GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New King James Version NKJV
1 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.
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"Now these are the names of the tribes: From the northern border along the road to Hethlon at the entrance of Hamath, to Hazar Enan, the border of Damascus northward, in the direction of Hamath, there shall be one section for Dan from its east to its west side;
2 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.
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by the border of Dan, from the east side to the west, one section for Asher;
3 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.
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by the border of Asher, from the east side to the west, one section for Naphtali;
4 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.
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by the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, one section for Manasseh;
5 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.
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by the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, one section for Ephraim;
6 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.
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by the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, one section for Reuben;
7 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.
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by the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west, one section for Judah;
8 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.
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"by the border of Judah, from the east side to the west, shall be the district which you shall set apart, twenty-five thousand cubits in width, and in length the same as one of the other portions, from the east side to the west, with the sanctuary in the center.
9 This special land that you set aside for the LORD will be 43,750 feet long and 17,500 feet wide.
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"The district that you shall set apart for the Lord shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width.
10 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.
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To these--to the priests--the holy district shall belong: on the north twenty-five thousand cubits in length, on the west ten thousand in width, on the east ten thousand in width, and on the south twenty-five thousand in length. The sanctuary of the Lord shall be in the center.
11 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.
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It shall be for the priests of the sons of Zadok, who are sanctified, who have kept My charge, who did not go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
12 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.
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And this district of land that is set apart shall be to them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.
13 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.
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"Opposite the border of the priests, the Levites shall have an area twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width; its entire length shall be twenty-five thousand and its width ten thousand.
14 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.
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And they shall not sell or exchange any of it; they may not alienate this best part of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.
15 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.
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"The five thousand cubits in width that remain, along the edge of the twenty-five thousand, shall be for general use by the city, for dwellings and common-land; and the city shall be in the center.
16 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.
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These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand five hundred cubits, the south side four thousand five hundred, the east side four thousand five hundred, and the west side four thousand five hundred.
17 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.
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The common-land of the city shall be: to the north two hundred and fifty cubits, to the south two hundred and fifty, to the east two hundred and fifty, and to the west two hundred and fifty.
18 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.
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The rest of the length, alongside the district of the holy section, shall be ten thousand cubits to the east and ten thousand to the west. It shall be adjacent to the district of the holy section, and its produce shall be food for the workers of the city.
19 City workers from all the tribes in Israel will farm it.
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The workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it.
20 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.
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The entire district shall be twenty-five thousand cubits by twenty-five thousand cubits, foursquare. You shall set apart the holy district with the property of the city.
21 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.
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"The rest shall belong to the prince, on one side and on the other of the holy district and of the city's property, next to the twenty-five thousand cubits of the holy district as far as the eastern border, and westward next to the twenty-five thousand as far as the western border, adjacent to the tribal portions; it shall belong to the prince. It shall be the holy district, and the sanctuary of the temple shall be in the center.
22 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.
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Moreover, apart from the possession of the Levites and the possession of the city which are in the midst of what belongs to the prince, the area between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall belong to the prince.
23 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.
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As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west, Benjamin shall have one section;
24 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.
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by the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon shall have one section;
25 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.
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by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar shall have one section;
26 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.
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by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun shall have one section;
27 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.
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by the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad shall have one section;
28 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.
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by the border of Gad, on the south side, toward the South, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the Great Sea.
29 This is the land you will divide as your inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their areas, declares the Almighty LORD.
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This is the land which you shall divide by lot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions," says the Lord God.
30 These will be the exits for the city: The north side will be 7,875 feet long.
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"These are the exits of the city. On the north side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits
31 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.
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(the gates of the city shall be named after the tribes of Israel), the three gates northward: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi;
32 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.
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on the east side, four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan;
33 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.
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on the south side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun;
34 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.
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on the west side, four thousand five hundred cubits with their three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali.
35 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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All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; and the name of the city from that day shall be: THE LORD IS THERE."
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