¶ Now these are the names¹ of the tribes. From² the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion³ for Dan.

And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher⁴.

And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali⁵.

And by the border⁶ of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh⁷.

And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim⁸.

And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben⁹.

And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah¹⁰.

And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering¹¹ which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary¹² shall be in the midst of it.

The oblation¹³ that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.

¶ And for them, even for the priests¹⁴, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary¹⁵ of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.

It shall be for the priests that are sanctified¹⁶ of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge¹⁷, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites¹⁸ went astray.

And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing¹⁹ most holy by the border of the Levites.

And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in²⁰ length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

And they shall²¹ not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for²² it is holy unto the LORD.

And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane²³ place for the city²⁴, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.

And these shall be the measures thereof; 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.

And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.

And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve²⁵ the city.

And they that serve the city shall serve²⁶ it out of all the tribes of Israel.

¶ All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare²⁷, with the possession of the city.

And the residue²⁸ shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward²⁹ over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.

Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.

As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin³⁰ shall have a portion³¹.

And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon³² shall have a portion.

And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar³³ a portion.

And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun³⁴ a portion.

And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad³⁵ a portion.

And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar³⁶ unto the waters of strife in Kadesh³⁷, and to the river³⁸ toward the great sea³⁹.

⁴⁰This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD.

¶ And these are the goings⁴¹ out of the city on the north side, four⁴² thousand and five hundred measures.

¶⁴³And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.

And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.

And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.

At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.

It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name⁴⁴ of the city from that day shall be, The LORD⁴⁵ is there.