Ezekiel 48:15-20
New English Translation
15 “The remainder, 1⅔ miles[a] in width and 8¼ miles[b] in length, will be for common use by the city, for houses and for open space. The city will be in the middle of it; 16 these will be its measurements: The north side will be 1½ miles,[c] the south side 1½ miles, the east side 1½ miles, and the west side 1½ miles. 17 The city will have open spaces: On the north there will be 437½ feet,[d] on the south 437½ feet, on the east 437½ feet, and on the west 437½ feet. 18 The remainder of the length alongside the holy allotment will be 3⅓ miles[e] to the east and 3⅓ miles toward the west, and it will be beside the holy allotment. Its produce will be for food for the workers of the city. 19 The workers of the city from all the tribes of Israel will cultivate it. 20 The whole allotment will be 8¼ miles[f] square; you must set apart the holy allotment with the possession of the city.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Ezekiel 48:15 tn Heb “5,000 cubits” (i.e., 2.625 kilometers).
- Ezekiel 48:15 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
- Ezekiel 48:16 tn Heb “4,500 cubits” (i.e., 2.36 kilometers); the phrase occurs three more times in this verse.
- Ezekiel 48:17 tn Heb “250 cubits” (i.e., 131.25 meters); the phrase occurs three more times in this verse.
- Ezekiel 48:18 tn Heb “10,000 cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers); the phrase occurs again later in this verse.
- Ezekiel 48:20 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com All rights reserved.