Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
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1 And these are the names of the tribes from the borders of the north, by the way of Hethalon, as they go to Emath, the court of Enan the border of Damascus northward, by the way off Emath. And from the east side thereof to the sea shall be one portion for Dan.
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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.
2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side even to the side of the sea, one portion for Aser:
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Adjoining the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, Asher, one portion.
3 And by the border of Aser, from the east side even to the side of the sea one portion for Nephthali.
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Adjoining the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, Naphtali, one portion.
4 And by the border of Nephthali, from the east side even to the side of the one portion for Manasses.
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Adjoining the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, Manasseh, one portion.
5 And by the border of Manasses, from the east side even to the side of the sea, one portion for Ephraim.
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Adjoining the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, Ephraim, one portion.
6 And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the side of the sea, one portion for Ruben.
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Adjoining the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, Reuben, one portion.
7 And by the border of Ruben, from the east side even to the side of the sea, one portion for Juda.
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Adjoining the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, Judah, one portion.
8 And by the border of Juda, from the east side even to the side of the sea, shall be the firstfruits which you shall set apart, five and twenty thousand in breadth, and length, as every one of the portions from the east side to the side of the sea: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst thereof.
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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.
9 The firstfruits which you shall set apart for the Lord will be the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand.
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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.
10 And these shall be the firstfruits of the sanctuary for the priests: toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the sea ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east also 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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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.
11 The sanctuary shall be for the priests of the sons of Sadoc, who kept my ceremonies, and went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites also went astray.
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This shall be for the consecrated priests, the descendants of Zadok, who kept my charge, who did not go astray when the people of Israel went astray, as the Levites did.
12 And for them shall be the firstfruits of the firstfruits of the land holy of holies, by the border of the Levites,
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It shall belong to them as a special portion from the holy portion of the land, a most holy place, adjoining the territory of the Levites.
13 And the Levites in like manner shall have by the borders of the priests 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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Alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an allotment twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width. The whole length shall be twenty-five thousand cubits and the width twenty thousand.
14 And they shall not sell thereof, nor exchange, neither shall the firstfruits of the land be alienated, because they are sanctified to the Lord.
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They shall not sell or exchange any of it; they shall not transfer this choice portion of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.
15 But the five thousand that remain 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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The remainder, five thousand cubits in width and twenty-five thousand in length, shall be for ordinary use for the city, for dwellings and for open country. In the middle of it shall be the city;
16 And these are the measures thereof: on the north side four thousand and five hundred: and on the south side four thousand and five hundred: and on the east side four thousand and five hundred: and on the west side four thousand and five hundred.
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and these shall be its dimensions: 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 And the suburbs of the city shall be to the north two hundred and fifty, and the south two hundred and fifty, and to the east two hundred and fifty, and to the sea two hundred and fifty.
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The city shall have open land: on the north two hundred fifty cubits, on the south two hundred fifty, on the east two hundred fifty, on the west two hundred fifty.
18 And the residue in length by the firstfruits of the sanctuary, ten thousand toward the east, and ten thousand toward the west, shall be as the firstfruits of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for bread to them that serve the city.
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The remainder of the length alongside the holy portion shall be ten thousand cubits to the east, and ten thousand to the west, and it shall be alongside the holy portion. Its produce shall be food for the workers of the city.
19 And they that serve the city, shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
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The workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it.
20 All the firstfruits, of five and twenty thousand, by five and twenty thousand foursquare, shall be set apart for the firstfruits of the sanctuary, and for the possession of the city.
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The whole portion that you shall set apart shall be twenty-five thousand cubits square, that is, the holy portion together with the property of the city.
21 And the residue shall be for the prince on every side of the firstfruits of the sanctuary, and of the possession of the city over against the five and twenty thousand of the firstfruits unto the east border: toward the sea also over against the five and twenty thousand, unto the border of the sea, shall likewise be the portion of the prince: and the firstfruits of the sanctuary, and the sanctuary of the temple shall be in the midst thereof.
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What remains on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city shall belong to the prince. Extending from the twenty-five thousand cubits of the holy portion to the east border, and westward from the twenty-five thousand cubits to the west border, parallel to the tribal portions, it shall belong to the prince. The holy portion with the sanctuary of the temple in the middle of it,
22 And from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city which are in the midst of the prince’s portions: what shall be to the border of Juda, and to the border of Benjamin, shall also belong to the prince.
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and the property of the Levites and of the city, shall be in the middle of that which belongs to the prince. The portion of the prince shall lie between the territory of Judah and the territory of Benjamin.
23 And for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, one portion for Benjamin.
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As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, Benjamin, one portion.
24 And over against the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, one portion for Simeon.
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Adjoining the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon, one portion.
25 And by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, one portion for Issachar.
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Adjoining the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar, one portion.
26 And by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, one portion for Zabulon.
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Adjoining the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun, one portion.
27 And by the border of Zabulon, from the east side to the side of the sea, one portion for Gad.
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Adjoining the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad, one portion.
28 And by the border of Gad, the south side southward: and the border shall be from Thamar, even to the waters of contradiction of Cades, the inheritance over against the great sea.
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And adjoining the territory of Gad to the south, the boundary shall run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, from there along the Wadi of Egypt to the Great Sea.
29 This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel: and these are the portions of them, saith the Lord God.
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This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, says the Lord God.
30 And these are the goings out of the city: on the north side thou shalt measure four thousand and five hundred.
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These shall be the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits by measure,
31 And the gates of the city according to the name, of the tribes of Israel, three gates on the north side, the gate of Ruben one, the gate of Juda one, the gate of Levi one.
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three gates, the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel.
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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On the east side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates, the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan.
33 And at the south side, thou shalt measure four thousand and five hundred and three gates, the gate of Simeon one, the gate of Issachar one, the gate of Zabulon one.
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On the south side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits by measure, three gates, the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun.
34 And at the west side, four thousand and five hundred, and their three gates, the gate of Gad one, the gate of Aser one, the gate of Nephthali one.
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On the west side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates, the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.
35 Its circumference was eighteen thousand: and the name of the city from that day, The Lord is there.
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The circumference of the city shall be eighteen thousand cubits. And the name of the city from that time on shall be, The Lord is There.
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