THE TRIBAL ALLOTMENTS

48 “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.

2 Next to the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, will be Asher—one portion.

3 Next to the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, will be Naphtali—one portion.

4 Next to the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, will be Manasseh—one portion.

5 Next to the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, will be Ephraim—one portion.

6 Next to the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, will be Reuben—one portion.

7 Next 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, 8⅓ miles* wide, and as long as one of the tribal portions from the east side to the west.m The sanctuary will be in the middle of it.

9 “The special portion you donate to the Lord will be 8⅓ miles long and 3⅓ miles* wide. 10 This holy donation will be set apart for the priests alone. It will be 8⅓ miles long on the northern side, 3⅓ miles wide on the western side, 3⅓ miles wide on the eastern side, and 8⅓ miles long on the southern side. The Lord’s sanctuary will be in the middle of it. 11 It is for the consecrated priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept my chargea and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray. 12 It 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 8⅓ miles long and 3⅓ miles wide. The total length will be 8⅓ miles and the width 3⅓ miles.b 14 They 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.c

15 “The remaining area, 1⅔ milesA wide and 8⅓ miles long, will be for common use by the city,d for both residential and open space. The city will be in the middle of it. 16 These are the city’s measurements:

1½ miles* on the north side;

1½ miles on the south side;

1½ miles on the east side;

and 1½ miles on the west side.

17 The city’s open space will extend:

425 feetC to the north,

425 feet to the south,

425 feet to the east,

and 425 feet to the west.

18 “The remainder of the length alongside the holy donation will be 3⅓ miles to the east and 3⅓ miles to the west. It will run alongside the holy donation. Its produce will be food for the workers of the city. 19 The city’s workers from all the tribes of Israel will cultivate it.e 20 The entire donation will be 8⅓ miles by 8⅓ miles; you are to set apart the holy donation along with the city property as a square area.