Ezekiel 48
48
1“Now these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar Enan at the border of Damascus, northward beside Hamath (and they shall have their sides east and west), Dan, one portion.
2“By the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, Asher, one portion.
3“By the border of Asher, from the east side even to the west side, Naphtali, one portion.
4“By the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion.
5“By the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, Ephraim, one portion.
6“By the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the west side, Reuben, one portion.
7“By the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, Judah, one portion.
8“By the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the offering which you shall offer, twenty-five thousand reeds in width, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side to the west side; and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.
9“The offering that you shall offer to the LORD shall be twenty-five thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in width. 10For these, even for the priests, shall be the holy offering: towards the north twenty-five thousand in length, and towards the west ten thousand in width, and towards the east ten thousand in width, and towards the south twenty-five thousand in length; and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the middle of it. 11It shall be for the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have kept my instruction, who didn’t go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray. 12It shall be to them an offering from the offering of the land, a most holy thing, by the border of the Levites.
13“Alongside the border of the priests, the Levites shall have twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width. All the length shall be twenty-five thousand, and the width ten thousand. 14They shall sell none of it, nor exchange it, nor shall the first fruits of the land be alienated, for it is holy to the LORD.
15“The five thousand cubits that are left in the width, in front of the twenty-five thousand, shall be for common use, for the city, for dwelling and for pasture lands; and the city shall be in the middle of it. 16These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred. 17The city shall have pasture lands: towards the north two hundred and fifty, and towards the south two hundred and fifty, and towards the east two hundred and fifty, and towards the west two hundred and fifty. 18The remainder of the length, alongside the holy offering, shall be ten thousand eastward and ten thousand westward; and it shall be alongside the holy offering. Its increase shall be for food to those who labour in the city. 19Those who labour in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it. 20All the offering shall be a square of twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand. You shall offer it as a holy offering, with the possession of the city.
21“The remainder shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy offering and of the possession of the city; in front of the twenty-five thousand of the offering towards the east border, and westward in front of the twenty-five thousand towards the west border, alongside the portions, it shall be for the prince. The holy offering and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the middle of it. 22Moreover, from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the middle of that which is the prince’s, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.
23“As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion.
24“By the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon, one portion.
25“By the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar, one portion.
26“By the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun, one portion.
27“By the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad, one portion.
28“By the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the brook, to the great sea.
29“This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their several portions, says the Lord GOD.
30“These are the exits of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure; 31and the gates of the city shall be named after the tribes of Israel, three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.
32“At the east side four thousand and five hundred reeds, and three gates: even the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.
33“At the south side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.
34“At the west side four thousand and five hundred reeds, with their three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.
35“It shall be eighteen thousand reeds in circumference; and the name of the city from that day shall be, ‘The LORD is there.’
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Ezekiel 48
48
The Tribal Allotments
1“Now these are the names of the tribes:
From the northern end, along the road of Hethlon, to Lebo-hamath as far as Hazar-enon, at the northern border of Damascus, alongside Hamath and extending from the eastern side to the sea, will be Dan — one portion.
2Next to the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, will be Asher — one portion.
3Next to the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, will be Naphtali — one portion.
4Next to the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, will be Manasseh — one portion.
5Next to the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, will be Ephraim — one portion.
6Next to the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, will be Reuben — one portion.
7Next to the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, will be Judah — one portion.
8“Next to the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, will be the portion you donate to the Lord, 8 1/3 miles # Lit 25,000 cubits wide, and as long as one of the tribal portions from the east side to the west. # Ezk 45:1-5 The sanctuary will be in the middle of it.
9“The special portion you donate to the Lord will be 8 1/3 miles # Lit 25,000 cubits long and 3 1/3 miles # Lit 10,000 cubits wide. 10This holy donation will be set apart for the priests alone. It will be 8 1/3 miles # Lit 25,000 cubits long on the northern side, 3 1/3 miles # Lit 10,000 cubits wide on the western side, 3 1/3 miles # Lit 10,000 cubits wide on the eastern side, and 8 1/3 miles # Lit 25,000 cubits long on the southern side. The Lord’s sanctuary will be in the middle of it. 11It is for the consecrated priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept My charge # Ezk 44:10,15 and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray. 12It will be a special donation for them out of the holy donation of the land, a most holy place adjacent to the territory of the Levites.
