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Ezekiel 48:8–35

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8And next to the territory of Judah, from the eastern borderq up to the western border,r shall be located the contribution that you set apart, twenty-five thousand cubitss in width, and its length just like one of the portions from the eastern bordert 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 10And 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 descendantsc of Zadok, who took care of my service and who did not go astrayd when the Israelites went astray,e just asf the Levites went astray. 12And it will be for them a special gift from the contribution of the land as a most holy objectg next to the territory of the Levites. 13And the Levites alongsideh 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 cubitsl and its full width, ten thousand cubits.m 14And 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 cubitso in the width byp 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 16And 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 17And 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 18And the rest in its length alongsided the holy district,e ten thousand cubitsf eastwards and ten thousandg westwards; and it shall be alongsideh the holy districti and its yieldj 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 cubitsk square, you shall set apart as the holy districtl along with the property of the city. 21And the rest shall be tom the prince, on both sidesn of the holy districto and of the property of the city extending fromp twenty-five thousand cubits of the contribution up to the boundary of the east, and westwards extendingq twenty-five thousand cubitsr to the boundary of the sea alongsides the tribal portions. They shall be for the prince, and it shall be the holy district,t and the sanctuary of the templeu 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 29This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions,” declaresy the Lord Yahweh.

30And these shall be the exits of the city: Fromz 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 cubitsd by measurement, and so three gates, the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one. 34And on the weste 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”!

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Footnotes

  1. qLiterally “the side of the east
  2. rLiterally “the side of the sea/west
  3. sThat is, 8.33 miles
  4. tLiterally “the side of the east
  5. uLiterally “the side of the sea/west
  6. vThat is, 8.33 miles
  7. wThat is, 3.5 miles; cf. 48:13 and 45:1
  8. xLiterally “the contribution of the holiness”
  9. yThat is, 8.33 miles
  10. zThat is, 3.5 miles
  11. aThat is, 3.5 miles
  12. bThat is, 8.33 miles
  13. cOr “sons”
  14. dLiterally “who not they went astray”
  15. eLiterally “at going astray the children of Israel”
  16. fLiterally “as that”
  17. gLiterally “as a holiness of holinesses”
  18. hLiterally “to corresponding”
  19. iThat is, 8.33 miles
  20. jThat is, 3.5 miles
  21. kLiterally “all/every of its length ….”
  22. lThat is, 8.33 miles
  23. mThat is, 3.5 miles
  24. nLiterally “the being a part left over”
  25. oThat is, 1.75 miles
  26. pLiterally “in front of”
  27. qThat is, 8.33 miles
  28. rOr “common”
  29. sLiterally “will be the city in its middle”
  30. tThat is, 1.5 miles
  31. uThat is, 1.5 miles
  32. vLiterally “from the side of the east”
  33. wThat is, 1.5 miles
  34. xLiterally “and the side of the sea/west + directive”
  35. yThat is, 1.5 miles
  36. zThat is, 150 yards
  37. aThat is, 150 yards
  38. bThat is, 150 yards
  39. cThat is, 150 yards
  40. dLiterally “to corresponding”
  41. eLiterally “the contribution of the holiness”
  42. fThat is, 3.5 miles
  43. gThat is, 3.5 miles
  44. hLiterally “to corresponding”
  45. iLiterally “the contribution of the holiness”
  46. jAccording to the reading tradition (Qere); cf. BHS
  47. kThat is, 8.33 square miles
  48. lLiterally “the contribution of the holiness”
  49. mOr “for”
  50. nLiterally “from this and from this”
  51. oLiterally “of the contribution of the holiness”
  52. pLiterally “to in front of”
  53. qLiterally “to in front of”
  54. rThat is, 8.33 miles
  55. sLiterally “to corresponding”
  56. tLiterally “the contribution of the holiness”
  57. uOr “house”
  58. vLiterally “south”
  59. wThat is, the Wadi of Egypt
  60. xThat is, the Mediterranean
  61. yLiterally “declaration of”
  62. zOr “on” or “along”
  63. aLiterally “the side of the north”
  64. bThat is, 1.5 miles
  65. cThat is, 1.5 miles
  66. dThat is, 1.5 miles
  67. eOr “sea”
  68. fThat is, 1.5 miles
  69. gThat is, 6 miles