, Dan will have one portion. 2 Next to the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, Asher[a] will have one portion. 3 Next to the border of Asher from the east side to the west side, Naphtali will have one portion. 4 Next to the border of Naphtali from the east side to the west side, Manasseh will have one portion. 5 Next to the border of Manasseh from the east side to the west side, Ephraim will have one portion. 6 Next to the border of Ephraim from the east side to the west side, Reuben will have one portion. 7 Next to the border of Reuben from the east side to the west side, Judah[b] will have one portion.

8 “Next to the border of Judah from the east side to the west side will be the allotment you must set apart. It is to be 8¼ miles[c] wide, and the same length as one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west side; the sanctuary will be in the middle of it. 9 The allotment you set apart to the Lord will be 8¼ miles[d] in length and 3⅓ miles[e] in width. 10 These will be the allotments for the holy portion: for the priests, toward the north 8¼ miles[f] in length, toward the west 3⅓ miles[g] in width, toward the east 3⅓ miles[h] in width, and toward the south 8¼ miles[i] in length; the sanctuary of the Lord will be in the middle. 11 This will be for the priests who are set apart from the descendants of Zadok who kept my charge and did not go astray when the people of Israel strayed off, as the Levites did.[j] 12 It will be their portion from the allotment of the land, a Most Holy Place, next to the border of the Levites.

13 “Alongside the border of the priests, the Levites will have an allotment 8¼ miles[k] in length and 3⅓ miles[l] in width. The whole length will be 8¼ miles[m] and the width 3⅓ miles.[n] 14 They must not sell or exchange any of it; they must not transfer this choice portion of land, for it is set apart[o] to the Lord.

15 “The remainder, 1⅔ miles[p] in width and 8¼ miles[q] in length, will be for common use by the city, for houses and for open space. The city will be in the middle of it; 16 these will be its measurements: The north side will be 1½ miles,[r] the south side 1½ miles, the east side 1½ miles, and the west side 1½ miles. 17 The city will have open spaces: On the north there will be 437½ feet,[s] on the south 437½ feet, on the east 437½ feet, and on the west 437½ feet. 18 The remainder of the length alongside the holy allotment will be 3⅓ miles[t] to the east and 3⅓ miles toward the west, and it will be beside the holy allotment. Its produce will be for food for the workers of the city. 19 The workers of the city from all the tribes of Israel will cultivate it. 20 The whole allotment will be 8¼ miles[u] square; you must set apart the holy allotment with the possession of the city.

21 “The rest, on both sides of the holy allotment and the property of the city, will belong to the prince. Extending from the 8¼ miles[v] of the holy allotment to the east border, and westward from the 8¼ miles[w] to the west border, alongside the portions, it will belong to the prince. The holy allotment and the sanctuary of the temple will be in the middle of it. 22 The property of the Levites and of the city will be in the middle of that which belongs to the prince. The portion between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin will be for the prince.

23 “As for the rest of the tribes: From the east side to the west side, Benjamin will have one portion. 24 Next to the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon will have one portion. 25 Next to the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar will have one portion. 26 Next to the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun will have one portion. 27 Next to the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad will have one portion. 28 Next to the border of Gad, at the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, to the Stream of Egypt,[x] and on to the Great Sea. 29 This is the land that you will allot to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the Sovereign Lord.

30 “These are the exits of the city: On the north side, 1½ miles[y] by measure, 31 the gates of the city[z] will be named for the tribes of Israel. There will be three gates to the north: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi. 32 On the east side, 1½ miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan. 33 On the south side, 1½ miles by measure, there will be three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun. 34 On the west side, 1½ miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali. 35 The circumference of the city will be 6 miles.[aa] The name of the city from that day forward will be: ‘The Lord Is There.’”[ab]

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:2 sn The tribes descended from Jacob’s maidservants are placed farthest from the sanctuary. See Gen 30.
  2. Ezekiel 48:7 sn The tribe from which the Davidic prince would come is given the most prestigious allotment (see Gen 49:8-12).
  3. Ezekiel 48:8 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
  4. Ezekiel 48:9 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
  5. Ezekiel 48:9 tn Heb “10,000 cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).
  6. Ezekiel 48:10 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
  7. Ezekiel 48:10 tn Heb “10,000 cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).
  8. Ezekiel 48:10 tn Heb “10,000 cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).
  9. Ezekiel 48:10 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
  10. Ezekiel 48:11 tn Heb “strayed off.”
  11. Ezekiel 48:13 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
  12. Ezekiel 48:13 tn Heb “10,000 cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).
  13. Ezekiel 48:13 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
  14. Ezekiel 48:13 tn Heb “10,000 cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).
  15. Ezekiel 48:14 tn Or “holy.”
  16. Ezekiel 48:15 tn Heb “5,000 cubits” (i.e., 2.625 kilometers).
  17. Ezekiel 48:15 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
  18. Ezekiel 48:16 tn Heb “4,500 cubits” (i.e., 2.36 kilometers); the phrase occurs three more times in this verse.
  19. Ezekiel 48:17 tn Heb “250 cubits” (i.e., 131.25 meters); the phrase occurs three more times in this verse.
  20. Ezekiel 48:18 tn Heb “10,000 cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers); the phrase occurs again later in this verse.
  21. Ezekiel 48:20 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
  22. Ezekiel 48:21 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
  23. Ezekiel 48:21 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
  24. Ezekiel 48:28 tn Traditionally “the Brook of Egypt,” although a number of recent translations have “the Wadi of Egypt” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV). The word “Egypt” is not in the Hebrew text but is implied.
  25. Ezekiel 48:30 tn Heb “4,500 cubits” (i.e., 2.36 kilometers); the phrase occurs again in vv. 32-34.
  26. Ezekiel 48:31 sn See Rev 21:12-14.
  27. Ezekiel 48:35 tn Heb “18,000 cubits” (i.e., 9.45 kilometers).
  28. Ezekiel 48:35 sn See Rev 21:12-21.
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