14 They (A)shall not sell or exchange any of it. They shall not alienate (B)this choice portion of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.

15 (C)“The remainder, 5,000 cubits in breadth and 25,000 in length, shall be (D)for common use for the city, for dwellings and for (E)open country. In the midst of it shall be the city, 16 and these shall be its measurements: (F)the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500, the east side 4,500, and the west side 4,500.

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14 They 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.(A)

15 “The remaining area, 5,000 cubits[a] 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 16 and will have these measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits,[b] the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:15 That is, about 1 2/3 miles or about 2.7 kilometers
  2. Ezekiel 48:16 That is, about 1 1/2 miles or about 2.4 kilometers; also in verses 30, 32, 33 and 34