¹ And these are the names of the tribes^◦. From the end toward the north to^▵ the space on the way of Hethlon, as one comes to Hamath, Chazar-enan, the border of Damascus northward, to^▵ the space of Hamath; and these are its quarters on the east and the sea; Dan is one.

² And on the border of Dan, from the eastern quarter even·​·to the quarter of the sea, Asher is one.

³ And on the border of Asher, from the eastern quarter and even·​·to the quarter of the sea, Naphtali is one.

⁴ And on the border of Naphtali, from the quarter toward the east even·​·to the quarter of the sea, Manasseh is one.

⁵ And on the border of Manasseh, from the quarter toward the east even·​·to the quarter of the sea, Ephraim is one.

⁶ And on the border of Ephraim, from the quarter of the east and even·​·to the quarter toward the sea, Reuben is one.

⁷ And on the border of Reuben, from the quarter of the east even·​·to the quarter of the sea, Judah is one.

⁸ And on the border of Judah, from the east quarter even·​·to the west^◦ quarter, shall be the uplifting^◦ which you shall lift·​·up^◦ of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east quarter even·​·to the west^◦ quarter; and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

⁹ The uplifting^◦ that you shall lift·​·up^◦ to Jehovah shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.

¹⁰ And for these, even for the priests, shall be this holy uplifting^◦; toward the north five and twenty thousand, 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 Jehovah shall be in the midst of it.

¹¹ It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have kept My charge, who went· not ·astray when the sons of Israel went·​·astray, as^◦ the Levites went·​·astray.

¹² And this uplifting^◦ of the land that is lifted up shall be unto them a holy of holies at^▵ the border of the Levites.

¹³ And alongside 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, and shall not exchange, and shall not pass·​·by the beginnings^◦ of the land; for it is holy to Jehovah.

¹⁵ And the five thousand, that remain in the breadth on the faces of the five and twenty thousand, it^◦ shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs^*; and the city shall be in its midst.

¹⁶ And these shall be her measures: the north quarter four thousand and five hundred, and the south quarter four thousand and five hundred, and from the east quarter four thousand and five hundred, and the quarter toward the sea, four thousand and five hundred.

¹⁷ And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north fifty and two·​·hundred, and toward the south fifty and two·​·hundred, and toward the east fifty and two·​·hundred, and toward the sea fifty and two·​·hundred.

¹⁸ And the remainder in length alongside the uplifting^◦ of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward^◦; and it shall be alongside the uplifting^◦ of the holy portion; and its increase shall be for bread for those who serve the city.

¹⁹ And they that serve the city shall serve it out·​·of all the tribes^◦ of Israel.

²⁰ All the uplifting^◦ shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand; you shall lift·​·up^◦ the holy uplifting^◦ foursquare, in^▵ the possession^◦ of the city.

²¹ And the remainder shall be for the chief, on this side and on that^▵ side of the holy uplifting^◦, and for the possession^◦ of the city, facing the five and twenty thousand of the uplifting^◦ until the border eastward, and westward^◦ on the faces of the five and twenty thousand on the border westward^◦, alongside the parts for the chief; and it shall be the holy uplifting^◦; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in its midst.

²² And from the possession^◦ of the Levites, and from the possession^◦ of the city, in the midst of that which is for the chief, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the chief.

²³ And the remainder of the tribes^◦, from the quarter toward the east even·​·to the quarter toward the sea, Benjamin is one.

²⁴ And on the border of Benjamin, from the quarter toward the east even·​·to the quarter toward the sea, Simeon is one.

²⁵ And on the border of Simeon, from the quarter toward the east even·​·to the quarter toward the sea, Issachar is one.

²⁶ And on the border of Issachar, from the quarter toward the east even·​·to the quarter toward the sea, Zebulun is one.

²⁷ And on the border of Zebulun, from the quarter toward the east even·​·to the quarter toward the sea, Gad is one.

²⁸ And on the border of Gad, to^▵ the quarter of the south southward^◦, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, the inheritance on the great sea.

²⁹ This is the land which you shall allot^◦ unto the tribes^◦ of Israel for inheritance, and these are their partitions, says^◦ the Lord Jehovih^*.

³⁰ And these are the outgoings of the city from the north quarter, five hundred and four thousand measures.

³¹ And the gates of the city shall be concerning the names of the tribes^◦ of Israel; three gates northward: the gate of Reuben is one, the gate of Judah is one, the gate of Levi is one.

³² And to^▵ the quarter eastward five hundred and four thousand; and the gates are three, and the gate of Joseph is one, the gate of Benjamin is one, the gate of Dan is one.

³³ And the quarter southward is five hundred and four thousand measures; and the gates are three: the gate of Simeon is one, the gate of Issachar is one, the gate of Zebulun is one.

³⁴ The quarter toward the sea is five hundred and four thousand; their gates are three: the gate of Gad is one, the gate of Asher is one, the gate of Naphtali is one.

³⁵ It was all around eighteen thousand measures; and the name of the city from that day shall be, Jehovah-shammah^*.

¹ Jacob called to his sons, and said: "Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will happen to you in the days to come.

² Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father.

³ "Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.

⁴ Boiling over as water, you shall not excel; because you went up to your father's bed, then defiled it. He went up to my couch.

⁵ "Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence.

⁶ My soul, don't come into their council. My glory, don't be united to their assembly; for in their anger they killed men. In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.

⁷ Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

⁸ "Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father's sons will bow down before you.

⁹ Judah is a lion's cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, as a lioness. Who will rouse him up?

¹⁰ The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. To him will the obedience of the peoples be.

¹¹ Binding his foal to the vine, his donkey's colt to the choice vine; he has washed his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.

¹² His eyes will be red with wine, his teeth white with milk.

¹³ "Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.

¹⁴ "Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.

¹⁵ He saw a resting place, that it was good, the land, that it was pleasant. He bows his shoulder to the burden, and becomes a servant doing forced labor.

¹⁶ "Dan will judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

¹⁷ Dan will be a serpent in the way, an adder in the path, That bites the horse's heels, so that his rider falls backward.

¹⁸ I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh.

¹⁹ "A troop will press on Gad, but he will press on their heel.

²⁰ "Asher's food will be rich. He will yield royal dainties.

²¹ "Naphtali is a doe set free, who bears beautiful fawns.

²² "Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall.

²³ The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecute him:

²⁴ But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

²⁵ even by the God of your father, who will help you; by the Almighty, who will bless you, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.

²⁶ The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of your ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. They will be on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers.

²⁷ "Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the spoil."

²⁸ All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them and blessed them. He blessed everyone according to his blessing.

²⁹ He instructed them, and said to them, "I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

³⁰ in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place.

³¹ There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife, and there I buried Leah:

³² the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth."

³³ When Jacob made an end of charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the spirit, and was gathered to his people.