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Ezekiel 45:5-7
New English Translation
Ezekiel 45:5-7
New English Translation
5 An area 8¼ miles[a] in length and 3⅓ miles[b] in width will be for the Levites, who minister at the temple, as the place for the cities[c] in which they will live.
6 “‘Alongside the portion set apart as the holy allotment, you will allot for the city an area 1⅔ miles[d] wide and 8¼ miles[e] long; it will be for the whole house of Israel.
7 “‘For the prince there will be land on both sides of the holy allotment and the allotted city, on the west side and on the east side; it will be comparable in length to one of the portions, from the west border to the east border
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- Ezekiel 45:5 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
- Ezekiel 45:5 tn Heb “10,000 cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).
- Ezekiel 45:5 tc The translation follows the LXX here. The MT reads “twenty.” See L. C. Allen, Ezekiel (WBC), 2:246.
- Ezekiel 45:6 tn Heb “5,000 cubits” (i.e., 2.625 kilometers).
- Ezekiel 45:6 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
Ezekiel 45:5-7
New International Version
Ezekiel 45:5-7
New International Version
5 An area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide will belong to the Levites, who serve in the temple, as their possession for towns to live in.[a](A)
6 “‘You are to give the city as its property an area 5,000 cubits[b] wide and 25,000 cubits long, adjoining the sacred portion; it will belong to all Israel.(B)
7 “‘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.(C)
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 45:5 Septuagint; Hebrew temple; they will have as their possession 20 rooms
- Ezekiel 45:6 That is, about 1 2/3 miles or about 2.7 kilometers
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