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Faib teb rua kaum ob xeem Yixayee

¹“Ntawm nuav moog yog txhua xeem lub npe. Chiv ntawm nrwm teb saab peg, txwj ntawm havtxwv txug lub moos Heloo moog txug txujkev kws moog rua lub moos Hama, moog txug ncua Haxa‑enoo kws nyob ntawm Ntamaxaka nrwm teb saab peg kws npuas tebchaws Hama, mas tu ib ntsug txwj ntawm saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Ntaaj, ²tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Ntaaj txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Asaw, ³tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Asaw txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Nathali, ⁴tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Nathali txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Manaxe, ⁵tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Manaxe txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Efa‑i, ⁶tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Efa‑i txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Lunpee, ⁷tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Lunpee txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Yuta.
⁸“Tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Yuta txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob, ca nyob rua ib caag, daav ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm, qhov ntev mas npaum le lwm xeem le txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob, mas lub chaw kws pe Yawmsaub yuav nyob huv plawv tebchaws hov. ⁹Thaaj kws mej yuav muab rhu pub rua Yawmsaub mas ntev ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm, daav ob vaam tshwm. ¹⁰Thaaj kws dawb huv yuav faib le nuav. Cov pov thawj yuav tau ib thaaj kws saab peg ntev ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm, saab nub poob daav ib vaam tshwm, saab nub tuaj daav ib vaam tshwm, saab nraag ntev ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm, mas lub chaw pe Yawmsaub nyob huv plawv. ¹¹Thaaj nuav yog muab rua cov pov thawj kws tu kuas puab dawb huv, yog Xantau caaj ceg, yog cov kws tseed ua lawv le tej kevcai kws kuv has ca hab tsw yuam kev rua thaus cov Yixayee yuam kev ntawm kuv lawm ib yaam le cov Levi yuam kev. ¹²Thaaj nuav yuav ua puab tug, yog ib feem tseem ceeb huv thaaj kws dawb huv rua huv lub tebchaws, yog lub chaw dawb huv kawg nkaus, mas nyob npuas cov Levi thaaj. ¹³Cov Levi yuav tau thaaj kws npuas cov pov thawj ntawd, yog ntev ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm, daav ib vaam tshwm. Qhov ntev huvsw yog ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm, qhov daav ob vaam tshwm.⚓ ¹⁴Puab tsw xob muab muag lossws muab pauv ib qho hlo le. Puab tsw xob ca lwm tug tau thaaj aav zoo nua hlo le, tsua qhov yog thaaj kws dawb huv rua Yawmsaub.
¹⁵“Thaaj kws tseed tshuav hov, yog daav tswb txheeb tshwm, ntev ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm, yuav muab rua lub nroog swv ua vaaj ua tsev hab ua tshaav zaub. Lub nroog yuav nyob huv plawv thaaj hov. ¹⁶Nuav yog lub nroog qhov kws ntev hab daav le caag. Saab peg yog plaub txheeb tswb puas tshwm, saab nraag yog plaub txheeb tswb puas tshwm, saab nub tuaj yog plaub txheeb tswb puas tshwm, hab saab nub poob kuj yog plaub txheeb tswb puas tshwm. ¹⁷Ib ncig nrau lub nroog yuav tseg muaj tshaav zaub, saab peg ob puas tswb caug tshwm, saab nraag ob puas tswb caug tshwm, saab nub tuaj ob puas tswb caug tshwm, hab saab nub poob ob puas tswb caug tshwm. ¹⁸Thaaj kws tseed tshuav npuas ntawm thaaj chaw kws dawb huv, saab nub tuaj ntev ib vaam tshwm saab nub poob ntev ib vaam tshwm, nyob npuas thaaj chaw kws dawb huv. Tej qoob loos kws tau huv thaaj teb nuav yuav muab rua cov kws ua num huv lub nroog noj. ¹⁹Cov tuabneeg kws ua num huv lub nroog kws tuaj huv txhua xeem Yixayee yuav tsum ua thaaj teb nuav. ²⁰Taag nrho thaaj kws mej muab rhu faib hov yog ib saab ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm xwm faab xwm meem, yeej yog thaaj kws dawb huv hab thaaj kws yog lub nroog le ua ke.
²¹“Ob thaaj kws tseed tshuav nyob ob saab ntawm thaaj kws dawb huv hab thaaj kws yog lub nroog le yuav muab ua tug thawj le feem. Txwj ntawm thaaj kws dawb huv kws muaj ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm moog txug tug nrwm teb saab nub tuaj hab txwj ntawm thaaj kws dawb huv kws muaj ob vaam tswb txheeb tshwm moog txug tug nrwm teb saab nub poob, kws npuas lwm xeem le rua ob saab, yog tug thawj le feem. Thaaj kws dawb huv hab lub tuam tsev kws pe hawm Yawmsaub nyob huv plawv. ²²Cov Levi thaaj hab thaaj kws yog lub nroog le yuav nyob huv plawv thaaj kws yog tug thawj le. Tug thawj thaaj nyob huv xeem Yuta hab xeem Npeeyamee ntu nruab nraab.
²³“Xeem kws tseed tshuav yuav tu ib ntsug txwj ntawm saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Npeeyamee, ²⁴tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Npeeyamee txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Xime‑oo, ²⁵tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Xime‑oo txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Ixakha, ²⁶tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Ixakha txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Xenpuloo, ²⁷tu ib ntsug npuas xeem Xenpuloo txwj saab nub tuaj moog txug saab nub poob rua xeem Kas. ²⁸Kas nrwm teb saab nraag yog txwj ntawm lub moos Thama moog txug lub paag dej Melinpa Khante, hab lawv tug dej Iyi moog txug Havtxwv Luj. ²⁹Nuav yog lub tebchaws kws mej yuav muab faib ua qub txeeg qub teg rua txhua xeem Yixayee, hab puab nyag muaj nyag feem lawv le has nuav.” Vaajtswv Yawmsaub has le nuav ntaag.

