1. "Here are the tribes. They are listed by their names. Dan will receive one share of land. It will be at the northern border of Israel. The border will follow the Hethlon road to Lebo Hamath. Hazar Enan will be part of the border. So will the northern border of Damascus next to Hamath. Dan's northern border will run from east to west.
2. "Asher will receive one share. It will border the territory of Dan from east to west.
3. "Naphtali will receive one share. It will border the territory of Asher from east to west.
4. "Manasseh will receive one share. It will border the territory of Naphtali from east to west.
5. "Ephraim will receive one share. It will border the territory of Manasseh from east to west.
6. "Reuben will receive one share. It will border the territory of Ephraim from east to west.
7. "Judah will receive one share. It will border the territory of Reuben from east to west.
8. "You must give one share as a special gift to me. It will border the territory of Judah from east to west. It will be eight and a fourth miles wide. It will be as long as the border of each of the territories of the tribes. Its border will run from east to west. The temple will be in the center of that strip of land.
9. "Give that special share of land to me. It will be eight and a fourth miles long and three and a third miles wide.