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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.