15 “The remainder, 5,000 cubits in width and 25,000 [a]in length, shall be for (A)common use for the city, for dwellings and for [b]open spaces; and the city shall be in its midst. 16 These shall be its measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side (B)4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits. 17 The city shall have [c]open spaces: on the north 250 cubits, on the south 250 cubits, on the east 250 cubits, and on the west 250 cubits. 18 The remainder of the length alongside the holy allotment shall be 10,000 cubits toward the east and 10,000 toward the west; and it shall be [d]alongside the holy allotment. And its produce shall be food for the workers of the city. 19 The workers of the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it. 20 The whole allotment shall be 25,000 by 25,000 cubits; you shall [e]set apart the holy allotment, a [f]square, with the [g]property of the city.

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  1. Ezekiel 48:15 Lit in front
  2. Ezekiel 48:15 Or pasture land
  3. Ezekiel 48:17 Or pasture land
  4. Ezekiel 48:18 Or exactly as
  5. Ezekiel 48:20 Lit offer
  6. Ezekiel 48:20 Lit fourth
  7. Ezekiel 48:20 Or possession

15 “The remaining area, 5,000 cubits[a] wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for the common use of the city, for houses and for pastureland. The city will be in the center of it 16 and will have these measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits,[b] the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits.(A) 17 The pastureland for the city will be 250 cubits[c] on the north, 250 cubits on the south, 250 cubits on the east, and 250 cubits on the west. 18 What remains of the area, bordering on the sacred portion and running the length of it, will be 10,000 cubits on the east side and 10,000 cubits on the west side. Its produce will supply food for the workers of the city.(B) 19 The workers from the city who farm it will come from all the tribes of Israel. 20 The entire portion will be a square, 25,000 cubits on each side. As a special gift you will set aside the sacred portion, along with the property of the city.

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  1. Ezekiel 48:15 That is, about 1 2/3 miles or about 2.7 kilometers
  2. Ezekiel 48:16 That is, about 1 1/2 miles or about 2.4 kilometers; also in verses 30, 32, 33 and 34
  3. Ezekiel 48:17 That is, about 440 feet or about 135 meters