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"These are the names of the tribes: Beginning at the northern border, from the sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, as far as Hazar-e'non (which is on the northern border of Damascus over against Hamath), 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, Naph'tali, one portion.
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Adjoining the territory of Naph'tali, from the east side to the west, Manas'seh, one portion.
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Adjoining the territory of Manas'seh, from the east side to the west, E'phraim, one portion.
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Adjoining the territory of E'phraim, 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 which you shall set apart, twenty-five thousand cubits in breadth, and in length equal to one of the tribal portions, from the east side to the west, with the sanctuary in the midst of it.
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The portion which you shall set apart for the LORD shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length, and twenty thousand in breadth.
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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 breadth on the western side, ten thousand in breadth on the eastern side, and twenty-five thousand in length on the southern side, with the sanctuary of the LORD in the midst of it.
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This shall be for the consecrated priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept my charge, who did not go astray when the people of Israel went astray, as the Levites did.