15 “The remaining area, 1⅔ miles[a] wide and 8⅓ miles long, will be for common use by the city,(A) for both residential and open space. The city will be in the middle of it. 16 These are the city’s measurements:

1½ miles[b] on the north side;

1½ miles on the south side;

1½ miles on the east side;

and 1½ miles on the west side.

17 The city’s open space will extend:

425 feet[c] to the north,

425 feet to the south,

425 feet to the east,

and 425 feet to the west.

18 “The remainder of the length alongside the holy donation will be 3⅓ miles to the east and 3⅓ miles to the west. It will run alongside the holy donation. Its produce will be food for the workers of the city. 19 The city’s workers from all the tribes of Israel will cultivate it.(B) 20 The entire donation will be 8⅓ miles by 8⅓ miles; you are to set apart the holy donation along with the city property as a square area.

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Footnotes

  1. 48:15 Lit 5,000 cubits
  2. 48:16 Lit 4,500 cubits, also in vv. 30,32,33,34
  3. 48:17 Lit 250 cubits

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.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:15 tn Heb “5,000 cubits” (i.e., 2.625 kilometers).
  2. Ezekiel 48:15 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
  3. Ezekiel 48:16 tn Heb “4,500 cubits” (i.e., 2.36 kilometers); the phrase occurs three more times in this verse.
  4. Ezekiel 48:17 tn Heb “250 cubits” (i.e., 131.25 meters); the phrase occurs three more times in this verse.
  5. Ezekiel 48:18 tn Heb “10,000 cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers); the phrase occurs again later in this verse.
  6. Ezekiel 48:20 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).