24. “Simeon: one portion, bordering Benjamin from east to west.
25. “Issachar: one portion, bordering Simeon from east to west.
26. “Zebulun: one portion, bordering Issachar from east to west.
27. “Gad: one portion, bordering Zebulun from east to west.
28. “The southern boundary of Gad will run south from Tamar to the waters of Meribah-kadesh, along the Brook of Egypt and then out to the Great Mediterranean Sea.
29. “This is the land that you are to divide up among the tribes of Israel as their inheritance. These are their portions.” Decree of God, the Master.
30-31. “These are the gates of the city. On the north side, which is 2,250 yards long (the gates of the city are named after the tribes of Israel), three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, the gate of Levi.
32. “On the east side, measuring 2,250 yards, three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, the gate of Dan.
33. “On the south side, measuring 2,250 yards, three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, the gate of Zebulun.
34. “On the west side, measuring 2,250 yards, three gates: the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, the gate of Naphtali.
35. “The four sides of the city measure to a total of nearly six miles.“From now on the name of the city will be Yahweh-Shammah:“God-Is-There.”