The Portions for the Tribes 1 Brenton And these are the names of the tribes from the northern corner, on the side of the descent that draws a line to the entrance of Emath the palace of Ælam, the border of Damascus northward on the side of Emath the palace; and they shall have the eastern parts as far as the sea, for Dan, one portion . BSB BSB: “Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side.
2 Brenton And from the borders of Dan eastward as far as the west sea-coast, for Asser, one. BSB BSB: Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west.
3 Brenton And from the borders of Asser, from the eastern parts as far as the west coasts, for Nephthalim, one. BSB BSB: Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west.
4 Brenton And from the borders of Nephthalim, from the east as far as the west coasts, for Manasse, one. BSB BSB: Manasseh will have one portion bordering the territory of Naphtali from east to west.
5 Brenton And from the borders of Manasse, from the eastern parts as far as the west coasts, for Ephraim, one. BSB BSB: Ephraim will have one portion bordering the territory of Manasseh from east to west.
6 Brenton And from the borders of Ephraim, from the eastern parts to the west coasts, for Ruben, one. BSB BSB: Reuben will have one portion bordering the territory of Ephraim from east to west.
7 Brenton And from the borders of Ruben, from the eastern parts as far as the west coasts, for Juda, one. BSB BSB: Judah will have one portion bordering the territory of Reuben from east to west.
The Portions for the Priests and Levites 8 Brenton And from the borders of Juda, from the eastern parts shall be the offering of first-fruits, in breadth twenty-five thousand reeds , and in length as one of the portions measured from the east even to the western parts: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of them. BSB BSB: Bordering the territory of Judah, from east to west, will be the portion you are to set apart. It will be 25,000 cubits wide, and the length of a tribal portion from east to west. In the center will be the sanctuary.
9 Brenton As for the first-fruits which they shall offer to the Lord, it shall be in length twenty-five thousand, and in breadth twenty-five thousand.BSB BSB: The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide.
10 Brenton Out of this shall be the first-fruits of the holy things to the priests, northward, five and twenty-thousand, and towards the west, ten thousand, and southward, five and twenty thousand: and the mountain of the sanctuary, shall be in the midst of it, BSB BSB: This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side, and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center will be the sanctuary of the LORD.
11 Brenton for the priests, for the consecrated sons of Sadduc, who keep the charges of the house, who erred not in the error of the children of Israel, as the Levites erred. BSB BSB: It will be for the consecrated priests, the descendants of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.
12 Brenton And the first-fruits shall be given to them out of the first-fruits of the land, even a most holy portion from the borders of the Levites. BSB BSB: It will be a special portion for them set apart from the land, a most holy portion adjacent to the territory of the Levites.
13 Brenton And the Levites shall have the part , next to the borders of the priests, in length twenty-five thousand, and in breadth ten thousand: the whole length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth twenty thousand. BSB BSB: Bordering the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. The whole length will be 25,000 cubits, and the width 10,000 cubits.
14 Brenton No part of it shall be sold, nor measured as for sale , neither shall the first-fruits of the land be taken away: for they are holy to the Lord. BSB BSB: They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this best part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD.
The Common Portion 15 Brenton But concerning the five thousand that remain in the breadth in the five and twenty thousand, they shall be a suburb to the city for dwelling, and for a space before it: and the city shall be in the midst thereof. BSB BSB: The remaining area, 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for common use by the city, for houses, and for pastureland. The city will be in the center of it
16 Brenton And these shall be its dimensions; from the northern side four thousand and five hundred, and from the southern side four thousand and five hundred, and from the eastern side four thousand and five hundred, and from the western side they shall measure four thousand five hundred. BSB BSB: and will have these measurements: 4,500 cubits on the north side, 4,500 cubits on the south side, 4,500 cubits on the east side, and 4,500 cubits on the west side.
17 Brenton And there shall be a space to the city northward two hundred and fifty, and southward two hundred and fifty, and eastward two hundred and fifty, and westward two hundred and fifty. BSB BSB: The pastureland of the city will extend 250 cubits to the north, 250 cubits to the south, 250 cubits to the east, and 250 cubits to the west.
