40 In the twenty-fifth year of our exile (593 BCE), in the start of the year, on the tenth [day] of the

month, in the fourt

Jehovah proved to be upon me, so that he brought me to that place. 2 In the visions of God he brought me to the land o
something like the structure of a city to the south.

3
And he proceeded to bring me there, and, look! there was a man. His appearance was like the appearance of copp
in the gate. 4 And the man began to speak to me: Son of man, see with your eyes, and with your ears hear, and set yo
you have been brought here. Tell everything that you are seeing to the house of Israel.
5

And, look! there was a wall outside the house all round about. And in the hand of the man there was the measuring
breadth of the thing built, one reed; and the height, one reed.
Verse 5: A cubit of 44.5 cm (17.5 in.) and a handbreadth of 7.4 cm (2.9 in.) equaled about 51.8 cm (20.4 in.) and repre
(NW, ftn).
6

Then he came to the gate, the front of which is toward the east, and went up by its steps (j). And he began to mea
(across the doorway from it), one reed in width (depth; a1). 7 And the guard chamber (b) was one reed in length and on
cubits; and the threshold of the gate beside the porch of the gate (depth; a2) toward the interior was one reed.
8

And he proceeded to measure the porch of the gate toward the interior, one reed (?; see comment). 9 So he measu
(depth; e); and the porch of the gate was toward the interior.
10

And the guard chambers of the gate (b) toward the east were three on this side and three on that side. The three
the same measurement, on this side and on that side.
11

Then he measured the width of the entrance of the gate, ten cubits (a1); the length of the gate, thirteen cubits (hei

12

And the fenced area (g) in front of the guard chambers (b) was one cubit (thick), and there was a fenced area (g)
chamber (b) was six cubits on this side and six cubits on that side (interior to interior).
13

And he went on to measure the gate from the roof of the [one] guard chamber to the roof of the other (opposite gu
(to the one guard chamber) was across from entrance (of the other guard chamber). 14 Then he made side pillars of six
the courtyard in the gate[s] all around. 15 And by the front of the gate of the entryway (a1) [to] by the front of the porch o
16
And there were windows of narrowing frames (h) for the guard chambers and for their side pillars toward the inside o
all around toward the inside, and on the side pillars there were palm-tree figures.

17

And he gradually brought me into the outer courtyard, and, look! there were dining rooms
(C), and a pavement made for the courtyard all around. There were thirty dining rooms upon
the pavement. 18 And the pavement (D) at the side of the gates (A) was exactly (as deep) as
the length of the gatesthe lower pavement (D; the lower pavement extending in from the
outer wall the same depth as the outer gateway).
19

And he proceeded to measure the width from in front of the lower gate (A) to the front of
the inner courtyard (E). Outside it was a hundred cubits (from the gate to the inner courtyard),
to the east and to the north.
20

And the outer courtyard had a gate the front of which was toward the north. He
measured its length and its width. 21 And its guard chambers were three on this side and three
on that side. And its own side pillars and its own porch proved to be according to the
measurement of the first gate. Fifty cubits was its length, and its width was twenty-five in
cubits (see vss 13, 15). 22 And its windows and its porch and its palm-tree figures were of the
same measurement as those of the gate the front of which is toward the east. And by seven
steps (Outer gateway diagram, j) people could go up into it, and its porch was to their front.
23

And the gate of the inner courtyard was opposite the gate to the north; also [one] to the
east. And he proceeded to measure from (inner) gate (F) to (outer) gate (A) a hundred cubits.
24

And he gradually brought me toward the south, and, look! there was a gate toward the
south, and he measured its side pillars and its porch as of the same measurements as these.
25
And it and its porch had windows all around, like these windows. Fifty cubits was the length,
and the breadth was twenty-five cubits. 26 And there were seven steps for going up to it, and
its porch was to their front. And it had palm-tree figures, one on this side and one on that side
on its side pillars.
27

