Add parallel Print Page Options

13 “The land allotted to the Levites will be the same size and shape as that belonging to the priests—8 1⁄3 miles long and 3 1⁄3 miles wide. Together these portions of land will measure 8 1⁄3 miles long by 6 2⁄3 miles wide.[a] 14 None of this special land may ever be sold or traded or used by others, for it belongs to the Lord; it is set apart as holy.

15 “An additional strip of land 8 1⁄3 miles long by 1 2⁄3 miles wide,[b] south of the sacred Temple area, will be allotted for public use—homes, pasturelands, and common lands, with a city at the center.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 48:13 See note on 48:9.
  2. 48:15 Hebrew 25,000 [cubits] [13.3 kilometers] long by 5,000 [cubits] [2.65 kilometers] wide.

Bible Gateway Recommends