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These are the names of the tribes: Beginning at the northern border, on the Hethlon road, from Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enon (which is on the border of Damascus, with Hamath to the north), and extending from the east side to the west, Dan, one portion.
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Adjoining the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, Asher, one portion.
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Adjoining the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, Naphtali, one portion.
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Adjoining the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, Manasseh, one portion.
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Adjoining the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, Ephraim, one portion.
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Adjoining the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, Reuben, one portion.
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Adjoining the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, Judah, one portion.
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Adjoining the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, shall be the portion that you shall set apart, twenty-five thousand cubits in width, and in length equal to one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west, with the sanctuary in the middle of it.
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The portion that you shall set apart for the Lord shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length, and twenty thousand in width.
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These shall be the allotments of the holy portion: the priests shall have an allotment measuring twenty-five thousand cubits on the northern side, ten thousand cubits in width on the western side, ten thousand in width on the eastern side, and twenty-five thousand in length on the southern side, with the sanctuary of the Lord in the middle of it.