And the inner courtyard had a gate toward the south. And he measured from (inner) gate
(F) to (outer) gate (A) toward the south a hundred cubits. 28 And he gradually brought me into
the inner courtyard by the gate of the south. And he proceeded to measure the gate of the
south as of the same measurements as these. 29 And its guard chambers and its side pillars
and its porch were of the same measurements as these. And it and its porch had windows
round about. Fifty cubits was the length, and the width was twenty-five cubits. 30 And there
were porches all around (underneath the outer perimeter of the inner courtward, E; see
Perspective view and Sectional view); the length (of each) was twenty-five cubits, and the
width (depth) five cubits (there being several on each side of the border of the inner
courtyard). 31 And its porch was to the outer courtyard (B), and palm-tree figures were on its
side pillars, and its ascent was eight steps (F).

32

And he gradually brought me into the inner courtyard by way of the east, and he
proceeded to measure the gate (F) as of the same measurements as these. 33 And its guard
chambers and its side pillars and its porch were of the same measurements as these, and it
and its porch had windows all around. The length was fifty cubits, and the width twenty-five
cubits. 34 And its porch was toward the outer courtyard (and facing away from the sanctuary;
the porch of the outer gateways was also toward the outer courtyard, but facing toward the
sanctuary), and palm-tree figures were on its side pillars on this side and on that side. And its
ascent was eight steps (F).
35

And he proceeded to bring me into the north gate, and he measured, with the same
measurements as these, 36 its guard chambers, its side pillars and its porch. And it had
windows all around. The length was fifty cubits, and the width twenty-five cubits. 37 And to the
outer courtyard were its side pillars, and palm-tree figures were on its side pillars on this side
and on that side. And its ascent was eight steps. 38 And a dining room with its entrance was by
the side pillars of the gates (G or J). There it was that they would rinse the whole burnt
offering.
39

And in the porch of the gate (just inside the entrance of the inner gateway to the north)
there were two tables (H) on this side and two tables on that side, for slaughtering upon them
the whole burnt offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering. 40 And on the outer side, as
one goes up to the entrance of the north gate (F), there were two tables. And on the other side
that belongs to the porch of the gate there were two tables. 41 There were four tables over here
and four tables over there at the side of the gateeight tables, upon which they would do the
slaughtering. 42 And the four tables for the whole burnt offering were of hewn stone. The length
was one cubit and a half, and the width one cubit and a half, and the height one cubit. Upon
them they would also deposit the implements with which they would slaughter the whole burnt
offering and the sacrifice. 43 And the ledges for setting down things were of one handbreadth
(2.9 in.), firmly fixed on the interior (made by cutting into the perimeter of the stone on
opposite side of each table), all around; and upon the tables [they would deposit] the flesh of
the gift offering.
44

And on the outside of the inner gate there were the dining rooms of the singers (I), in the
inner courtyard, which is on the side of the north gate. And their front side was toward the
south. There was one on the side of the east gate (J). The front was toward the north.
45

And he proceeded to speak to me: This one, the dining room the front of which is toward
the south, is for the priests who are taking care of the obligation of the house (I). 46 And the
dining room the front of which is toward the north (J) is for the priests who are taking care of
the obligation of the altar. They are the sons of Zadok, who, from the sons of Levi, are
approaching Jehovah to minister to him.
47

And he went measuring the [inner] courtyard (E). The length was a hundred cubits, and
the width a hundred cubits, foursquare. And the altar (K) was before the house.

48
And he proceeded to bring me into the porch of the house, and he
went measuring the side pillar of the porch (depth; a), five cubits on this
side and five cubits on that side (of the doorway). And the width of the gate
(between the pillars, b) was three cubits on this side and three cubits on
that side.
49

The length of the porch (width; L) was twenty cubits, and the width
eleven cubits (depth; L). And by steps was how they would go up to it. And
there were pillars (b) by the side posts (a), one over here and one over
there.
41 And he proceeded to bring me into the temple, and he went
measuring the side pillars (c), six cubits being the width (depth) over here
and six cubits the width over there, the width (depth) of the side pillar. 2 And
the width of the entrance was ten cubits (between the side pillars, c), and
the sides of the entrance were five cubits over here and five cubits over
there (the width of each side pillar, c). And he went measuring its length,
forty cubits; and the width, twenty cubits (the holy, M).
3

