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Ezekiel 48

The lottes of the tribes 9 The partes of the poſſeſsion of the Prieſtes, of the Temple, of the Leuites, of the citie and of the prince are rehearſed.
1.NOw theſe are the names of the tribes. Frõ the North ſide, to the coaſte toward Hethlón, as one goeth to Hamáth, Hazár, Enán, & the border of Damaſcus Northward the coaſt of Hamáth, euẽ from the Eaſt ſide to the Weſt ſhalbe a porcion for Dan.
2.And by the border of Dan from the Eaſt ſide vnto the Weſt ſide, a porciõ for Aſhér.
3.And by the border of Aſhér frõ the Eaſt parte euẽ vnto the Weſt parte a porcion for Naphtalí.
4.And by the border of Naphtalí from the Eaſt quarter vnto the Weſt ſide, a porcion for Manaſſéh.
5.And by the border of Manaſſéh from the Eaſt ſide vnto the Weſt ſide a porcion for Ephráim.
6.And by the border of Ephráim, from the Eaſt parte euen vnto the Weſt parte, a porcion for Reubén.
7.And by the border of Reubén, from the Eaſt quarter vnto the Weſt quarter, a porcion for Iudáh.
8.And by the border of Iudáh frõ the Eaſt parte vnto the Weſt parte ſhalbe the offring which thei ſhal offre of fiue & twentie thouſand redes broade, and of length as one of the other partes, from the Eaſt ſide vnto the Weſt ſide, and the Sanctuarie ſhal be in the middes of it.
9.The oblacion that ye ſhal offre vnto the Lord, ſhalbe of fiue and twentie thouſand long, and of ten thouſand the breadth.
10.And for them, euen for the Prieſts ſhal be this holy oblacion, toward the North fiue and twentie thouſand long, and towarde the Weſt, ten thouſand broade, & toward the Eaſt ten thouſand broade, and towarde the South fiue and twentie thouſand long, and the Sanctuarie of the Lord ſhal be in the middes thereof.
11.It ſhalbe for the Prieſts that are ſanctified of the ſonnes of Zadók, which haue kept my charge, which went not aſtray whẽ the children of Iſraél went aſtray, as the Leuites went aſtraye.
12.Therefore this oblacion of the land that is offred, ſhalbe theirs, as a thĩg moſte holie by the border of the Leuites.
13.And ouer againſt ye border of the Prieſts the Leuites ſhal haue fiue and twẽtie thouſand long, & ten thouſand broade: all the length ſhalbe fiue and twẽtie thouſand, and the breadth ten thouſand.
14.And thei ſhal not ſel of it, nether change it, nor abalienate the firſt frutes of the land: for it is holy vnto the Lord.
15.And the fiue thouſand that are left in ye breadth ouer againſt the fiue and twentie thouſand, ſhalbe a prophane place for the citie, for houſing, & for ſuburbes, and the citie ſhalbe in the middes thereof.
16.And theſe ſhalbe the meaſures thereof, ye North parte fiue hũdreth and foure thouſand, and the South parte: fiue hũdreth & foure thouſand, and of the Eaſt parte fiue hundreth and foure thouſand, & the Weſt parte fiue hundreth, and foure thouſand.
17.And the ſuburbes of the citie ſhalbe towarde the North two hundreth and fiftie & towarde the South two hundreth & fiftie, and towarde the Eaſt two hundreth & fiftie, and towarde the Weſt two hundreth and fiftie.
18.And ye reſidue in length ouer againſt ye oblaciõ of the holy porcion ſhalbe ten thouſand Eaſt warde, and ten thouſand Weſtwarde: and it ſhalbe ouer againſt the oblacion of the holy porcion, & the encreaſe thereof ſhal be for fode vnto them that ſerue in the citie.
19.And thei that ſerue in the citie, ſhalbe of all ye tribes of Iſraél that ſhal ſerue therein.
20.All the oblacion ſhalbe fiue and twenty thouſand wt fiue & twentie thouſand: you ſhal offre this oblacion foureſquare for the Sanctuarie, & for the poſſeſsion of ye citie.
21.And the reſidue ſhalbe for the prince on the one ſide & on the other of the oblacion of the Sanctuarie, and of the poſſeſsion of the citie, ouer againſt the fiue and twentie thouſand of the oblacion towarde the Eaſt border, & Weſtward ouer againſt the fiue & twẽtie thouſand toward the Weſt border, ouer againſt ſhalbe for the porcion of the prince: this ſhalbe the holie oblacion, & the houſe of the Sanctuarie ſhalbe in the middes thereof.
22.Moreouer, from the poſſeſsion of the Leuites, & from ye poſſeſsion of the citie, that which is in ye middes ſhalbe ye princes: betwene the border of Iudáh, & betwene the border of Beniamín ſhalbe the princes.
23.And the reſt of the tribes ſhalbe thus: frõ the Eaſt parte vnto the Weſt parte Beniamín ſhalbe a porcion.
24.And by the border of Beniamín, from the Eaſt ſide vnto the Weſt ſide Simeón a porcion.
25.And by the border of Simeón frõ the Eaſt parte vnto ye Weſt parte Iſhakár a porcion.
26.And by ye border of Iſhakár frõ the Eaſt ſide vnto the Weſt, Zebulún a porcion.
27.And by the border of Zebulún from the Eaſt part vnto ye Weſt parte, Gad a porciõ.
28.And by the border of Gad at the South ſide, toward Temáth, the border ſhalbe euen frõ Tamár vnto the waters of Meribáth in Kadéſh, & to the riuer, that runneth into the mayne ſea.
29.This is the land, which ye ſhal diſtribute vnto the tribes of Iſraél for inheritance, and theſe are their porcions, ſaith the Lord God.
30.And theſe are ye boundes of the citie, on the North ſide fiue hundreth, & foure thouſand meaſures.
31.And the gates of the citie ſhalbe after ye names of the tribes of Iſraél, the gates Northward, one gate of Reubén, one gate of Iudáh, one gate of Leui.
32.And at the Eaſt ſide fiue hundreth and foure thouſand, and thre gates, & one gate of Ioſéph, one gate of Beniamín, and one gate of Dan.
33.And at the South ſide, fiue hundreth and foure thouſand meaſures, and thre portes, one gate of Simeón, one gate of Iſhakár, and one gate of Zebulún.
34.At the Weſt ſide, fiue hundreth & foure thouſand, with their thre gates, one gate of Gad, one gate of Aſhér, and one gate of Naphtalí.
35.It was rounde about eightene thouſand meaſures, and the name of the citie frõ that day ſhalbe, The Lord is there.

Notes

1:a.
The tribes after yt they entred into ye land vnder Ioſhua, deuided the land ſomwhat otherwiſe then is here ſet forthe by this viſion.
8:b.
That is, the portion of the grounde, wc they ſhal ſeparat & appointe to the Lord, which ſhalbe deuided in to thre partes for the Prieſts, for the prince, & for the citie.
11:*.
Chap. 44.15.
16:c.
Meaning, yt it ſhulde be ſquare.
20:d.
Euerie way it ſhalbe fyue & twẽty thouſand.
22:e.
So that Iudáh was on ye North ſide of the Princes & Leuites portions, and Beniamin on the Southſide
28:f.
Which is here taken for Idumea
28:g.
Which was Ierichó the citie of palmetrees
28:h.
Meanĩg, Nilus yt runneth into ye ſea called mediterraneum.
35:".
Ebr Iehouáh ſhammáh.