Ezek.48.1
Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.
Ezek.48.1
"These are the tribes: "Dan: one portion, along the northern boundary, following the Hethlon road that turns off to the entrance of Hamath as far as Hazor-enon so that the territory of Damascus lies to the north alongside Hamath, the northern border stretching from east to west.
Ezek.48.1
"These are the tribes, listed by name: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion; it will follow the Hethlon road to Lebo Hamath; Hazar Enan and the northern border of Damascus next to Hamath will be part of its border from the east side to the west side.
Ezek.48.1
"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;
Ezek.48.1
"Here is the list of the tribes of Israel and the territory each is to receive. The territory of Dan is in the extreme north. Its boundary line follows the Hethlon road to Lebo-hamath and then runs on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus, with Hamath to the north. Dan's territory extends all the way across the land of Israel from east to west.
Ezek.48.2
And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher.
Ezek.48.2
"Asher: one portion, bordering Dan from east to west.
Ezek.48.2
"Asher will have one portion; it will border the territory of Dan from east to west.
Ezek.48.2
by the border of Dan, from the east side to the west, one section for Asher;
Ezek.48.2
Asher's territory lies south of Dan's and also extends from east to west.
Ezek.48.3
And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali.
Ezek.48.3
"Naphtali: one portion, bordering Asher from east to west.
Ezek.48.3
"Naphtali will have one portion; it will border the territory of Asher from east to west.
Ezek.48.3
by the border of Asher, from the east side to the west, one section for Naphtali;
Ezek.48.3
Naphtali's land lies south of Asher's, also extending from east to west.
Ezek.48.4
And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.
Ezek.48.4
"Manasseh: one portion, bordering Naphtali from east to west.
Ezek.48.4
"Manasseh will have one portion; it will border the territory of Naphtali from east to west.
Ezek.48.4
by the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, one section for Manasseh;
Ezek.48.4
Then comes Manasseh south of Naphtali, and its territory also extends from east to west.
Ezek.48.5
And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.
Ezek.48.5
"Ephraim: one portion, bordering Manasseh from east to west.
Ezek.48.5
"Ephraim will have one portion; it will border the territory of Manasseh from east to west.
Ezek.48.5
by the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, one section for Ephraim;
Ezek.48.5
South of Manasseh is Ephraim,
Ezek.48.6
And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.
Ezek.48.6
"Reuben: one portion, bordering Ephraim from east to west.
Ezek.48.6
"Reuben will have one portion; it will border the territory of Ephraim from east to west.
Ezek.48.6
by the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, one section for Reuben;
Ezek.48.6
and then Reuben,
Ezek.48.7
And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah.
Ezek.48.7
"Judah: one portion, bordering Reuben from east to west.
Ezek.48.7
"Judah will have one portion; it will border the territory of Reuben from east to west.
Ezek.48.7
by the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west, one section for Judah;
Ezek.48.7
and then Judah, all of whose boundaries extend from east to west.
Ezek.48.8
And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.
Ezek.48.8
"Bordering Judah from east to west is the consecrated area that you will set aside as holy: a square approximately seven by seven miles, with the Sanctuary set at the center.
Ezek.48.8
"Bordering the territory of Judah from east to west will be the portion you are to present as a special gift. It will be 25,000 cubits wide, and its length from east to west will equal one of the tribal portions; the sanctuary will be in the center of it.
Ezek.48.8
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.
Ezek.48.8
"South of Judah is the land set aside for a special purpose. It will be 8 1/3 miles wide and will extend as far east and west as the tribal territories, with the Temple at the center.
Ezek.48.9
The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.
Ezek.48.9
The consecrated area reserved for GOD is to be seven miles long and a little less than three miles wide.
Ezek.48.9
"The special portion you are to offer to the LORD will be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide.
Ezek.48.9
"The district that you shall set apart for the LORD shall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width.
Ezek.48.9
"The area set aside for the LORD's Temple will be 8 1/3 miles long and 6 2/3 miles wide.
Ezek.48.10
And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east 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.
Ezek.48.10
"This is how it will be parceled out. The priest will get the area measuring seven miles on the north and south boundaries, with a width of a little more than three miles at the east and west boundaries. The Sanctuary of GOD will be at the center.
Ezek.48.10
This will be the sacred 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 of it will be the sanctuary of the LORD.
Ezek.48.10
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.
Ezek.48.10
For the priests there will be a strip of land measuring 8 1/3 miles long by 3 1/3 miles wide, with the LORD's Temple at the center.
Ezek.48.11
It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
Ezek.48.11
This is for the consecrated priests, the Zadokites who stayed true in their service to me and didn't get off track as the Levites did when Israel wandered off the main road.
Ezek.48.11
This will be for the consecrated priests, the Zadokites, who were faithful in serving me and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.
Ezek.48.11
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.
Ezek.48.11
This area is set aside for the ordained priests, the descendants of Zadok who obeyed me and did not go astray when the people of Israel and the rest of the Levites did.
Ezek.48.12
And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.
Ezek.48.12
This is their special gift, a gift from the land itself, most holy ground, bordering the section of the Levites.