And he went inside and proceeded to measure the side pillar of the
entrance, two cubits (deep, d); and the entrance, six cubits (its height); and
the width of the entrance was seven cubit (between the side pillars, d).
4
And he went measuring its length, twenty cubits; and [its] width, twenty
cubits, before the temple. Then he said to me: This is the Most Holy (N).
5

And he proceeded to measure the wall of the house, six cubits (inner
wall of holy and most holy, N and M). And the width of the side chamber
was four cubits (e), round about; all around the house it was, round about.
6
And the side chambers were side chamber upon side chamber, three
[stories] (see Sectional view), and for thirty times; and they were entering
into the wall that belonged to the house, that is, the side chambers all
around, in order that they might be held in, but they were not held in in the
wall of the hous. 7 And there was a widening out and turning around upward
and upward to the side chambers, for the winding passage (f) of the house
was upward and upward all around the house. Therefore there was a
widening to the house upward (see Sectional view), and from the lowest
[story] one could go up to the uppermost [story], by the middle [story].
8

And I saw that there was a high platform for the house all around. As
regards the foundations of the side chambers (see Sectional view), there
was a full reed of six cubits to the joining (where the house joined to its
foundation). 9 The width of the wall that belonged to the side chamber, to
the outside, was five cubits (outer wall of house). And there was a space left
munnah, g) [by] the construction of the side chambers that
open (51175
belonged to the house.
10

And between the dining rooms (R; Temple plotplan) the width was
twenty cubits round about the house (between the dining rooms and the
house foundation), all around. 11 And the entrance of the side chamber (e)
was to the space left open (g), one entrance being toward the north (h) and
one entrance to the south (h); and the width of the area of the space left
open (g) was five cubits, all around.

12
And the building (Q) that was before the separated area (P), the side
[of which] was toward the west, was seventy cubits wide (deep). And the
wall of the building was five cubits in width, it being all around; and its length
(width, not including its walls) was ninety cubits.
13
And he measured the house, a hundred cubits in length (the house
itself, not including its platform); and the separated area (P) and the building
and its walls (Q), a hundred cubits in length (depth). 14 And the width of the
front of the house and the separated area to the east was a hundred cubits
(from the front of the house, to the west end, of the east inner gateway, F).
15

And he measured the length (width) of the building (Q) before the
separated area (P) that was behind it and its galleries on this side and on
that side (galleries not shown in diagram of Q), a hundred cubits (width,
including its walls).

Also the temple (M) [and] the inner place (N) and the porches of the
courtyard (see 40:30; also see Perspective view and Sectional view); 16 the
thresholds, and the windows with narrowing frames, and the galleries (of
the priests dining blocks, R and V, Temple plotplan; 42:3, 5) were round
about the three of them (the temple, the inner place, the porches of the
courtyard). In front of the threshold (of the temple entrance between the
pillars, b) there was paneling of wood all around, and [from] the floor up to
the windows; and the windows were covered ones (with wood). 17 To above
the entrance and as far as the inner house and on the outside (of the inner
house) and upon the whole wall all around, on the inner [house] and on the
outside (of the inner house), there were measurement, 18 even carved
cherubs and palm-tree figures (see Sectional view), with a palm-tree figure
between a cherub and a cherub, and the cherub had two faces. 19 And the
face of a man was toward the palm-tree figure on this side, and the face of
a maned young lion was toward the palm-tree figure on that side, they being
carved on the whole house all around. 20 From the floor to above the
entrance there were carved cherubs and palm-tree figures, [on] the wall of
the temple.
21

As for the temple, the doorpost was squared; and [in] front of the holy
place there was an appearance like the [following] appearance: 22 the
wooden altar (I; altar of incense) was three cubits high, and its length was
two cubits, and it had its corner posts. And its length and its walls were of
wood. And he proceeded to speak to me: This is the table that is before
Jehovah.
23

And the temple and the holy place had two doors (k). 24 And two door
leaves belonged to the doors, the two being turnable. One door had two
door leaves, and the other had two door leaves. 25 And there were made
upon them, upon the doors of the temple, cherubs and palm-tree figures,
like those made for the walls, and there was a canopy of wood over the
front of the porch outside (L; also see 1 on drawing at top of Temple
plotplan). 26 And there were windows of narrowing frames and palm-tree
figures over here and over there along the sides of the porch (L) and the
side chambers of the house (e) and the canopies (ceilings of the side
chambers, e).

