The City Gates

30 “Now these are the exits of the city: on the (A)north side, 4,500 cubits by measurement, 31 [a]shall be the gates of the city, [b](B)named for the tribes of Israel, three gates toward the north: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; and the gate of Levi, one. 32 On the east side, 4,500 cubits, [c]shall be three gates: the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; and the gate of Dan, one. 33 On the south side, 4,500 cubits by measurement, [d]shall be three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; and 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; and the gate of Naphtali, one. 35 The city shall be eighteen thousand cubits all around; and the (C)name of the city from that day shall be, ‘[e]The (D)Lord is there.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:31 Lit and the gates
  2. Ezekiel 48:31 Lit according to the names of
  3. Ezekiel 48:32 Lit and three gates
  4. Ezekiel 48:33 Lit and three gates
  5. Ezekiel 48:35 Heb YHWH-shammah

The City Gates

30 “These are the exits of the city: on the (A)north side, 4,500 cubits by measurement, 31 [a]shall be the gates of the city, [b](B)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 On the east side, 4,500 cubits, [c]shall be three gates: the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one. 33 On the south side, 4,500 cubits by measurement, [d]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 18,000 cubits round about; and the (C)name of the city from that day shall be, ‘[e]The (D)Lord is there.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:31 Lit and
  2. Ezekiel 48:31 Lit according to the names of
  3. Ezekiel 48:32 Lit and
  4. Ezekiel 48:33 Lit and
  5. Ezekiel 48:35 Heb YHWH-shammah