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Ezekiel 48:10–20

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10This will be the sacred portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center of it will be the sanctuary of the Lord.r 11This will be for the consecrated priests, the Zadokites,s who were faithful in serving met and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.u 12It will be a special gift to them from the sacred portion of the land, a most holy portion, bordering the territory of the Levites.

13“Alongside the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an allotment 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. Its total length will be 25,000 cubits and its width 10,000 cubits.v 14They must not sell or exchange any of it. This is the best of the land and must not pass into other hands, because it is holy to the Lord.w

15“The remaining area, 5,000 cubitsc 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 16and will have these measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits,d the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits.x 17The pastureland for the city will be 250 cubitse on the north, 250 cubits on the south, 250 cubits on the east, and 250 cubits on the west. 18What 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.y 19The workers from the city who farm it will come from all the tribes of Israel. 20The 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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Footnotes

  1. cThat is, about 1 2/3 miles or about 2.7 kilometers
  2. dThat is, about 1 1/2 miles or about 2.4 kilometers; also in verses 30, 32, 33 and 34
  3. eThat is, about 440 feet or about 135 meters

Cross references

  1. rver 21; See Eze 45:3–4
  2. sSee 2 Sa 8:17
  3. tSee Lev 8:35
  4. uEze 14:11; See 44:15
  5. vEze 45:5
  6. wSee Lev 25:34; 27:10, 28
  7. xRev 21:16
  8. yEze 45:6