Ezek.48.12
It will be a special gift to them from the sacred portion of the land, a most holy portion, bordering the territory of the Levites.
Ezek.48.12
And this district of land that is set apart shall be to them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.
Ezek.48.12
It will be their special portion when the land is distributed, the most sacred land of all. Next to the priests' territory will lie the land where the other Levites will live.
Ezek.48.13
And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have 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.
Ezek.48.13
"The Levites get a section equal in size to that of the priests, roughly seven by three miles.
Ezek.48.13
"Alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an allotment 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. Its total length will be 25,000 cubits and its width 10,000 cubits.
Ezek.48.13
"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.
Ezek.48.13
The land allotted to the Levites will be the same size and shape as that belonging to the priests--8 1/3 miles long and 3 1/3 miles wide. Together these portions of land will measure 8 1/3 miles long by 6 2/3 miles wide.
Ezek.48.14
And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD.
Ezek.48.14
They are not permitted to sell or trade any of it. It's the choice part of the land, to say nothing of being holy to GOD.
Ezek.48.14
They must not sell or exchange any of it. This is the best of the land and must not pass into other hands, because it is holy to the LORD.
Ezek.48.14
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.
Ezek.48.14
None of this special land will ever be sold or traded or used by others, for it belongs to the LORD; it is set apart as holy.
Ezek.48.15
And the five thousand, that are left 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.
Ezek.48.15
"What's left of the "sacred square'--each side measures out at seven miles by a mile and a half--is for ordinary use: the city and its buildings with open country around it, but the city at the center.
Ezek.48.15
"The remaining area, 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for the common use of the city, for houses and for pastureland. The city will be in the center of it
Ezek.48.15
"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.
Ezek.48.15
"An additional strip of land 8 1/3 miles long by 1 2/3 miles wide, south of the sacred Temple area, will be allotted for public use--homes, pasturelands, and common lands, with a city at the center.
Ezek.48.16
And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
Ezek.48.16
The north, south, east, and west sides of the city are each about a mile and a half in length.
Ezek.48.16
and will have these measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits.
Ezek.48.16
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.
Ezek.48.16
The city will measure 1 1/2 miles on each side.
Ezek.48.17
And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.
Ezek.48.17
A strip of pasture, one hundred twenty-five yards wide, will border the city on all sides.
Ezek.48.17
The pastureland for the city will be 250 cubits on the north, 250 cubits on the south, 250 cubits on the east, and 250 cubits on the west.
Ezek.48.17
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.
Ezek.48.17
Open lands will surround the city for 150 yards in every direction.
Ezek.48.18
And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.
Ezek.48.18
The remainder of this portion, three miles of countryside to the east and to the west of the sacred precinct, is for farming. It will supply food for the city.
Ezek.48.18
What remains of the area, bordering on the sacred portion and running the length of 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.
Ezek.48.18
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.
Ezek.48.18
Outside the city there will be a farming area that stretches 3 1/3 miles to the east and 3 1/3 miles to the west along the border of the sacred area. This farmland will produce food for the people working in the city.
Ezek.48.19
And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
Ezek.48.19
Workers from all the tribes of Israel will serve as field hands to farm the land.
Ezek.48.19
The workers from the city who farm it will come from all the tribes of Israel.
Ezek.48.19
The workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it.
Ezek.48.19
Those who come from the various tribes to work in the city may farm it.
Ezek.48.20
All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.
Ezek.48.20
"This dedicated area, set apart for holy purposes, will be a square, seven miles by seven miles, a "holy square,' which includes the part set aside for the city.
Ezek.48.20
The entire portion will be a square, 25,000 cubits on each side. As a special gift you will set aside the sacred portion, along with the property of the city.
Ezek.48.20
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.
Ezek.48.20
This entire area--including the sacred lands and the city--is a square that measures 8 1/3 miles on each side.
Ezek.48.21
And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.
Ezek.48.21
"The rest of this land, the country stretching east to the Jordan and west to the Mediterranean from the seven-mile sides of the "holy square,' belongs to the prince. His land is sandwiched between the tribal portions north and south, and goes out both east and west from the "sacred square' with its Temple at the center.
Ezek.48.21
"What remains on both sides of the area formed by the sacred portion and the city property will belong to the prince. It will extend eastward from the 25,000 cubits of the sacred portion to the eastern border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the western border. Both these areas running the length of the tribal portions will belong to the prince, and the sacred portion with the temple sanctuary will be in the center of them.
Ezek.48.21
"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.
Ezek.48.21
"The areas that remain, to the east and to the west of the sacred lands and the city, will belong to the prince. Each of these areas will be 8 1/3 miles wide, extending in opposite directions to the eastern and western borders of Israel.
Ezek.48.22
Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.
Ezek.48.22
The land set aside for the Levites on one side and the city on the other is in the middle of the territory assigned to the prince. The "sacred square' is flanked east and west by the prince's land and bordered on the north and south by the territories of Judah and Benjamin respectively.
Ezek.48.22
So the property of the Levites and the property of the city will lie in the center of the area that belongs to the prince. The area belonging to the prince will lie between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin.
Ezek.48.22
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.