42 And he gradually brought me forth to the outer courtyard (B) by the way toward the north. And
he proceeded to bring me to the dining-room [block] (R) that was in front of the separated area (P)
and that was in front of the building to the north (building with R and V). 2 Before the length of a
hundred cubits (of R) there was the north entrance (W), and the width was fifty cubits (of building with
R and V). 3 In front of the twenty [cubits] (P) that belonged to the inner courtyard (E) and in front of the
pavement that belonged to the outer courtyard (B) there was gallery opposite gallery in three [stories]
(building with R and V; also see Perspective view and Sectional view). 4 And before the dining rooms
there was a walkway ten cubits in width to the inside (S), a way of one cubi, and their (galleries)
entrances were to the north (W). 5 And as for the dining rooms, the uppermost ones were shorter, for
the galleries took away from them, more than the lowest ones and than the middle ones, as regards
[the] building. 6 For they were in three stories, and they had no pillars (to hold up the floors) like the
pillars of the courtyards. That is why more room was taken away (from the highest level) than from the
lowest ones and from the middle ones from the floor (since with no pillars, the middle and highest
floors could not extend as far in width; see Perspective view and Sectional view).
7

And the stone wall that was outside was close by the dining rooms toward the outer courtyard
before the [other] dining rooms. Its length was fifty cubits (U). 8 For the length of the dining rooms that
were toward the outer courtyard was fifty cubits (V), and, look! before the temple it was a hundred
cubits (R). 9 And from below these dining rooms the entryway was to the east (eastern end of dining
complex), when one comes in to them from the outer courtyard (W).
10

In the width of (meaning, as wide as) the stone wall (X) of the courtyard toward the east (E),
before the separated area (P) and before the building (Q), there were dining rooms (R and V). 11 And
there was a way before them (walkway of ten cubits in width or the way of one cubit in vs 4) like
the appearance of the dining rooms that were toward the north, so their length was [and] so their
width was; and all their exits [were alike], and their plans alike and their entrances alike. 12 And like
the entrances of the dining rooms that were toward the south (R and V) was the entrance (gate of X;
meaning it was the same width as each dining rooms entrance) at the head of the way (S), the way
before the corresponding stone wall toward the east (X), when one comes in to them.
13

And he proceeded to say to me: The dining rooms of the north (R and V) [and] the dining rooms
of the south (R and V) that are before the separated area (P), they are the holy dining rooms, where
the priests who are approaching Jehovah eat the most holy things. There they deposit the most holy
things and the grain offering and the sin offering and the guilt offering, because the place is holy.
14
When they, the priests, have come in, they will not also go out from the holy place to the outer
courtyard (B), but there (in R and V) they will deposit their garments in which they customarily
minister, for they are something holy. They will clothe themselves with other garments, and must
approach to what has to do with the people.
15

And he finished the measurements of the inner house, and he brought me out by the way of the
gate the front of which was toward the east (F), and he measured it all around.
16

He measured the eastern side with the measuring reed. It was five hundred reeds, by the
measuring reed, round about.
17

He measured the northern side, five hundred reeds, by the measuring reed, round about.

18

The southern side he measured, five hundred reeds, by the measuring reed.

19

He went around to the western side. He measured five hundred reeds, by the measuring reed.

20

For the four sides he measured it. It had a wal all around (the outer perimeter at a distance of
2000 feet from the sanctuary wall), with a length of five hundred [reeds] and a width of five hundred
[reeds], to make a division between what is holy and what is profane.

