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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.
2 And by the border of Dan,
from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher.
3 And by the border of Asher,
from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali.
4 And by the border of Naphtali,
from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.
5 And by the border of Manasseh,
from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.
6 And by the border of Ephraim,
from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.
7 And by the border of Reuben,
from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah.
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.
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. |
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- Tribes The specific nature of the location of the various
tribes may be symbolic of God's plan for order in a way similar to that
of the temple Ezekiel was shown. |
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.
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. {It...: or, The sanctified portion shall be for the priests}
{charge: or, ward, or, ordinance}
12 And this oblation of the
land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border
of the Levites. |
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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.
14 And they shall not sell
of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for
it is holy unto the LORD. |
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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.
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.
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.
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.
19 And they that serve the
city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel. |
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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.
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.
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. |
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23 As for the
rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall
have a portion. {A portion: Heb. one portion}
24 And by the border of Benjamin,
from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.
25 And by the border of Simeon,
from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.
26 And by the border of Issachar,
from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion.
27 And by the border of Zebulun,
from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion.
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. {strife...:
or, Meribahkadesh}
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.
30 And these are the goings
out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures. |
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¶ 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.
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.
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.
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.
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It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city
from that day shall be, The LORD is there. {The LORD...: Heb. Jehovahshammah} |
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- Name of the city The city name would be what people would
perceive it to be. People in the presence of the Lord. This is our challenge
— to be holy and thus be a part of this symbolic city.
There is no sign that
the inhabitants of the modern nation in this area are about to become holy. |
