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The Tribal Portions

48 These are the names of the tribes: Beginning at the northern border, on the Hethlon road,[a] to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enon (which is on the border of Damascus, with Hamath to the north), and[b] extending from the east side to the west,[c] Dan, one portion.(A) Adjoining the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, Asher, one portion.(B) Adjoining the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, Naphtali, one portion. Adjoining the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, Manasseh, one portion.(C) Adjoining the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, Ephraim, one portion.(D) Adjoining the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, Reuben, one portion.(E) Adjoining the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, Judah, one portion.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 48.1 Cn: Heb by the side of the way
  2. 48.1 Cn: Heb and they shall be his
  3. 48.1 Gk: Heb the east side the west

48 These are the tribes’ names: Beginning at the north, along the Hethlon road from Lebo-hamath to Hazar-enon, the boundary of Damascus with Hamath to the north, from the eastern border to the western border: Dan, one portion. Along the boundary of Dan from the eastern border to the western border: Asher, one portion. Along the boundary of Asher from the eastern border to the western border: Naphtali, one portion. Along the boundary of Naphtali from the eastern border to the western border: Manasseh, one portion. Along the boundary of Manasseh from the eastern border to the western border: Ephraim, one portion. Along the boundary of Ephraim from the eastern border to the western border: Reuben, one portion. Along the boundary of Reuben from the eastern border to the western border: Judah, one portion.

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