43 13 And these are the measurements of the altar in cubits, a cubit being a cubit and a
handbreadth. And [its] bottom (a) is a cubit (high). And a cubit is the width (of its exposed top). And its
border (b) is upon its lip round about, one span (high). And this is the base of the altar. 14 And from the
bottom (a) (which is) on the floor to the lower surrounding ledge (c) there are two cubits (of height),
and the width (of its exposed top) is one cubit. And from the small surrounding ledge (c) to the big
surrounding ledge (d) there are four cubits (of height), and [its] width (of its exposed top) is a cubit.
15
And the altar hearth (e) is four cubits (of height, including its horns), and out from the altar hearth
and upward there are the four horns (f). 16 And the altar hearth (K) is twelve [cubits] in length, with
twelve [cubits] of width, squared on its four sides. 17 And the surrounding ledge (the top of d) is
fourteen [cubits] in length, with fourteen [cubits] of width, on its four sides; and the border surrounding
it (g) is half a cubit (high and wide), and its bottom (the exposed top of d and that on which g sits) is a
cubit round about.
And its steps (h) are facing east.
Verses 13, 17: The base of the altar had a lip of one span as a border around the top, thus
forming a sort of gutter or channel, perhaps for receiving blood poured out A third section also
had a border surrounding it perhaps forming a second channel or a protective ledge (Insight under
Altar).
Verse 13: A cubit of 44.5 cm (17.5 in.) and a handbreadth of 7.4 cm (2.9 in.) equaled about 51.8 cm
(20.4 in.) and represented the long cubit (NW, ftn on Ezek 40:5).

45 And when YOU people allot the land as an inheritance, YOU should offer a contribution to Jehovah, a holy
portion out of the land (C); as to length, twenty-five thousand [cubits] in length (width of C), and as to width, ten
thousand (height of C). It will be a holy portion in all its boundaries round about. 2 From this there will prove to be
for the holy place (B) five hundred by five hundred, it being made square round about; and fifty cubits it will have
as pasture ground on each side. 3 And out of this measurement you should measure the length of twenty-five
thousand and the width of ten thousand, and in it the sanctuary (B) will come to be, something most holy. 4 As a
holy portion out of the land it will come to be for the priests themselves, the ministers of the sanctuary, those
approaching to minister to Jehovah. And for them it must prove to be a place for houses, and a sacred place for
the sanctuary.
5

There will be twenty-five thousand in length and ten thousand in width (A). It will become the Levites, the
ministers of the house. As a possession they will have twenty dining rooms.
6
And as the possession of the city (Jehovah-Shammah; 48:15-19, 35), YOU people will give five thousand in
width (height of D) and a length of twenty-five thousand (width of D), exactly as the holy contribution. To all the
house of Israel it will come to belong.
7

And for the chieftain there will be on this side and on that side of the holy contribution and of the possession
of the city (Holy Contribution), beside the holy contribution and beside the possession of the city, something on the
west side westward (D) and something on the east side eastward (D). And the length (width; cf 48:7) will be exactly
as one of the shares, from the western boundary to the eastern boundary. 8 As regards the land, it will become his
as a possession in Israel. And no more will my chieftains maltreat my people, and the land they will give to the
house of Israel with respect to their tribes.

46 19 And he proceeded to bring me in by the entryway (W) that was by the side of the gate (F) to the holy
dining rooms (V and R), those belonging to the priests, that were facing to the north, and, look! there was a place
there on both rear sides to the west (Y). 20 And he proceeded to say to me: This is the place where the priests will
boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, [and] where they will bake the grain offering, in order to carry nothing out
to the outer courtyard so as to sanctify the people.
21

And he proceeded to bring me out to the outer courtyard (B) and make me pass along to the four corner
posts of the courtyard, and, look! there was a courtyard (Z) by [this] corner post of the courtyard, a courtyard (Z) by
[that] corner post of the courtyard. 22 At the four corner posts of the courtyard there were small courtyards, forty
[cubits] in length (width) and thirty in width (height). The four of them with corner structures had the same
measurement. 23 And there was a row round about them, round about the four of them, and there were boiling
places made beneath the rows round about (perimeter of Z; see Perspective view). 24 Then he said to me: These
are the houses of those doing the boiling, where the ministers of the House boil the sacrifice of the people.
47 And gradually he brought me back to the entrance of the House, and, look! there was water going forth from
under the threshold of the House (L) eastward, for the front of the House was east. And the water was going down
from under, from the right-hand side of the House, south of the altar (K).
2

And he gradually brought me forth by the way of the north gate (F) and took me around by the way outside to
the outer gate that is facing toward the east (A), and, look! water was trickling from the right-hand side.