Lub nroog tej rooj loog

³⁰“Nuav yog tej ncauj kev tawm huv lub nroog. Saab peg kws ntsuag tau plaub txheeb tswb puas tshwm ³¹muaj peb lub rooj loog tis npe hu le nuav, yog rooj loog Lunpee, rooj loog Yuta hab rooj loog Levi, tej rooj loog puag ncig lub nroog hov tis npe lawv le cov xeem Yixayee. ³²Saab nub tuaj kws ntsuag tau plaub txheeb tswb puas tshwm muaj peb lub rooj loog, yog rooj loog Yauxej, rooj loog Npeeyamee hab rooj loog Ntaaj. ³³Saab nraag kws ntsuag tau plaub txheeb tswb puas tshwm muaj peb lub rooj loog, yog rooj loog Xime‑oo, rooj loog Ixakha hab rooj loog Xenpuloo. ³⁴Saab nub poob kws ntsuag tau plaub txheeb tswb puas tshwm muaj peb lub rooj loog, yog rooj loog Kas, rooj loog Asaw hab rooj loog Nathali.
³⁵“Ntsuag puag ncig lub nroog ntawd lug cob nkaus mas muaj ib vaam yim txheeb tshwm. Txwj nuav moog lub nroog yuav muaj npe hu ua Yawmsaub nyob qhov ntawd.”

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Division of the Land

¹“Now these are the names of the tribes: ⚓From the northern border along the road to Hethlon at the entrance of Hamath, to Hazar Enan, the border of Damascus northward, in the direction of Hamath, there shall be one section for⚓Dan from its east to its west side; ²by the border of Dan, from the east side to the west, one section for⚓Asher; ³by the border of Asher, from the east side to the west, one section for⚓Naphtali; ⁴by the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, one section for⚓Manasseh; ⁵by the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, one section for⚓Ephraim; ⁶by the border of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, one section for⚓Reuben; ⁷by the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west, one section for⚓Judah; ⁸by the border of Judah, from the east side to the west, shall be ⚓the district which you shall set apart, twenty-five thousand cubits in width, and in length the same as one of the other portions, from the east side to the west, with the ⚓sanctuary in the center.
⁹“The district that you shall set apart for the Lordshall be twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width. ¹⁰To these—to the priests—the holy district shall belong: on the north twenty-five thousand cubits in length, on the west ten thousand in width, on the east ten thousand in width, and on the south twenty-five thousand in length. The sanctuary of the Lord shall be in the center. ¹¹⚓It shall be for the priests of the sons of Zadok, who are sanctified, who have kept My charge, who did not go astray when the children of Israel went astray, ⚓as the Levites went astray. ¹²And this district of land that is set apart shall be to them a thing most ⚓holy by the border of the Levites.
¹³“Opposite the border of the priests, the ⚓Levites shall have an area twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width; its entire length shall be twenty-five thousand and its width ten thousand. ¹⁴⚓And they shall not sell or exchange any of it; they may not alienate this best part of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.
¹⁵⚓“The five thousand cubits in width that remain, along the edge of the twenty-five thousand, shall be ⚓for general use by the city, for dwellings and common-land; and the city shall be in the center. ¹⁶These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand five hundred cubits, the south side four thousand five hundred, the east side four thousand five hundred, and the west side four thousand five hundred. ¹⁷The common-land of the city shall be: to the north two hundred and fifty cubits, to the south two hundred and fifty, to the east two hundred and fifty, and to the west two hundred and fifty. ¹⁸The rest of the length, alongside the district of the holy section, shall be ten thousand cubits to the east and ten thousand to the west. It shall be adjacent to the district of the holy section, and its produce shall be food for the workers of the city. ¹⁹⚓The workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it. ²⁰The entire district shall be twenty-five thousand cubits by twenty-five thousand cubits, foursquare. You shall set apart the holy district with the property of the city.
²¹⚓“The rest shall belong to the prince, on one side and on the other of the holy district and of the city’s property, next to the twenty-five thousand cubits of the holy district as far as the eastern border, and westward next to the twenty-five thousand as far as the western border, adjacent to the tribal portions; it shall belong to the prince. It shall be the holy district, ⚓and the sanctuary of the temple shall be in the center. ²²Moreover, apart from the possession of the Levites and the possession of the city which are in the midst of what belongs to the prince, the area between the border of Judah and the border of ⚓Benjamin shall belong to the prince.
²³“As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west, Benjamin shall have one section; ²⁴by the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, ⚓Simeon shall have one section; ²⁵by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west, ⚓Issachar shall have one section; ²⁶by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west, ⚓Zebulun shall have one section; ²⁷by the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, ⚓Gad shall have one section; ²⁸by the border of Gad, on the south side, toward the South, the border shall be from Tamar to⚓the waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the ⚓Great Sea. ²⁹⚓This is the land which you shall divide by lot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions,” says the Lord God.

The Gates of the City and Its Name

³⁰“These are the exits of the city. On the north side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits ³¹⚓(the gates of the city shall be named after the tribes of Israel), the three gates northward: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi; ³²on the east side, four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan; ³³on the south side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun; ³⁴on the west side, four thousand five hundred cubits with their three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali. ³⁵All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits;⚓and the name of the city from that day shall be:⚓THE LORD IS THERE.”