Ezekiel 48

The Allotment of the Land and the Gates of the City

48And^a these are the names of the tribes: At the end of the north, along the way to Hethlon^b from Lebo-hamath to Hazar Enan on the boundary of Damascus beside Hamath northward,^c there will be one portion for Dan from the eastern border to the west.^{d 2}And next to the territory of Dan, from the eastern border^e up to the western border,^f one portion for Asher. ³And next to the territory of Asher, from the eastern border^g and up to the western border,^h one portion for Naphtali. ⁴And next to the territory of Naphtali, from the eastern borderⁱ up to the western border,^j one portion for Manasseh. ⁵And next to the territory of Manasseh, from the eastern border^k up to the western border,^l one portion for Ephraim. ⁶And next to the territory of Ephraim, from the eastern border^m and up to the western border,ⁿ one portion for Reuben. ⁷And next to the territory of Reuben, from the eastern border^o up to the western border,^p one portion for Judah.

⁸And next to the territory of Judah, from the eastern border^q up to the western border,^r shall be located the contribution that you set apart, twenty-five thousand cubits^s in width, and its length just like one of the portions from the eastern border^t up to the western border,^u and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it. ⁹The contribution that you shall set apart for Yahweh, its length shall be twenty-five thousand cubits,^v and its width ten thousand cubits.^{w 10}And to these shall be the holy district:^x to the priests northwards twenty-five thousand cubits,^y and westwards its width ten thousand cubits,^z and eastwards its width ten thousand cubits,^a and southwards its length twenty-five thousand cubits,^b and the sanctuary of Yahweh shall be in the midst of it. ¹¹To the priests, the ones being consecrated from the descendants^c of Zadok, who took care of my service and who did not go astray^d when the Israelites went astray,^e just as^f the Levites went astray. ¹²And it will be for them a special gift from the contribution of the land as a most holy object^g next to the territory of the Levites. ¹³And the Levites alongside^h the territory of the priests shall have twenty-five thousand cubitsⁱ in length and in width ten thousand cubits,^j its full length,^k twenty-five thousand cubits^l and its full width, ten thousand cubits.^{m 14}And they shall not sell any part from it, and shall not exchange, and shall not transfer the best of the land, for it is holy to Yahweh.

¹⁵And the remaining partⁿ of five thousand cubits^o in the width by^p twenty-five thousand cubits,^q is unholy;^r it is for the city as dwelling and as pastureland; and the city will be located in the middle of it.^{s 16}And these shall be its measurements: on its side to the north, four thousand five hundred cubits;^t and on its side to the south, four thousand five hundred cubits;^u and on the eastern side,^v four thousand five hundred cubits;^w and on the western side,^x four thousand five hundred cubits.^{y 17}And a pastureland shall be for the city northwards, two hundred and fifty cubits,^z southwards two hundred and fifty cubits,^a and eastwards two hundred and fifty cubits,^b and westwards two hundred and fifty cubits.^{c 18}And the rest in its length alongside^d the holy district,^e ten thousand cubits^f eastwards and ten thousand^g westwards; and it shall be alongside^h the holy districtⁱ and its yield^j shall be as food for the workers of the city. ¹⁹And the workers of the city from all the tribes of Israel shall cultivate it. ²⁰All of the contribution, twenty-five thousand by twenty five thousand cubits^k square, you shall set apart as the holy district^l along with the property of the city. ²¹And the rest shall be to^m the prince, on both sidesⁿ of the holy district^o and of the property of the city extending from^p twenty-five thousand cubits of the contribution up to the boundary of the east, and westwards extending^q twenty-five thousand cubits^r to the boundary of the sea alongside^s the tribal portions. They shall be for the prince, and it shall be the holy district,^t and the sanctuary of the temple^u will be in its middle. ²²And also the property of the Levites and the property of the city will be in the midst of the property which is for the prince; between the territory of Judah and between the territory of Benjamin the land will be for the prince.

²³And for the remainder of the tribes: From the side on the east up to the side on the west, Benjamin one portion; ²⁴and next to the territory of Benjamin, from the side on the east up to the side of the sea, Simeon one portion; ²⁵and next to the territory of Simeon, from the side of the east up to the side of the sea, Issachar one portion; ²⁶and next to the territory of Issachar, from the side of the east up to the side of the sea, Zebulun one portion; ²⁷and next to the territory of Zebulun, from the side of the east up to the side of the sea, Gad one portion; ²⁸and next to the territory of Gad, to the side of the south, southward;^v and the territory will be from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, toward the wadi,^w on to the Great Sea.^{x 29}This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions,” declares^y the Lord Yahweh.

³⁰And these shall be the exits of the city: From^z the north side,^a four thousand and five hundred cubits ^b by measurement. ³¹And the gates of the city shall be according to the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates to the north, the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one. ³²And on the east side, four thousand five hundred cubits,^c and three gates, and so the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one. ³³And on the south side, four thousand five hundred cubits^d by measurement, and so three gates, the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one. ³⁴And on the west^e side, four thousand five hundred cubits,^f and their gates three, the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one. ³⁵All around the city is eighteen thousand cubits,^g and the name of the city from that day is “Yahweh Is There”!