At the northern end, along the side of the way to Hethlon, Lebo-hamath, and Hazar-enon, the border of Damascus, and northward up to the frontier with Hamath, from the eastern border to the western: Dan, one portion. Along the territory of Dan from the eastern border to the western border: Asher, one portion. Along the territory of Asher from the eastern border to the western border: Naphtali, one portion. Along the territory of Naphtali from the eastern border to the western border: Manasseh, one portion. Along the territory of Manasseh from the eastern border to the western border: Ephraim, one portion. Along the territory of Ephraim from the eastern border to the western border: Reuben, one portion. Along the territory of Reuben from the eastern border to the western border: Judah, one portion. From the eastern border to the western border: Benjamin, one portion. Along the territory of Benjamin from the eastern border to the western border: Simeon, one portion. Along the territory of Simeon from the eastern border to the western border: Issachar, one portion. Along the territory of Issachar from the eastern border to the western border: Zebulun, one portion. Along the territory of Zebulun from the eastern border to the western border: Gad, one portion. Along the territory of Gad shall be the southern border. This boundary shall extend from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, and along the Wadi of Egypt to the Great Sea. These are the exits from the city: On the north side, measuring forty-five hundred cubits— the gates are named after the tribes of Israel—on the north, three gates: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; and the gate of Levi, one. On the east side, measuring forty-five hundred cubits, three gates: the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; and the gate of Dan, one. On the south side, measuring forty-five hundred cubits, three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; and the gate of Zebulun, one. On the west side, measuring forty-five hundred cubits, three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; and the gate of Naphtali, one. The circuit of the city shall be eighteen thousand cubits. From now on the name of the city is “The LORD is there.” territory of the city shall be one portion around the gate of the city shall be one portion The LORD is there. The LORD is there. The LORD is there. one portion [end]


