²³ Now for the rest of the tribes: From the eastern border to the western border: Benjamin, one portion. ²⁴ Along the boundary of Benjamin from the eastern border to the western border: Simeon, one portion. ²⁵ Along the boundary of Simeon from the eastern border to the western border: Issachar, one portion. ²⁶ Along the boundary of Issachar from the eastern border to the western border: Zebulun, one portion. ²⁷ Along the boundary of Zebulun from the eastern border to the western border: Gad, one portion. ²⁸ Along the boundary of Gad to the southern border, the boundary will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh and from there to the border of Egypt^[a] and to the Mediterranean Sea.^{[b] 29} This is the land that you will distribute as an inheritance for the tribes of Israel. These are their portions. This is what the Lord God says.