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14 They must not sell or exchange any of it; they must not transfer this choice portion of land, for it is set apart[a] to the Lord.

15 “The remainder, 1⅔ miles[b] in width and 8¼ miles[c] 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,[d] the south side 1½ miles, the east side 1½ miles, and the west side 1½ miles.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:14 tn Or “holy.”
  2. Ezekiel 48:15 tn Heb “5,000 cubits” (i.e., 2.625 kilometers).
  3. Ezekiel 48:15 tn Heb “25,000 cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).
  4. Ezekiel 48:16 tn Heb “4,500 cubits” (i.e., 2.36 kilometers); the phrase occurs three more times in this verse.