The Gates of the City

30 “These shall be (A)the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be (B)4,500 cubits by measure, 31 (C)three gates, the gate of (D)Reuben, the gate of (E)Judah, and the gate of (F)Levi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel. 32 On the east side, which is to be 4,500 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 4,500 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 4,500 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 18,000 cubits. And (G)the name of the city from that time on shall be, (H)The Lord Is There.”

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  1. Ezekiel 48:34 One Hebrew manuscript, Syriac (compare Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts their gates three

30 “These shall be the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits by measure, 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. 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 Is′sachar, and the gate of Zeb′ulun. 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 Naph′tali. 35 The circumference of the city shall be eighteen thousand cubits. And the name of the city henceforth shall be, The Lord is there.”

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  1. Ezekiel 48:34 One Ms Gk Syr: Heb their gates three