13“Next to the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an area 8 1/3 miles # Lit 25,000 cubits long and 3 1/3 miles # Lit 10,000 cubits wide. The total length will be 8 1/3 miles # Lit 25,000 cubits and the width 3 1/3 miles. # Lit 10,000 cubits # Ezk 45:1 14They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this choice part of the land, for it is holy to the Lord. # Lv 25:34; 27:28
15“The remaining area, 1 2/3 of a mile # Lit 5,000 cubits wide and 8 1/3 miles # Lit 25,000 cubits long, will be for common use by the city, # Ezk 45:6 for both residential and open space. The city will be in the middle of it. 16These are the city’s measurements:
1 1/2 miles # Lit 4,500 cubits on the north side;
1 1/2 miles # Lit 4,500 cubits on the south side;
1 1/2 miles # Lit 4,500 cubits on the east side;
and 1 1/2 miles # Lit 4,500 cubits on the west side.
17The city’s open space will extend:
425 feet # Lit 250 cubits to the north,
425 feet # Lit 250 cubits to the south,
425 feet # Lit 250 cubits to the east,
and 425 feet # Lit 250 cubits to the west.
18“The remainder of the length alongside the holy donation will be 3 1/3 miles # Lit 10,000 cubits to the east and 3 1/3 miles # Lit 10,000 cubits to the west. It will run alongside the holy donation. Its produce will be food for the workers of the city. 19The city’s workers from all the tribes of Israel will cultivate it. # Ezk 45:6 20The entire donation will be 8 1/3 miles # Lit 25,000 cubits by 8 1/3 miles; # Lit 25,000 cubits you are to set apart the holy donation along with the city property as a square area.
21“The remaining area on both sides of the holy donation and the city property will belong to the prince. # Ezk 34:24; 45:7 He will own the land adjacent to the tribal portions, next to the 8 1/3 miles # Lit 25,000 cubits of the donation as far as the eastern border and # Lit border, and to the west, next to the 8 1/3 miles # Lit 25,000 cubits of the donation as far as the western border. The holy donation and the sanctuary of the temple will be in the middle of it. 22Except for the Levitical property and the city property in the middle of the area belonging to the prince, the area between the territory of Judah and that of Benjamin will belong to the prince. # Jos 18:21-28
23“As for the rest of the tribes:
From the east side to the west, will be Benjamin — one portion.
24Next to the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, will be Simeon — one portion.
25Next to the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, will be Issachar — one portion.
26Next to the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, will be Zebulun — one portion.
27Next to the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, will be Gad — one portion.
28Next to the territory of Gad toward the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the waters # 2Ch 20:2 of Meribath-kadesh, to the Brook of Egypt, and out to the Mediterranean Sea. 29This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to Israel’s tribes, # Ezk 47:13-20 and these will be their portions.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
The New City
30“These are the exits of the city:
On the north side, which measures 1 1/2 miles, # Lit 4,500 cubits 31there will be three gates facing north, the gates of the city being named for the tribes of Israel: one, the gate of Reuben; one, the gate of Judah; and one, the gate of Levi.
32On the east side, which is 1 1/2 miles, # Lit 4,500 cubits there will be three gates: one, the gate of Joseph; one, the gate of Benjamin; and one, the gate of Dan.
33On the south side, which measures 1 1/2 miles, # Lit 4,500 cubits there will be three gates: one, the gate of Simeon; one, the gate of Issachar; and one, the gate of Zebulun.
34On the west side, which is 1 1/2 miles, # Lit 4,500 cubits there will be three gates: one, the gate of Gad; one, the gate of Asher; and one, the gate of Naphtali.
35The perimeter of the city will be six miles, # Lit 18,000 cubits and the name of the city from that day on will be: Yahweh Is There.” # Is 12:6; 14:32; 24:23; Jr 3:17; 8:19; 14:9; Ezk 35:10; Jl 3:21; Zch 2:10; Rv 21:3; 22:3
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