The Darby Translation DBY
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 And these are the names of the tribes: From the north end along the way of Hethlon, as one entereth into Hamath, Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus northward unto near Hamath -- the east and west side [belonging] to him -- shall Dan have one [portion].
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These are the names of the tribes. Beginning at the northern border, Dan will have one part of the land. It will extend from the road to Hethlon to Hamath Pass and Hazar Enon, on the northern border of Damascus near Hamath, from the eastern border to the western border.
2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, Asher one.
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Asher will have one part of the land and border Dan on the south. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border.
3 And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, Naphtali one.
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Naphtali will have one part of the land and border Asher on the south. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border.
4 And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, Manasseh one.
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Manasseh will have one part of the land and border Naphtali on the south. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border.
5 And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, Ephraim one.
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Ephraim will have one part of the land and border Manasseh on the south. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border.
6 And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, Reuben one.
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Reuben will have one part of the land and border Ephraim on the south. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border.
7 And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, Judah one.
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Judah will have one part of the land and border Reuben on the south. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border.
8 And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the heave-offering that ye shall offer, five and twenty thousand [cubits] in breadth, and in length as one of the parts from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.
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The land that you set aside as a special gift for the LORD will border Judah on the south. It will be 43,750 feet wide, and it will be as long as one of the sections of the tribes. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border, and the holy place will be in the middle of it.
9 The heave-offering that ye shall offer unto Jehovah shall be five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth.
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This special land that you set aside for the LORD will be 43,750 feet long and 17,500 feet wide.
10 And for them, for the priests, shall be the holy heave-offering, toward the north five and twenty thousand, and toward the west the breadth ten thousand, and toward the east the breadth ten thousand, and toward the south the length five and twenty thousand: and the sanctuary of Jehovah shall be in the midst of it.
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This holy area will belong to the priests. On the north side it will be 43,750 feet long. On the west side it will be 17,500 feet wide. On the east side it will be 17,500 feet wide. On the south side it will be 43,750 feet long. The LORD's holy place will be in the middle of it.
11 [It shall be] for the priests that are hallowed of the sons of Zadok, who kept my charge and went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
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This land that has been set apart will belong to the priests who are descendants of Zadok. They took care of my holy place. They didn't wander away with the Israelites as the Levites did.
12 And this offering heaved from the heave-offering of the land shall be unto them a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.
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So they will have a special portion from the land. It will be the holiest part of land, next to the land belonging to the Levites.
13 And answering to the border of the priests, the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: the whole length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.
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Alongside the land belonging to the priests will be the land belonging to the Levites. It will be 43,750 feet long and 17,500 feet wide.
14 And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the first-fruits of the land: for it is holy unto Jehovah.
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They must not sell any of it or trade any of it. They must not let others have the best part of the land, because the land is the LORD's and it is holy.
15 And the five thousand that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a common [place] for the city, for dwellings and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst of it.
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A strip of land, 8,750 feet wide by 43,750 feet long, will be left for cities, homes, and pastures. The city will be in the middle of it.
16 And these shall be the measures thereof: the north side four thousand and five hundred [cubits], and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
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These will be the measurements for the city: On the north side it will be 7,875 feet long. On the south side it will be 7,875 feet long. On the east side it will be 7,875 feet wide. And on the west side it will be 7,875 feet wide.
17 And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty [cubits], 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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The city's pastureland will be 4,375 feet on the north, 4,375 feet on the south, 4,375 feet on the east, and 4,375 feet on the west.
18 And the residue in length, alongside the holy heave-offering, shall be ten thousand eastward and ten thousand westward: it shall be alongside the holy heave-offering; and the increase thereof shall be for the support of them that serve the city.
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The rest of the land borders the holy area and runs lengthwise. This land will be 17,500 feet on its east side and 17,500 feet on its west side. It will be used to provide food for the city workers.
19 And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
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City workers from all the tribes in Israel will farm it.
20 The whole heave-offering shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand; ye shall offer the holy heave-offering foursquare with the possession of the city.
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The whole area will be 43,750 feet square. You must give this land as a special gift to the LORD along with the city property.
21 And the rest shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy heave-offering and of the possession of the city, in front of the five and twenty thousand of the heave-offering toward the east border, and westward in front of the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, answering to the [other] portions: it shall be for the prince; and the holy heave-offering and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst of it.
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Whatever is left on the east side and west side of the holy area and the city property will belong to the prince. This land will extend eastward from the holy area to the eastern border, and it will extend westward to the western border. Both of these areas are as long as one of the sections of the tribes. These areas belong to the prince, and the holy area with the holy place of the temple will be between them.
22 And from the possession of the Levites and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which shall be the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.
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So the Levites' property and the city's property will be between the prince's part of the land. What is between Judah's and Benjamin's boundaries will belong to the prince.
23 And as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin one [portion].
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This is what the rest of the tribes will receive: Benjamin will have one part of the land. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border.
24 And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon one.
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Simeon will have one part of the land and border Benjamin on the south. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border.
25 And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar one.
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Issachar will have one part of the land and border Simeon on the south. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border.
26 And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun one.
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Zebulun will have one part of the land and border Issachar on the south. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border.
27 And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad one.
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Gad will have one part of the land and border Zebulun on the south. It will extend from the eastern border to the western border.
28 And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be from Tamar [to] the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, by the torrent, unto the great sea.
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The southern border of Gad will run south from Tamar to the oasis at Meribah in Kadesh, and it will run along the Brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.
29 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 Jehovah.
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This is the land you will divide as your inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their areas, declares the Almighty LORD.
30 And these are the goings out of the city. On the north side, four thousand and five hundred [cubits] by measure.
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These will be the exits for the city: The north side will be 7,875 feet long.
31 And the gates of the city shall be after the names of 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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The gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. The three gates on the north side will be Reuben Gate, Judah Gate, and Levi Gate.
32 And at the east side four thousand and five hundred, and three gates: the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.
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The east side will be 7,875 feet long. The three gates on the east side will be Joseph Gate, Benjamin Gate, and Dan Gate.
33 And at the south side four thousand and five hundred [cubits] by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.
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The south side will be 7,875 feet long. The three gates on the south side will be Simeon Gate, Issachar Gate, and Zebulun Gate.
34 At the west side four thousand and five hundred, [and] their three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.
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The west side will be 7,875 feet long. The three gates on the west side will be Gad Gate, Asher Gate, and Naphtali Gate.
35 Round about it was eighteen thousand [cubits]; and the name of the city from that day, Jehovah is there.
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The city will measure about 31,500 feet all the way around. From then on the city's name will be: The LORD Is There.
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