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16 The city will measure 1 1⁄2 miles[a] on each side—north, south, east, and west. 17 Open lands will surround the city for 150 yards[b] in every direction. 18 Outside the city there will be a farming area that stretches 3 1⁄3 miles to the east and 3 1⁄3 miles to the west[c] along the border of the sacred area. This farmland will produce food for the people working in the city.

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Footnotes

  1. 48:16 Hebrew 4,500 [cubits] [2.4 kilometers]; also in 48:30, 32, 33, 34.
  2. 48:17 Hebrew 250 [cubits] [133 meters].
  3. 48:18 Hebrew 10,000 [cubits] [5.3 kilometers] to the east and 10,000 [cubits] to the west.

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