47 13 This is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said: This is the territory that YOU will assign to yourselves
for inheritance as the land for the twelve tribes of Israel, with two pieces of field to Joseph (one for Ephraim and
one for Manasseh). 14 And YOU people must inherit it, each one the same as his brother, which [land] I raised my
hand [in an oath] to give to YOUR forefathers; and this land must fall to YOU [by lot] for inheritance.
15

And this is the boundary of the land to the northern side, from the Great Sea by the way to Hethlon, as one
comes to Zedad, 16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the boundary of Damascus and the
boundary of Hamath; Hazer-hatticon, which is toward the boundary of Hauran. 17 And the boundary from the
sea must prove to be Hazar-enon, the boundary of Damascus and northnorthward, and the boundary of Ha
math. This is the northern side (top of map).
18

And the eastern side is from between Hauran and Damascus and between Gilead and the land of Israel;
the Jordan, from the boundary to the eastern sea YOU people should measure.This is the eastern side (right side
of map).
19

And the southern side is to the south, from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, the torrent valley to
the Great Sea. This is the side to the south, toward the Negeb (bottom of map).
20

And the western side is the Great Sea, from the boundary straight ahead to the entering in to Hamath. This
is the western side.
21
And YOU must apportion this land to yourselves, to the twelve tribes of Israel. 22 And it must occur that YOU
should allot it for inheritance to yourselves and to the alien residents who are residing as aliens in YOUR midst,
who have become father to sons in the midst of YOU. And they must become to YOU like a native among the sons
of Israel. With YOU people they will fall [by lot] into an inheritance in the midst of the tribes of Israel. 23 And it must
occur that in the tribe with which the alien resident has taken up residence as an alien, there is where YOU should
give his inheritance, is the utterance of the Sovereign Lord Jehovah.

48 And these are the names of the tribes. From the northern extremity, on the side by the way of Hethlon to
the entering in to Hamath, Hazar-enan, the boundary of Damascus northward, on the side of Hamath; and it
must prove to have an eastern border [and] the western, Dan one [portion]. 2 And on the boundary of Dan, from the
eastern border to the western border, Asher one. 3 And on the boundary of Asher, from the eastern border even
to the western border, Naphtali one. 4 And on the boundary of Naphtali, from the eastern border to the western
border, Manasseh one. 5 And on the boundary of Manasseh, from the eastern border to the western border, E
phraim one. 6 And on the boundary of Ephraim, from the eastern border even to the western border, Reuben
one. 7 And on the boundary of Reuben, from the eastern border to the western border, Judah one. 8 And on the
boundary of Judah, from the eastern border to the western border, the contribution that YOU people should
contribute should prove to be twenty-five thousand [cubits] in width (height), and [the] length according to one of
the portions from the eastern border to the western border. And the sanctuary must prove to be in the midst of it.
9

As regards the contribution that YOU should contribute to Jehovah (C), [the] length (width) will be twenty-five
thousand [cubits] and [the] width (height) ten thousand. 10 And as to these there should prove to be the holy
contribution for the priests (C), to the north twenty-five thousand [cubits] (wide), and to the west a width (height) of
ten thousand, and to the east a width (height) of ten thousand, and to the south a length (width) of twenty-five
thousand. And the sanctuary of Jehovah (B) must prove to be in the midst of it. 11 It will be for the priests, those
who are sanctified from the sons of Zadok, who took care of the obligation toward me, who did not wander away
when the sons of Israel wandered away, just as the Levites wandered away. 12 And they must come to have a
contribution (C) from the contribution of the land 13 And the Levites should have (A), right next to the territory of
the priests, twenty-five thousand [cubits] in length (width), and in width ten thousand (height); the whole length
(width) being twenty-five thousand and width (height) being ten thousand. 14 And they should not sell any of it, nor
should one make an exchange, nor should one cause the choicest of the land to pass away [from them]; for it is
something holy to Jehovah.as something most holy, on the boundary of the Levites.

15
As regards the five thousand [cubits] that is left remaining in width (height) alongside the twenty-five
thousand, it is something profane for the city, for a dwelling place and for pasture ground. And the city must come
to be in the midst of it. 16 And these are the [citys] (E) measurements: the northern border four thousand five
hundred [cubits], and the southern border four thousand five hundred, and the eastern border four thousand five
hundred, and the western border four thousand five hundred. 17 And the city must come to have a pasture ground
(perimeter of E), to the north two hundred and fifty [cubits], and to the south two hundred and fifty, and to the east
two hundred and fifty, and to the west two hundred and fifty.
18

And what is left remaining over in length (width) will be exactly as the holy contribution, ten thousand [cubits]
to the east (D), and ten thousand to the west (D); and it must prove to be exactly as the holy contribution, and its
produce must come to be for bread for the ones serving the city. 19 And those who are serving the city out of all the
tribes of Israel will cultivate it.
20

The whole contribution is twenty-five thousand [cubits] by twenty-five thousand (A, C, D, and E). A
foursquare part YOU people should contribute as the holy contribution with the possession of the city.
21

And what is left over will belong to the chieftain, on this side and on that side of the holy contribution (E) and
of the possession of the city, alongside the twenty-five thousand [cubits] (height) [of] the contribution to the eastern
boundary (the right section marked The Chieftain on the main map); and on the west alongside the twenty-five
thousand [cubits] (height) to the western boundary (the left section marked The Chieftain on the main map).
Exactly like the portions (for the 12 tribes; cf vss 1, 23), [it will be] for the chieftain. And the holy contribution and
the sanctuary of the House must prove to be in the midst of it.
22

And as regards the possession of the Levites (A) and the possession of the city (D), in between what
belongs to the chieftain (the 2 sections marked The Chieftain on the main map) it (the Holy Contribution) should
prove to be. Between the boundary of Judah (to the north) and the boundary of Benjamin (to the south) it should
come to belong to the chieftain.
23

And as regards the rest of the tribes, from the eastern border to the western border, Benjamin one [portion].
And by the boundary of Benjamin, from the eastern border to the western border, Simeon one. 25 And by the
boundary of Simeon, from the eastern border to the western border, Issachar one. 26 And by the boundary of Is
sachar, from the eastern border to the western border, Zebulun one. 27 And by the boundary of Zebulun, from
the eastern border to the western border, Gad one. 28 And by the boundary of Gad, to the southern border, it will be
southward; and the boundary must prove to be from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the torrent
valley, as far as the Great Sea.
24

29

This will be the land that YOU people should cause to fall [by lot] for inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and
these will be their shares, is the utterance of the Sovereign Lord Jehovah.
30

And these will be the outlets (gates) of the city: On the northern border, four thousand five hundred [cubits]
will be [the] measurement.
31

And the gates of the city will be according to the names of the tribes of Israel, three gates being on the north,
the gate of Reuben, one (a); the gate of Judah, one (b); the gate of Levi, one (c).
32
And on the eastern border there will be four thousand five hundred [cubits], and three gates, even the gate of
Joseph, one (d); the gate of Benjamin, one (e); the gate of Dan, one (f).
33

And the southern border will be four thousand five hundred [cubits] as to measurement, with three gates, the
gate of Simeon, one (g); the gate of Issachar, one (h); the gate of Zebulun, one (i).
34

The western border will be four thousand five hundred [cubits], there being three gates, the gate of Gad, one
(j); the gate of Asher, one (k); the gate of Naphtali, one (l).
35

Round about [there will be] eighteen thousand [cubits]; and the name of the city (E) from [that] day on will be
Jehovah Himself Is There.