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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  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

30 These shall be the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits by measure,(A) 31 three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel.(B) 32 On the east side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan. 33 On the south side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits by measure, three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun. 34 On the west side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates:[a] the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali. 35 The circumference of the city shall be eighteen thousand cubits. And the name of the city from that time on shall be, The Lord Is There.(C)

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  1. 48.34 Heb ms Gk Syr: MT their gates three