22. It shall be separate from the property of the Levites and the property of the city, which are in the midst of that which belongs to the prince. The portion of the prince shall lie between the territory of Judah and the territory of Benjamin.
23. “As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, Benjamin, one portion.
24. Adjoining the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon, one portion.
25. Adjoining the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar, one portion.
26. Adjoining the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun, one portion.
27. Adjoining the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad, one portion.
28. And adjoining the territory of Gad to the south, the boundary shall run from Tamar to the waters of Meribah-kadesh, from there along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea.
29. This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the Lord God.
30. “These shall be the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be 4,500 cubits by measure,
31. three gates, the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel.
32. On the east side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates, the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan.