20. The entire sacred tract measures twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand cubits; as a square you shall set apart the sacred tract together with the city property.
21. The remaining land on both sides of the sacred tract and the property of the city shall belong to the prince, extending eastward twenty-five thousand cubits up to the eastern boundary, and westward twenty-five thousand cubits to the western boundary. This portion belongs to the prince and corresponds to the tribal portions. The sacred tract and the sanctuary of the temple shall be in the middle.
22. Except for the Levites’ property and the city’s property, which are in the middle of the prince’s property, the territory between the portion of Judah and the portion of Benjamin shall belong to the prince.
23. These are the remaining tribes:From the eastern border to the western border: Benjamin, one portion.
24. Along the territory of Benjamin from the eastern border to the western border: Simeon, one portion.
25. Along the territory of Simeon from the eastern border to the western border: Issachar, one portion.
26. Along the territory of Issachar from the eastern border to the western border: Zebulun, one portion.
27. Along the territory of Zebulun from the eastern border to the western border: Gad, one portion.
28. 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.
29. This is the land you shall apportion as a heritage among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions—oracle of the Lord God.
30. These are the exits from the city: On the north side, measuring forty-five hundred cubits—
31. 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.
32. 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.
33. 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.
34. 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.
35. The circuit of the city shall be eighteen thousand cubits. From now on the name of the city is “The Lord is there.”