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Ezekiel 48:22-35 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

22. And also the property of the Levites and the property of the city will be in the midst of the property which is for the prince; between the territory of Judah and between the territory of Benjamin the land will be for the prince.

23. And for the remainder of the tribes: From the side on the east up to the side on the west, Benjamin one portion;

24. and next to the territory of Benjamin, from the side on the east up to the side of the sea, Simeon one portion;

25. and next to the territory of Simeon, from the side of the east up to the side of the sea, Issachar one portion;

26. and next to the territory of Issachar, from the side of the east up to the side of the sea, Zebulun one portion;

27. and next to the territory of Zebulun, from the side of the east up to the side of the sea, Gad one portion;

28. and next to the territory of Gad, to the side of the south, southward; and the territory will be from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, toward the wadi, on to the Great Sea.

29. This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions,” declares the Lord Yahweh.

30. And these shall be the exits of the city: From the north side, four thousand and five hundred cubits by measurement.

31. And the gates of the city shall be according to the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates to the north, the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.

32. And on the east side, four thousand five hundred cubits, and three gates, and so the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.

33. And on the south side, four thousand five hundred cubits by measurement, and so three gates, the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.

34. And on the west side, four thousand five hundred cubits, and their gates three, the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.

35. All around the city is eighteen thousand cubits, and the name of the city from that day is “Yahweh Is There”!

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