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The Prophet Ezekiel

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- Chapter 48 -

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Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazar–enan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.(a)
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And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher.
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And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali.
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And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.
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And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.
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And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.
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And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah.

The Portions for the Priests and Levites

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And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering 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 sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.
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The oblation that ye shall offer unto the Lord shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.
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And for them, even for the priests, 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 sanctuary of the Lord shall be in the midst thereof.
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It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.(b) (c)
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And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.
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And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.
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And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the Lord .

The Common Portion

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And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
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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.
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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.
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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 serve the city.
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And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
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All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.

The Portion for the Prince

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And the residue 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 westward 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.
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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.

The Portions for the Remaining Tribes

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As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.(d)
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And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.
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And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.
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And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion.
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And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion.
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And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.(e)
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This 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 .

The City Gates and Dimensions

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And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.
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And 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.(f)

Footnotes

(a)48:1 a portion: Heb. one portion
(b)48:11 It…: or, The sanctified portion shall be for the priests
(c)48:11 charge: or, ward, or, ordinance
(d)48:23 a portion: Heb. one portion
(e)48:28 strife…: or, Meribah–kadesh
(f)48:35 The Lord…: Heb. Jehovah–shammah
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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.
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By the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, Asher, one portion.
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By the border of Asher, from the east side even to the west side, Naphtali, one portion.
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By the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion.
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By the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, Ephraim, one portion.
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By the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the west side, Reuben, one portion.
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By the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, Judah, one portion.

The Portions for the Priests and Levites

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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.
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The offering that you shall offer to the LORD shall be twenty-five thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in width.
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For these, even for the priests, shall be the holy offering: toward the north twenty-five thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in width, and toward the east ten thousand in width, and toward the south twenty-five thousand in length; and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the middle of it.
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It 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.
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It shall be to them an offering from the offering of the land, a most holy thing, by the border of the Levites.
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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.
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They 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.

The Common Portion

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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.
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These 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.
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The city shall have pasture lands: toward the north two hundred fifty, and toward the south two hundred fifty, and toward the east two hundred fifty, and toward the west two hundred fifty.
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The 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 labor in the city.
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Those who labor in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it.
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All 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.

The Portion for the Prince

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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 toward the east border, and westward in front of the twenty-five thousand toward 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.
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Moreover, 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.

The Portions for the Remaining Tribes

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As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion.
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By the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon, one portion.
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By the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar, one portion.
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By the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun, one portion.
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By the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad, one portion.
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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.
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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.

The City Gates and Dimensions

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“These are the exits of the city: On the north side four thousand five hundred reeds by measure;
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and 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.
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At the east side four thousand five hundred reeds, and three gates: even the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.
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At the south side four thousand five hundred reeds by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.
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At the west side four thousand five hundred reeds, with their three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.
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It shall be eighteen thousand reeds in circumference; and the name of the city from that day shall be, ‘The LORD is there.’