Ezek.48.22
So the prince's land will include everything between the territories allotted to Judah and Benjamin, except for the areas set aside for the sacred lands and the city.
Ezek.48.23
As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.
Ezek.48.23
"And then the rest of the tribes: "Benjamin: one portion, stretching from the eastern to the western boundary.
Ezek.48.23
"As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion; it will extend from the east side to the west side.
Ezek.48.23
"As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west, Benjamin shall have one section;
Ezek.48.23
"These are the territories allotted to the rest of the tribes. Benjamin's territory lies just south of the prince's lands, and it extends across the entire land of Israel from east to west.
Ezek.48.24
And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.
Ezek.48.24
"Simeon: one portion, bordering Benjamin from east to west.
Ezek.48.24
"Simeon will have one portion; it will border the territory of Benjamin from east to west.
Ezek.48.24
by the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon shall have one section;
Ezek.48.24
South of Benjamin's territory lies that of Simeon, also extending across the land from east to west.
Ezek.48.25
And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.
Ezek.48.25
"Issachar: one portion, bordering Simeon from east to west.
Ezek.48.25
"Issachar will have one portion; it will border the territory of Simeon from east to west.
Ezek.48.25
by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar shall have one section;
Ezek.48.25
Next is the territory of Issachar with the same eastern and western boundaries.
Ezek.48.26
And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion.
Ezek.48.26
"Zebulun: one portion, bordering Issachar from east to west.
Ezek.48.26
"Zebulun will have one portion; it will border the territory of Issachar from east to west.
Ezek.48.26
by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun shall have one section;
Ezek.48.26
Then comes the territory of Zebulun, which also extends across the land from east to west.
Ezek.48.27
And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion.
Ezek.48.27
"Gad: one portion, bordering Zebulun from east to west.
Ezek.48.27
"Gad will have one portion; it will border the territory of Zebulun from east to west.
Ezek.48.27
by the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad shall have one section;
Ezek.48.27
The territory of Gad is just south of Zebulun with the same borders to the east and west.
Ezek.48.28
And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.
Ezek.48.28
"The southern boundary of Gad will run south from Tamar to the waters of Meribah-kadesh, along the Brook of Egypt and then out to the Great Mediterranean Sea.
Ezek.48.28
"The southern boundary of Gad will run south from Tamar to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Great Sea.
Ezek.48.28
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.
Ezek.48.28
The southern border of Gad runs from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh and then follows the brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean.
Ezek.48.29
This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezek.48.29
"This is the land that you are to divide up among the tribes of Israel as their inheritance. These are their portions." Decree of GOD, the Master. [JC]
Ezek.48.29
"This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions," declares the Sovereign LORD.
Ezek.48.29
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.
Ezek.48.29
These are the allotments that will be set aside for each tribe's inheritance, says the Sovereign LORD.
Ezek.48.30
And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.
Ezek.48.30
"These are the gates of the city. On the north side, which is 2,250 yards long
Ezek.48.30
"These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which is 4,500 cubits long,
Ezek.48.30
"These are the exits of the city. On the north side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits
Ezek.48.30
"These will be the exits to the city: On the north wall, which is 1 1/2 miles long,
Ezek.48.31
And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.
Ezek.48.31
(the gates of the city are named after the tribes of Israel), three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, the gate of Levi.
Ezek.48.31
the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. The three gates on the north side will be the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah and the gate of Levi.
Ezek.48.31
(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;
Ezek.48.31
there will be three gates, each one named after a tribe of Israel. The first will be named for Reuben, the second for Judah, and the third for Levi.
Ezek.48.32
And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.
Ezek.48.32
"On the east side, measuring 2,250 yards, three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, the gate of Dan.
Ezek.48.32
"On the east side, which is 4,500 cubits long, will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin and the gate of Dan.
Ezek.48.32
on the east side, four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan;
Ezek.48.32
On the east wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, the gates will be named for Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan.
Ezek.48.33
And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.
Ezek.48.33
"On the south side, measuring 2,250 yards, three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, the gate of Zebulun.
Ezek.48.33
"On the south side, which measures 4,500 cubits, will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar and the gate of Zebulun.
Ezek.48.33
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;
Ezek.48.33
The south wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, will have gates named for Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun.
Ezek.48.34
At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.
Ezek.48.34
"On the west side, measuring 2,250 yards, three gates: the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, the gate of Naphtali.
Ezek.48.34
"On the west side, which is 4,500 cubits long, will be three gates: the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher and the gate of Naphtali.
Ezek.48.34
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.
Ezek.48.34
And on the west wall, also 1 1/2 miles long, the gates will be named for Gad, Asher, and Naphtali.
Ezek.48.35
It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
Ezek.48.35
"The four sides of the city measure to a total of nearly six miles. "From now on the name of the city will be YAHWEH-SHAMMAHGOD-IS-THERE."
Ezek.48.35
"The distance all around will be 18,000 cubits. "And the name of the city from that time on will be: The LORD is There."
Ezek.48.35
All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; and the name of the city from that day shall be: THE LORD IS THERE."
Ezek.48.35
"The distance around the entire city will be six miles. And from that day the name of the city will be `The LORD Is There.'"
