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Division
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Ezekiel 48:1
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"Now these are the names of the tribes: from
the northern extremity, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan
at the border of Damascus, toward the north beside Hamath, running from east to
west, Dan, one portion. |
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Ezekiel 48:2
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"Beside the border of Dan, from the east side
to the west side, Asher, one portion. |
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Ezekiel 48:3
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"Beside the border of Asher, from the east side
to the west side, Naphtali, one portion. |
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Ezekiel 48:4
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"Beside the border of Naphtali, from the east
side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion. |
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Ezekiel 48:5
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"Beside the border of Manasseh, from the east
side to the west side, Ephraim, one portion. |
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Ezekiel 48:6
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"Beside the border of Ephraim, from the east
side to the west side, Reuben, one portion. |
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Ezekiel 48:7
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"Beside the border of Reuben, from the east
side to the west side, Judah, one portion. |
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Ezekiel 48:8
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"And beside the border of Judah, from the east
side to the west side, shall be the allotment which you shall set apart, 25,000
cubits in width, and in length like one of the portions, from the east side to
the west side; and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it. |
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Ezekiel 48:9
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"The allotment that you shall set apart to the
LORD shall be 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width. |
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Portion for the Priests |
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Ezekiel 48:10
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"The holy allotment shall be for these, namely
for the priests, toward the north 25,000 cubits in length, toward the west 10,000
in width, toward the east 10,000 in width, and toward the south 25,000 in length;
and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in its midst. |
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Ezekiel 48:11
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"It shall be for the priests who are sanctified
of the sons of Zadok, who have kept My charge, who did not go astray when the
sons of Israel went astray as the Levites went astray. |
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Ezekiel 48:12
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"It shall be an allotment to them from the allotment
of the land, a most holy place, by the border of the Levites. |
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Ezekiel 48:13
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"Alongside the border of the priests the Levites
shall have 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 in width. The whole length shall
be 25,000 cubits and the width 10,000. |
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Ezekiel 48:14
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"Moreover, they shall not sell or exchange any
of it, or alienate this choice portion of land; for it is holy to the LORD. |
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Ezekiel 48:15
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"The remainder, 5,000 cubits in width and 25,000
in length, shall be for common use for the city, for dwellings and for open spaces;
and the city shall be in its midst. |
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Ezekiel 48:16
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"These shall be its measurements: the north
side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and
the west side 4,500 cubits. |
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Ezekiel 48:17
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"The city shall have open spaces: on the north
250 cubits, on the south 250 cubits, on the east 250 cubits, and on the west 250
cubits. |
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Ezekiel 48:18
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"The remainder of the length alongside the holy
allotment shall be 10,000 cubits toward the east and 10,000 toward the west; and
it shall be alongside the holy allotment. And its produce shall be food for the
workers of the city. |
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Ezekiel 48:19
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"The workers of the city, out of all the tribes
of Israel, shall cultivate it. |
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Ezekiel 48:20
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"The whole allotment shall be 25,000 by 25,000
cubits; you shall set apart the holy allotment, a square, with the property of
the city. |
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Portion for the Prince |
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Ezekiel 48:21
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"The remainder shall be for the prince, on the
one side and on the other of the holy allotment and of the property of the city;
in front of the 25,000 cubits of the allotment toward the east border and westward
in front of the 25,000 toward the west border, alongside the portions, it shall
be for the prince. And the holy allotment and the sanctuary of the house shall
be in the middle of it. |
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Ezekiel 48:22
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"Exclusive of the property of the Levites and
the property of the city, which are in the middle of that which belongs to the
prince, everything between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall
be for the prince. |
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Portion for Other Tribes |
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Ezekiel 48:23
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"As for the rest of the tribes: from the east
side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion. |
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Ezekiel 48:24
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"Beside the border of Benjamin, from the east
side to the west side, Simeon, one portion. |
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Ezekiel 48:25
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"Beside the border of Simeon, from the east
side to the west side, Issachar, one portion. |
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Ezekiel 48:26
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"Beside the border of Issachar, from the east
side to the west side, Zebulun, one portion. |
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Ezekiel 48:27
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"Beside the border of Zebulun, from the east
side to the west side, Gad, one portion. |
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Ezekiel 48:28
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"And beside the border of Gad, at the south
side toward the south, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh,
to the brook of Egypt, to the Great Sea. |
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Ezekiel 48:29
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"This is the land which you shall divide by
lot to the tribes of Israel for an inheritance, and these are their several portions,"
declares the Lord GOD. |
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The City Gates |
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Ezekiel 48:30
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"These are the exits of the city: on the north
side, 4,500 cubits by measurement, |
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Ezekiel 48:31
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shall be the gates of the city, named for the
tribes of Israel, three gates toward the north: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate
of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one. |
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Ezekiel 48:32
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"On the east side, 4,500 cubits, shall be three
gates: the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one. |
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Ezekiel 48:33
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"On the south side, 4,500 cubits by measurement,
shall be three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the
gate of Zebulun, one. |
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Ezekiel 48:34
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"On the west side, 4,500 cubits, shall be three
gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.
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Ezekiel 48:35
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"The city shall be 18,000 cubits round about;
and the name of the city from that day shall be, 'The LORD is there.'" |
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