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.
2. ‘Asher will have one portion; it will border the territory of Dan from east to west.
3. ‘Naphtali will have one portion; it will border the territory of Asher from east to west.
4. ‘Manasseh will have one portion; it will border the territory of Naphtali from east to west.
5. ‘Ephraim will have one portion; it will border the territory of Manasseh from east to west.
6. ‘Reuben will have one portion; it will border the territory of Ephraim from east to west.
7. ‘Judah will have one portion; it will border the territory of Reuben from east to west.
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 centre of it.