18 Brenton And the remainder of the length that is next to the first-fruits of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and they shall be the first-fruits of the sanctuary; and the fruits thereof shall be for bread to them that labour for the city. BSB BSB: The remainder of the length bordering the holy portion and running adjacent to it will be 10,000 cubits on the east side and 10,000 cubits on the west side. Its produce will supply food for the workers of the city.
19 Brenton And they that labour for the city shall labour for it out of all the tribes of Israel. BSB BSB: The workers of the city who cultivate it will come from all the tribes of Israel.
20 Brenton The whole offering shall be a square of twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand: ye shall separate again part of it, the first-fruits of the sanctuary, from the possession of the city. BSB BSB: The entire portion will be a square, 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits. You are to set apart the holy portion, along with the city property.
The Portion for the Prince 21 Brenton And the prince shall have the remainder on this side and on that side from the first-fruits of the sanctuary, and there shall be a possession of the city, for five and twenty thousand cubits in length, to the eastern and western borders, for five and twenty thousand to the western borders, next to the portions of the prince; and the first-fruits of the holy things and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst of it. BSB BSB: The remaining area on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city will belong to the prince. He will own the land adjacent to the tribal portions, extending eastward from the 25,000 cubits of the holy district toward the eastern border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the western border. And in the center of them will be the holy portion and the sanctuary of the temple.
22 Brenton And there shall be a portion taken from the Levites, from the possession of the city in the midst of the princes between the borders of Juda and the borders of Benjamin, and it shall be the portion of the princes. BSB BSB: So the Levitical property and the city property will lie in the center of the area belonging to the prince—the area between the borders of Judah and Benjamin.
The Portions for the Remaining Tribes 23 Brenton And as for the rest of the tribes, from the eastern parts as far as the western, Benjamin shall have one portion . BSB BSB: As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side.
24 Brenton And from the borders of Benjamin, from the eastern parts to the western, Symeon, one. BSB BSB: Simeon will have one portion bordering the territory of Benjamin from east to west.
25 Brenton And from the borders of Symeon, from the eastern parts to the western, Issachar, one. BSB BSB: Issachar will have one portion bordering the territory of Simeon from east to west.
26 Brenton And from the borders of Issachar, from the eastern parts to the western, Zabulon, one. BSB BSB: Zebulun will have one portion bordering the territory of Issachar from east to west.
27 Brenton And from the borders of Zabulon, from the east to the western parts, Gad, one. BSB BSB: And Gad will have one portion bordering the territory of Zebulun from east to west.
28 Brenton And from the borders of Gad, from the eastern to the south-western parts; his coasts shall even be from Thæman, and the water of Barimoth Cades, for an inheritance, unto the great sea. BSB BSB: The southern border of Gad will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Brook of Egypt and out to the Great Sea.
29 Brenton This is the land, which ye shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, saith the Lord God. BSB BSB: This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions,” declares the Lord GOD.
The City Gates and Dimensions 30 Brenton And these are the goings out of the city northward, four thousand and five hundred by measure. BSB BSB: “These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long,
31 Brenton And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; the gate of Ruben, one, and the gate of Juda, one, and the gate of Levi, one. BSB BSB: the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi.
32 Brenton And eastward four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; the gate of Joseph, one, and the gate of Benjamin, one, and the gate of Dan, one. BSB BSB: On the east side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan.
33 Brenton And southward, four thousand and five hundred by measure: and three gates; the gate of Symeon, one, and the gate of Issachar, one, and the gate of Zabulon, one. BSB BSB: On the south side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun.
34 Brenton And westward, four thousand and five hundred by measure: and three gates; the gate of Gad, one, and the gate of Asser, one, and the gate of Nephthalim, one. BSB BSB: And on the west side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali.
35 Brenton The circumference, eighteen thousand measures : and the name of the city, from the day that it shall be finished, shall be the name thereof. BSB BSB: The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.”