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15 And the remaining part[a] of five thousand cubits[b] in the width by[c] twenty-five thousand cubits,[d] is unholy;[e] it is for the city as dwelling and as pastureland; and the city will be located in the middle of it.[f] 16 And these shall be its measurements: on its side to the north, four thousand five hundred cubits;[g] and on its side to the south, four thousand five hundred cubits;[h] and on the eastern side,[i] four thousand five hundred cubits;[j] and on the western side,[k] four thousand five hundred cubits.[l] 17 And a pastureland shall be for the city northwards, two hundred and fifty cubits,[m] southwards two hundred and fifty cubits,[n] and eastwards two hundred and fifty cubits,[o] and westwards two hundred and fifty cubits.[p]

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  1. Ezekiel 48:15 Literally “the being a part left over”
  2. Ezekiel 48:15 That is, 1.75 miles
  3. Ezekiel 48:15 Literally “in front of”
  4. Ezekiel 48:15 That is, 8.33 miles
  5. Ezekiel 48:15 Or “common”
  6. Ezekiel 48:15 Literally “will be the city in its middle”
  7. Ezekiel 48:16 That is, 1.5 miles
  8. Ezekiel 48:16 That is, 1.5 miles
  9. Ezekiel 48:16 Literally “from the side of the east”
  10. Ezekiel 48:16 That is, 1.5 miles
  11. Ezekiel 48:16 Literally “and the side of the sea/west + directive”
  12. Ezekiel 48:16 That is, 1.5 miles
  13. Ezekiel 48:17 That is, 150 yards
  14. Ezekiel 48:17 That is, 150 yards
  15. Ezekiel 48:17 That is, 150 yards
  16. Ezekiel 48:17 That is, 150 yards

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.(A) 17 The pastureland for the city will be 250 cubits[c] on the north, 250 cubits on the south, 250 cubits on the east, and 250 cubits on the west.

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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
  3. Ezekiel 48:17 That is, about 440 feet or about 135 meters