1 WYC And these ben the names of lynagis, fro the endis of the north, bisidis the weie Ethalon, to men goynge to Emath, the porche of Ennon, the terme of Damask, to the north bisidis Emath; and the eest coost schal be to it the see, o part schal be of Dan. 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 WYC And fro the ende of Dan, fro the eest coost til to the coost of the see, o part schal be of Aser. BSB BSB: Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west.
3 WYC And on the ende of Azer, fro the eest coost til to the coost of the see, oon of Neptalym. BSB BSB: Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west.
4 WYC And on the terme of Neptalym, fro the eest coost til to the coost of the see, oon of Manasses. BSB BSB: Manasseh will have one portion bordering the territory of Naphtali from east to west.
5 WYC And on the ende of Manasses, fro the eest coost til to the coost of the see, oon of Effraym. BSB BSB: Ephraim will have one portion bordering the territory of Manasseh from east to west.
6 WYC And on the ende of Effraym, fro the eest coost til to the coost of the see, oon of Ruben. BSB BSB: Reuben will have one portion bordering the territory of Ephraim from east to west.
7 WYC And on the ende of Ruben, fro the eest coost til to the coost of the see, oon of Juda. BSB BSB: Judah will have one portion bordering the territory of Reuben from east to west.
8 WYC And on the ende of Juda, fro the eest coost til to the coost of the see, schulen be the firste fruytis, whiche ye schulen departe bi fyue and twenti thousynde reheedis of breede and of lengthe, as alle partis ben, fro the eest coost til to the coost of the see; and the seyntuarie schal be in the myddis therof. 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 WYC The firste fruytis whiche ye schulen departe to the Lord, the lengthe schal be in fyue and twenty thousynde, and the breed in ten thousynde. BSB BSB: The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide.
10 WYC Forsothe these schulen be the firste fruytis of the seyntuarie of preestis; to the north fyue and twenti thousynde of lengthe, and to the see ten thousinde of breede; but to the eest ten thousynde of breede, and to the south fyue and twenti thousynde of lengthe; and the seyntuarie of the Lord schal be in the myddis therof. 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 WYC The seyntuarie schal be to prestis of the sones of Sadoch, that kepten my cerymonyes, and erriden not, whanne the sones of Israel erriden, as also dekenes erriden. 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 WYC And the firste fruytis schulen be to hem of the firste fruytis of the lond, the hooli of hooli thingis, bi the terme of dekenes. 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 WYC But also to dekenes in lijk maner bi the coostis of preestis schulen be fyue and twenti thousynde of lengthe, and ten thousynde of breede; al the lengthe of fiue and twenti thousynde, and the breede of ten thousynde. 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 WYC And thei schulen not sille therof, nether schulen chaunge; and the firste fruytis of the lond schulen not be translatid, for tho ben halewid 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.
15 WYC Sotheli the fyue thousynde, that ben left ouer in breede, bi fyue and twenti thousynde, schulen be the vnhooli thingis, ether comyn thingis, of the citee, in to dwellyng place, and in to subarbis; and the citee schal be in the myddis therof. 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 WYC And these schulen be the mesuris therof; at the north coost, fyue hundrid and foure thousynde of rehedis, and at the south coost, fyue hundrid and foure thousynde, and at the eest coost, fyue hundrid and foure thousynde, and at the west coost, fyue hundrid and foure thousynde. 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 WYC Forsothe the subarbis of the citee at the north schulen be twei hundrid and fifti, and at the southe twei hundrid and fifti, and at the eest twei hundrid and fifti, and at the see, that is, the west, twei hundrid and fifti. 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 WYC But that that is residue in lengthe, bi the firste fruytis of the seyntuarie, ten thousynde in to the eest, and ten thousynde in to the west, schulen be as the firste fruitis of the seyntuarie; and the fruitis schulen be in to looues to hem that seruen the citee. 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 WYC Forsothe thei that seruen the citee schulen worche, of alle the lynagis of Israel. BSB BSB: The workers of the city who cultivate it will come from all the tribes of Israel.
20 WYC Alle the firste fruitis of fyue and twenti thousynde, bi fyue and twenti thousynde in square, schulen be departid in to the firste fruytis of seyntuarie, and in to possessioun of the citee. 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.
21 WYC Forsothe that that is residue, schal be the princes part, on ech side of the firste fruitis of seyntuarie, and of the possessioun of the citee, euene ayens fyue and twenti thousynde of the firste fruytis, til to the eest ende; but also to the see euene ayens fyue and twenti thousynde, til to the ende of the see, schal be in lijk maner in the partis of the prince; and the firste fruytis of the seyntuarye, and the seyntuarie of the temple schulen be in the myddis 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 WYC Forsothe fro the possessioun of dekenes, and fro the possessioun of the citee, which is in the myddis of partis of the prince, schal be in to the porcioun of Juda, and in to the porcioun of Beniamyn; and it schal perteyne to the prince. 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.
23 WYC And to other lynagis, fro the eest coost `til to the west coost, oon to Beniamyn. BSB BSB: As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side.
24 WYC And ayens the porcioun of Beniamyn, fro the eest coost til to the west coost, oon to Symeon. BSB BSB: Simeon will have one portion bordering the territory of Benjamin from east to west.
25 WYC And on the terme of Symeon, fro the eest coost til to the west coost, oon to Isacar. BSB BSB: Issachar will have one portion bordering the territory of Simeon from east to west.
26 WYC And on the terme of Isacar, fro the eest coost til to the west coost, oon to Zabulon. BSB BSB: Zebulun will have one portion bordering the territory of Issachar from east to west.
27 WYC And on the terme of Zabulon, fro the eest coost til to the coost of the see, oon to Gad. BSB BSB: And Gad will have one portion bordering the territory of Zebulun from east to west.
28 WYC And on the terme of Gad, to the coost of the south in to myddai; and the ende schal be fro Thamar til to the watris of ayenseying of Cades, and the eritage ayens the grete see. 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 WYC This is the lond which ye schulen sende in to part to the lynagis of Israel, and these ben the partyngis of tho, seith 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.
30 WYC And these ben the goyngis out of the citee; fro the north coost thou schalt mete fyue hundrid and foure thousynde rehedis. BSB BSB: “These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long,
31 WYC And yatis of the citee schulen be in alle the lynagis of Israel, thre yatis at the north; o yate of Ruben, o yate of Juda, o yate of Leuy. 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 WYC And at the eest coost, fyue hundrid and foure thousynd rehedis, and thre yatis; o yate of Joseph, o yate of Beniamyn, o yate of Dan. 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 WYC And at the south coost thou schalt mete fyue hundrid and foure thousynde rehedis, and thre yatis schulen be of tho; o yate of Symeon, o yate of Isacar, o yate of Zabulon. 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 WYC And at the west coost, fyue hundrid and foure thousynde of rehedis, thre yatis of tho; o yate of Gad, o yate of Aser, o yate of Neptalym. 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 WYC Bi cumpas eiytene miles; and the name schal be fro that dai, The Lord there. Amen. 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.”
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