Properties of the City and the Prince

(A)“You shall appoint as the property of the city an area five thousand cubits wide and twenty-five thousand long, adjacent to the district of the holy section; it shall belong to the whole house of Israel.

(B)“The prince shall have a section on one side and the other of the holy district and the city’s property; and bordering on the holy district and the city’s property, extending westward on the west side and eastward on the east side, the length shall be side by side with one of the tribal portions, from the west border to the east border. The land shall be his possession in Israel; and (C)My princes shall no more oppress My people, but they shall give the rest of the land to the house of Israel, according to their tribes.”

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“‘You are to give the city as its property an area 5,000 cubits[a] wide and 25,000 cubits long, adjoining the sacred portion; it will belong to all Israel.(A)

“‘The prince will have the land bordering each side of the area formed by the sacred district and the property of the city. It will extend westward from the west side and eastward from the east side, running lengthwise from the western to the eastern border parallel to one of the tribal portions.(B) This land will be his possession in Israel. And my princes will no longer oppress my people but will allow the people of Israel to possess the land according to their tribes.(C)

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Notas al pie

  1. Ezekiel 45:6 That is, about 1 2/3 miles or about 2.7 kilometers