F2 J 1-. The Tribes. "These are the names", &c.
H -1-2. The Slave Offspring [Bilhah and Zilpah].
L N 4,5. Rachel. The Wives' offspring.
O 6,7. Leah. "
M 8-22. THE OBLATION.
L N 23. Rachel. The Wives' offspring.
O 24-26. Leah. "
K 27. The Slave Offering [Zilpah].
J 28,29. The Tribes. "This is the Land", &c.
465 B.C.
Ezekiel 48)
1 Now these are the names of the tribes. (See Ex. 1:1)
From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan. (Notice the different positions, by which the wives' offspring are placed in the center, nearest to the oblation; while the slave offspring are placed at the extremities farthest from the oblation.)
2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, a portion for Asher.
3 And by the border of Asher, from the east side even to the west side, a portion for Naphtali.
4 And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, a portion for Manasseh.
5 And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, a portion for Ephraim.
6 And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the west side, a portion for Reuben.
7 And by the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, a portion for Judah.
M P 8,9. The Oblation. Foursquare.
Q 10-19. The Inhabitants.
P 20. The Oblation. Foursquare.
Q 21,22. The Prince.
8 And by the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the heave offering (see Ex. 29:27) which you shall offer up of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side to the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of him (i.e. Judah.).
9 The heave offering that you shall offer to the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.
Q R1 10-14. Ecclesiastical. R2 15-19. Civil.
R1 S1 10-12. The Priests' Portion.
S2 13,14. The Levites' Portion.
10 And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy heave offering; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.
11 It shall be for the priests the consecrated body of Zadok's sons; which have kept My ordinance, which went not astray when the sons of Israel went astray, according as the Levites went astray.
12 And this heave offering of the land that is offered up shall be to them a thing most holy reaching to the border of the Levites.
13 And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.
14 And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the first-fruits of the land: for it is holy to the LORD.
15 And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, [it] shall be a common place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs:
and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
R2 j 15-. The common place.
k -15. The City. Its site.
k 16. The City. Its measurements.
j 17-19. The suburbs.
16 And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
17 And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.
18 And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food to them that serve the city.
19 And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
20 All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: you shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.
21 And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy heave offering; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.
22 Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.
23 As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have one portion. (Note the positions of these 5 tribes in the south)
24 And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.
25 And by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar a portion.
26 And by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun a portion.
27 And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad a portion.
28 And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh (see 47:19), and to the river toward the great sea.
29 This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, says the Lord GOD.
F3 T 30-. The City. Its exits.
U -30-. Its measurements.
V l -30,31. The North side.
m 32. The East side.
V l 33. The South side.
m 34. The West side.
U 35-. Its measurements.
T -35. The City. Its name.
30 And these are the outlets of
the city
on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.
31 And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.
32 And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.
33 And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.
34 At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.
35 It was round about eighteen thousand measures:
and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there. (Denoting the fact that Yehovah has gone there and rests There, with all the blessing, peace, security, and glory of His abiding presence. Heb. Yahaveh Shammah. Those who read this book, believe what God here has written for our learning, and will not be troubled with all the puerile guesses and trifling comments of the natural man, but understand something of the grand revelations which can be only spiritually discerned [1 Cor. 2:14.)